I've had my RTB for a little over a month now and he has always been good about being held and such - well, this weekend I noticed that he was laying in his own pee so I lifted off his hide so I could take him out to clean the tank and I realized that his eyes were blue - I know this isn't the best time to bother them when they are getting ready to shed but I didn't really want him to sit in his own pee for days so I took him out - he let me take him out without any problem but after I cleaned his cage and went to put him back in - I reach into his holding container (a tub) he struck at me - he didn't get me or even come close but I was shocked. I proceeded to pick him up so I could put him back in his cage and he struck again - I guess I sorta had my feelings hurt - LOL!!!

By causing him to strike have I started a bad thing - will he continue to be aggressive like that or can I totally attribute it to the fact that he was in shed.

Any helpful wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.