Just a quick jump-in from me one more time: If you've only had him for a week and you've handled him 2-3 times, I'd say thats way too much. He needs time to settle in and get acclimated, so if you handle him, that's gonna stress him out and probably cause the flightiness! I don't think it really has much to do with shedding. Then again, I could be completely wrong, but that's my guess!