The towel trick worked!! Thanks so much makes me feel more confident and he's not as stressed either! He barely huffed at me on the way out of the cage and then was his usual explorey self

This is the 'female' that I might be bringing home in a few weeks (she's in shed so looks more white than she normally is plus waiting for her to finish her shed to make sure she is a she because one of the owners told me male and the other female so they are not sure until they can probe after she sheds):