yeah.... my WC male, Sooty, does that too...... but as soon as i pick him up he's okay.... and so i pick him up fast to avoid him being scared..... but now that i've had him for a few weeks and handled him daily.... mostly to put on his medicin he actually comes to my hand when he smells that it's me..... all of the rest of mine do that also because i handle them sooooo often...... i <3 them