Hilarious as always George. Actually Ralph, anything works except by the 
tail. You could accidentally break off the tail and then the crab is in 
deep guano since the tail is intended for self-flipping. The crabs can't 
hurt you in any way so grabbing any part of the shell would work. And 
watch for crabs with white tags, report the tag number to the phone 
number on the tag and they'll send you a nice gift.

Happy flipping,
Chris Ordiway
Accokeek, MD


George M. Jett wrote:
> Use two hands, pick them up, and turn them over.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Wall" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] Horseshoe Crabs
>
>
> Is there a preferred way to handle the horseshoe crabs while uprighting
> them and putting them back in the water?
>
> Ralph Wall
> Great Falls, VA