I didn't worry about a hook when my bigger girl was younger, and still use my hands with the babies I have right now. Handling when tiny and just ignoring bites gets them used to you, and is also a lot safer for them if you need to remove from a branch. Now that my coastal is larger, I use a hook 100% of the time to remove her from her cage. She doesn't care about heat, only movement, and she will try to grab and eat it. Soon as I have her far enough out of the cage, with some gentle coaxing of the hook, I can easily grab her with my hands, and she is plenty docile to be trusted on and around my shoulders, face, or hands, as she no longer recognizes any movement as feeding time.

Basically, just be patient, and don't be afraid of them