When we first took him in we weren't sure if he had ever had any human contact other than us. It took about 24 hours to start warming up. He is starting to come out of his shell. We've had him in our spare room since we brought him home, a few hours of release a day to get our other guys used to him and vice versa. When we first open that door after work, he comes running right up to me. Doesn't mind being held, if you are sitting down with him. Maybe he has a fear of heights? But he will purr up a storm, and just rub and rub against you! He is so soft, too.....I keep telling him he'd just better get used to being hugged and cuddled 'cause that is a favorite pasttime of ours....