The general rule of thumb is minimum of a week before any handling. Since it has been over a week and she has already eaten for you, then I would proceed as normal. Handle when you feel like it. Hoggies can and will be cage defensive. Some only when the moods strike them, others are always like that. I have a male that is several years old the hisses everytime I am even near his tub. Once I get him out he is a sweethart. Some of my females have moodswings. Sometimes they are hissy, othertimes like puppy dogs. No rhyme or reason to it, just part of their personality quirks. Enjoy your new hoggie, and I love the name. Very appropriate!![]()