So over the last probably four days, Ferris, my (around) five month old BP has picked up a habit of sitting outside his cool hide, constantly alert. Pupils are enlarged, his body is pretty stiff, and he's poised as if he's about to strike whatever moves. Now he is a very sweet little dude, hasn't even tried to bite me once over the last couple months I've had him. When I check up on him in this position, he will follow the closest heat signature, or sit still for a minute and then he will move closer to me and look around and stop breathing as hard. I'm concerned he's stressing himself out over something. I have towels that go over the front of his tank so every wall is covered. But he stares straight at the covered wall, and breathes pretty hard (or so it seems when he's so tense and hovering off the ground). At first I assumed he was getting hungry as it had been six days since his last large mouse (which he seemed to take a final poop for that very morning). I gave him another which he instantly snatched up. He sat in his warm hide all day then today and I assume most of last night, and this evening was right back in his cool hide, rigid and alert. Today he looked at me for a little bit all rigid and hovering, but then rested his head on the floor and took a more curious approach and sniffed around. I put back the towel and he is hovering again.

Is he still on the lookout for food since he's young and growing? Or could there be something he's stressing over? My husbandry is pretty on point, I think he may be approaching another shed too which means a lot of moss. Here's some pictures of him creeping:
and a couple gifs. The first one is him following my hand before I fed him, second is today: x x
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