well with ours i held him everyday.. hes also harness broke and in the process of being litter boxed trained lol there really quite easy to take care of mine eat F/t adult mice.. but with yours if you don't like holding him try using gloves at first after hes use to you try with out them.. ours stays in a 125 g tank at night but during the day he walks around the house.. do you have any certain questions you would like me to answer?