Yesterday I handled him again and yet again it went well. I used the non-writing end of a pen to rub along his body. I felt bad because as I did it, I could see him like squishing himself down to move away from the touch. And kind of twitchy as I moved it along him, like the way ones skin crawls sometimes.

I picked him up after and it went well. He was nervous, but crawled along my hands and mostly was calm. No hissing or striking. I held him a moment then returned him to his tub. We shall see how things progress.

Should I be worried about how small he is?