Yeah see, I thought I had heard that BP's can be rather head shy. I didn't see any reason to fix the issue until my friend said something about it so I figured I would ask here! As usual, you have all prevailed in educating me! Thank you! Being 3 feet long I certainly don't 'need' to fool with his head unless need be then LOL.

When he flees from me when I approach the tank I always then just leave him alone. Is that best? Or should I open the lid and handle him anyways? I just hate to stress him out anymore then I need to....eek!

What is a recommended handling schedule when you have a new BP??? As an example: Once everyday for 5 minutes etc...