I'm kinda dead at the moment, and still have a dozen things to do today, but I wanted to pop in and let you guys know how Gomez is doing!

He ate for us already, no problem, but we're still giving him some space to get settled in, especially since we went and changed his hides on him... not that he cares, he's still loving the skull In fact, he ate *in* the skull... sorta. He wanted to see what he could do while remaining comfy and cozy in there. He wriggled around experimentally with the mouse in his mouth, finally coming out partially to get it down. Jamie wasn't kidding, he's quite the little piggy, and he ate with us on only the second day here! He roams at night, but during the day he can generally be found curled up in the skull taking a nap. /(^v^)\

His new hides are terri-cotta clay pots I got at Home Depot, and Karen chipped with a hammer. One of them cracked funny but he can still use it as a top-entry hide if he wants. I sanded them down with such vigor I took a good patch of skin off my right index finger joint, but he's more than worth it and I'll be happy to do it all over again when he outgrows these. No sharp edges for our boy! And they help keep the humidity perfect!

I'll post pics sometime this week, and we intend to try a bit of cuddling time Wed before we give him a second meal. He's SO cute, and always peeking out at us when we've checked his temps and water, or when we were switching out his hides. He even flicked his tongue along Karen's wrist while she was putting one of the new improved hides in, and she didn't even notice till I pointed it out! What a sweetie.