My BPs are handled for 30 minutes or so a few times a week. The boa is handled more than that. She likes it. The BPs deal with it. They probably wouldn't be handled so much but the gf loves to hold them. They chill with her when she is in bed reading and will hold them as long as they stay still. Once they start with the "alright put me up now" stuff, I put them up. lol