Thanks for your comments guys, I think he's about 5 months old (is that old?) I'm assuming that's still young'ish so I'm hoping that's why he's fast. I'm so paranoid about what I do to him I don't want him unhappy at all. I also like to keep it private when I'm holding him so it's just me and him and no one else. I'm a new snake owner but already absolutely love snakes and my baby, I never thought I'd own one.