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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 138666" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>I don't think there's many animals that do like to be handled to be honest, I can't see any reason for it. Even puppies and kittens don't like being carried around much, patted, scratched behind the ears, sleepy cuddles on your lap yeah, but not actually handled and carried around. </p><p>I should look for the link, but a study done on Bearded Dragons showed that even if handled every day from hatching they still produce the "stress chemicals" when handled. Even though they sit quietly and don't try to escape their brains were still releasing the same chemicals it would were they being hunted. If I recall similar results were had on experiments with guinea pigs and rabbits. Experiments of that level haven't been done on inverts but the same situation could be happening with them. </p><p>So personally I would avoid handling any animal unless absolutely necessary.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 138666, member: 27677"] I don't think there's many animals that do like to be handled to be honest, I can't see any reason for it. Even puppies and kittens don't like being carried around much, patted, scratched behind the ears, sleepy cuddles on your lap yeah, but not actually handled and carried around. I should look for the link, but a study done on Bearded Dragons showed that even if handled every day from hatching they still produce the "stress chemicals" when handled. Even though they sit quietly and don't try to escape their brains were still releasing the same chemicals it would were they being hunted. If I recall similar results were had on experiments with guinea pigs and rabbits. Experiments of that level haven't been done on inverts but the same situation could be happening with them. So personally I would avoid handling any animal unless absolutely necessary. [/QUOTE]
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