I say just keep doing it when he gets used to your hand, place him in ur hand but still in the cage. If he gets scared he can just jump off and land in his cage. It took mine a week to adjust but that is also because they are somewhat older and their previous owners held them a lot and got them...
I have two bonded male chinchillas. I don't know how old they are but I can't say more than 3 years old, I got them as a rescue since I am part of 4H. One of them has been having loose stool it is becoming green and staying together instead of the normal. I have dropped down to only hay and...