Agreed with Alexandra...Hook training is a must IMHO...I do it with my retics, burms, bloods, borneos and sstps...Getting tagged is a part of the game and the ones from the bloods weren't that bad...Granted my little borneo, lit me up one day like a copperhead!!! Most of mine are fine being handled, some are feistier than others and short interactions is the best for mine...