He was SO MUCH BETTER today. I popped off his hide and he curled up a bit, but the moment I picked him up started cruising around in a non-stressed out manner, checking stuff out. Totally relaxed and curious. Not tense at all. Definitely an improvement over yesterday, I got to get my weight on him and generally socialize. I put my hand in the tank to let him crawl down into his hide and he actually turned and went back up my arm, so I take that as a plus.