BP's can get stressed out real easy. Looking back I think mine would have had the shakes (if it could) due to all the things I did wrong in the first week. The best bet is to get it set up as quickly as possible and leave it alone for a week to 10 days except to change the water and clean up. Then if it eats properly wait a few more days for it to digest then try handling it for short periods with a day or so in between to let it relax again. If your supper cautious like I am now you can wait till it eats a few meals before any major handling. Heres a good link about tank setups from the stickys at the top of this forum. Glass tank setup Like I said I gave up real quickly on the glass tank and switched to a tub much easier for me. But I would not recomend the towel on top (even though I did it ) due too possible fire hazard with heat lamp.