He sounds like a spirited little guy, it's great he doesn't mind scooping! My guy is all about free will, he's not a fan of scooping but will tolerate it. So he'd agree with you, scooping is scarier! He has me trained pretty well really, lol. Erinsanimals on youtube has a good Robrovski video on handling that you might like it if you haven't seen it already. I've used a similar method in the past and it worked great. She has another showing her flat hand approach for Syrians. I really can't add more as to why your guy doesn't like a flat hand, but imagine other members will have similar experiences and tips to share
