Handling issues

[AK907]

Short periods, would that be like 5 mins? Sorry if that sounds obvious lol. I don't want me or him to be stressed unduly.

Yeah, that would be ok. Just make slow, deliberate movements. Don't grab him, let him hold you. Don't reach over his head, either. If he is acting really aggressive, leave him be and try again later. He'll snap out of it eventually.

Don't let him frighten ya. The worse part about bites is waiting to be bit. After the fact you're sure to get a good laugh out of it. It is all the shock factor. Although I've never been bitten by a ball, I've taken bites from similar species and much larger species (dumerils, red tails, carpets, amazon tree boas, bloods, etc) and none even required a bandaid.