Halakhah for Shabbat 5:3

וּבַמָּה אֵינָהּ יוֹצְאָה. לֹא יֵצֵא גָמָל בִּמְטוּטֶלֶת, לֹא עָקוּד וְלֹא רָגוּל, וְכֵן שְׁאָר כָּל הַבְּהֵמוֹת. לֹא יִקְשֹׁר גְּמַלִּים זֶה בָזֶה וְיִמְשֹׁךְ. אֲבָל מַכְנִיס חֲבָלִים לְתוֹךְ יָדוֹ וְיִמְשֹׁךְ, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִכְרֹךְ:

And with what does it not go out? A camel does not go out with a metoteleth [a piece of rag tied to its tail as a sign or for some other purpose], neither akud [the foreleg tied to the hindleg, so that they not run away] nor ragul [the forefoot bent upwards and tied to the foreleg]; and so with all of the other animals. One may not tie camels to each other and pull [one, all the others following, so that it not appear as if he is leading them to market to sell them]. But he may gather the ropes in his hand and pull, [so long as the ends of the rope not dangle a tefach (a handbreadth) or more from his hand, so that he not appear to be carrying ropes in his hand], and so long as he does not fold them together. [This is not stated in respect to Shabbath, but in respect to kilayim, viz.: If one gathers ropes in his hand, some of flax and some of wool, he should not fold them together, for if he does they are kilayim (a forbidden admixture). His hand is warmed by holding them and this is forbidden.]

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