Its also good to look around the room. Does your new place have any new animals? (I'm looking for pet rodents here.) Or a bird, anything he may be sensing that triggers him to be a bit more, alert?

And I second the don't be afraid! Once you get tagged, you will settle down a lot more. If I had to choose between getting bit by a parakeet and a snake... no! One parakeet or a box full of ball pythons... My hand would be in the box every time. And don't get me started about conures. How can something be so delicate to remove an earring WITHOUT me noticing one minute, and the next I think he's auditioning for JAWS: Rainforest Terror.