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amazondoc
at Wed Jan 20 18:33:13 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by amazondoc ]
>>Thanks for the info, Amazondoc. Would that help calm him down and be more used to being handled?
IMHO, yes. You need to think about two components of his stress levels: first, how secure he feels in his box; and second, how stressed he is by handling. You do want to handle him in order to get him used to it, but you ALSO want him to feel secure in his box so that he can relax. If he's always having to worry about whether you're gonna pull him out at any second, then he won't be able to relax. So, IMHO, you need some moderation in how much/often you handle him, especially while he is just getting used to all this new stuff.
This is all just my personal opinion. Others may have different ideas!
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