[null and void]

I know it's stupid and pointless to ask, but did Mr.Turtle give you his bladderblessing? Glad to know that you guys had a nice outing today.

They usually wait until you flip them over. It points their cloacal vent towards a predator's face and improves their score...

[lodwick]

Your Cali tortoises are more advanced than the Texas types that I knew. Our guys would let loose, IMMEDIATELY, upon being raised from the ground. My brother and I soon learned to use the opposing digits only, and gather them in the frontal 1/4 of their shells to avoid urinary disaster.

[sweetliberty]

Nully, that was way more information than I needed. I guess turtles must like my touch or something because I've handled them all my life and never had one pee on me.

And Yasser could only wish he'd EVER looked so good.