chances are the first few times you handle her she will be very squirmy and active. these are signs of stress, but just keep her out anyhow for 10-15 minutes the first few handling sessions and she will start to get used to you and settle down. once she settles down a little she will be more calm when you get her out, and then when she is ready to go back to her enclosure she will start to get squirmy and anxious. my first bp did nothing but try to get away from me for about the first month that i had her. constant squirming and trying to jet out of my hands. with regular handling she has settled down nicely and is now content to wrap around my arm and hang out for short amounts of time.