Too Much Handling of New Ball Python??

[Craiga 01453]

First time and new owner of a male albino ball python, that I've appropriately named Ziggy Smalls . He's nearly a year old, and has only been in my care since Sunday afternoon. Prior to living with me he had stayed with his breeder in a reptile room within a 6 quart plastic container, but now resides in a 20 gallon tank with plenty of places to hide, bask and cool down in. After reading a blog post that suggested not handling new snakes until about a week has passed (so they can get used to their new enclosure), I am now afraid that I may have stressed him out by handling him about 5-10 minutes for the past two days I have had him. Should I stop handling him for a week and just let him adapt despite my beginner mistake or am I okay to keep handling him for a few minutes at a time at night?

Additional Notes:
- The last time he has eaten was on Friday afternoon with his breeder, he digested his food and pooped under his care and hasn't pooped while in his new enclosure, which I don't think is an issue. I'll try feeding him this coming Friday.
- Whenever I handle him he's very calm and hangs around my arm and legs before hiding in a tissue box I lay out for him or in my book case amongst my books.
- I understand that handling was a bit rushed, but I wanted to get my two cousins (aged 5) to meet him and not be so terrified of him, it worked, however he does get agitated whenever they are in the room.
- So far he hides and roams around his cage, poking at the mesh top every so often or poking at the glass. I haven't found any concern in this, but have heard about issues with nose rubbing.

All comments and suggestions are welcome! I just want to make sure Ziggy is comfortable and healthy.

First off, welcome and congrats on your new snake!
P.S. I'm not a rap fan, but I love the name!!!

Ok, so my advice would be to let him get acclimated to his new home. You haven't done anything wrong, and I understand wanting to hang out with your new pet. But, you'll have this pet for 30 years, let him get comfortable and eating before handling him. There will be plenty of time to hang out once he's eating.

I would basically forget he's there until Fri with the exception of checking on him and your equipment (more on this later...). Spot clean and fill his water if necessary, but keep handling to an absolute minimum.
Try to feed him Friday as scheduled.
Then leave him alone again for at least 48 hours and forget he's there with the same exceptions as before.
After 48 hours minimal handling is ok, but I personally like to wait until the snake has accepted 3 consecutive meals before doing much handling.

Now, when you say he roams the enclosure, is this primarily at night? If not, he may be stressed, cold/hot, etc...
soooo... what are you using to heat the enclosure and how are you regulating the heat?
what are you offering for hides, etc...?
how are you monitoring your temps/humidity? and where are you measuring your temps?
have you blocked off 3 sides of the enclosure?
The more info you give us about your setup the more we can help answer your questions.