Quote Originally Posted by Conaway
Ok thanks. Most of that I have done. I fed him (I think it's a him) on monday and handled him some tonight. I got him last saturday. I didn't do anything with him for the first two days. I have also been washing my hands after, but I will start doing it before also.

Also, is there a way to tell about how old he is? I got him from a pet store that was going out of business so I think they are all closed down now.
dont touch him at all for the first week unless its absolutely necessary. offer him food after the week and see if he eats. let him get a couple meals in him before you attempt to handle.

once he's degested for 2-3 days (i let mine degest for 3) gently handle him for about 15 minutes every night. if he goes off feed dont handle him until he's eating good again.

there's no way to know his age from how big he is.