I'm with you mainbutter...Doing all that and my handling sessions are probably closer to 15 minutes...I don't put them back till they calm down and relax a bit...
Yah, hoping this terrible-twos type of tantrums ends soon...I'm not believing the Bredli's are gentle giants stuff I hear and read...My tics are gentler than these two...
I have an adult pair, and they are pretty gentle. The female did bite my business partner, but I honestly beleive she though it was food. Most of the time they are very easy to handle.