One of my 2005 babies (Percy) came out of the egg a "snapper", and 6 months later (he hatched first week of Sept.) I am still clueless as to how to break him of this bad habit. i have only been able to hold him without getting struck at a few times. Mostly its when someone approaches the cage, he strikes continually, and the rest of the time he's just really stressed out...(breathes heavily, puffs up a little, tense). He's having trouble relaxing when I pick him up, and it seems like I have tried everything. I don't pick him up hardly at all or bother him, only to feed and clean his cage. His brother(Gambit) whom I also kept from the same clutch is the complete opposite - friendly,curious, easily handled. Cage environment is fine, with temps, humidity, etc. optimal. i just can't figure this guy out......