Handling for New Corn?

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Okay, so I know there are lots of care sheets out there for corns, but my ? is about not stressing out a super shy corn. He is about 10 months to a year(20-22 inches).I have had him for about 10 days now. I gave him a week to settle in (no handling), fed him on day 7(he did great), and handled him for the first time tonight for about 5-10 minutes. He did pretty well, but he's so jumpy. He did calm down a bit but I could tell he was still uncomfortable. At first, I could see in the middle of his body where his body was expanding and compressing in and out pretty fast(maybe heavy breathing from the excitement). Kind of like we look after running really fast.

I was curious as to everyone's thoughts of a good handling schedule. I read on one care sheet that short periods of handling a few times a day, and after a week or so, they should get used to you, but that seems sooooo frequent, as I only handle my sand boa every 3rd day or so to avoid stress. How often do you guys think I should handle him to get him used to me, with out causing too much stress. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Traci