Zig I think you may have misunderstood my post. I would not sit with Wallace and free handle him. Anything two
Handed was the same as what you recommended.
The perch often alleviates you having to use 2 hands and shifts the behavior to focusing on the perch a bit more. It is not a part of you and often they secure themselves to it and seem less stressed than being fully handled.
It is also easy to direct the perch away from your body and face.
I’m in full agreement with you on moving while free handling them.
Mine only wants to run now and he’s a speedster 😂