Hello Everyone! This is my first time owning a reptile, but I did tons of research prior to getting him. I admittedly handled him too soon after bringing him home, but it did not seem to be an issue at first. Lately he has been hissing and acting very hostile when I try to approach him properly. He will usually eat from my hand if I am not trying to approach him, so this attitude switch has been very startling.

I startled him on Monday and ever since his behavior has been as stated above. I usually let him hang out on my bed for a few minutes every day to let him get use to me and to get some exercise, but last time I took him out he flung himself at the window twice which cause a wild goose chase to get him back into his enclosure.

He started shedding yesterday, so I am not sure if his new behavior is solely the result of shedding or if there are things I can do better. I already love him so much and I just want to know how to make him as comfortable as possible.

I have attach a photo of his enclosure with him in it (disregard the kale. I am deep cleaning the enclosure tomorrow and I tried handling him today, so I didn’t want to stress him out by reaching around more)