I don't think so, at least not on my hands. He has eaten twice for me, the 28 will be the 3rd time. The hemostat I used to feed was in the room [the only thing that comes in contact to the f/t rodent other than the bag I thaw it in]. He usually has his head sticking out of his hide and when I go to change his water/check to see if he peed or pooped [usually 1 or 2 times a day] he tucks his head in. Does that combined with the heavy breathing mean that I'm stressing him out/scaring him? Is there something I can do, other than wait to make him more comfortable? How should I go about grabbing and lifting him out of his cage. I try to slide my hand underneath him but I read that that might make him feel unstable and make him nervous, but I also heard that if you barge in there grabbing him from the top he might be defensive since he thinks I will try to eat him