What kind of tricks did your uncles do? I've never tried to do any tricks with him.

I've held him before, but you don't want to scare him, or he'll flick those hairs on you, and you'll be itching for days. If I need him to move anywhere in the tank, I use the eraser end of a pencil to touch him with. I never touch him with my hand directly unless I use the pencil to move him on my hand.