Thank you for your advice. I did take him out this evening, and it was for about ten minutes. I could tell it was stressful on him...when stroked lightly on his back...he pulls his muscles away from the area where he was being stroked. He basically laid in my lap for about ten minutes in a little ball until he decided to try and make a run for it. I got nervous and scooped him up into a clean blanket until he got calmed down. Then I put him back into his enclosure and he's hiding again...lol. Thanks for the info and I agree that 10-15 minutes was plenty for him this time around. Everyone on here is so helpful and friendly.