Odd Behaviour..

[missi182]

I finally switched little dude to a 15 gallon tank, 24 inches long, 12 inches high/wide. When I switched him over, it had been about 36 hours since he last ate, so I put him right under the warm hide and figured he would stay there. The setup is almost the same as his previous tank with exception to the difference in size, so I know he will need to adjust and will not be bothered until he has fed in the new enclosure a few times.

But here is what bugs me, he was exploring the tank of course, getting to know his new home and he started rubbing his nose furiously on EVERYTHING. He is not in shed, he had a full shed on march 13th, no dry pieces or missed shed that I could see from examining him and the shed. And then he stretched his mouth open, 3 times within a few minutes! He had also been drinking quite a bit previous to his mouth opening. His husbandry is spot on, 55-60% humidity, mite free, clean enclosure, 90 degree hot hide and 85 degrees everywhere else. I also have all 4 sides covered for the time being.

He did have a case of mouth rot that had been cleared up with antibiotics about 1.5 months ago and I see no signs of it returning. Whats up with his behavior? Sorry for the very long post but hopefully I have answered many questions in advance. I will take him to the vet for a checkup if he keeps the behavior up but should I be worried?

This is his new enclosure, without the front covered, the ambient temps are low because I had the lid off for a while, and his warmer UTH hadn't reached 90 yet.
http://s299.photobucket.com/albums/m...t=DSCF0059.jpg

[missi182]

No matter what I will worry, but encouraging words are also welcome, not just advice

[Thor26]

id check wit the vet hes prolly fine but ya never noe

[SatanicIntention]

He's just stressed and needs to settle in. Give him a week, no handling and keep everything quiet so he can feel comfortable. He'll be ok Wait at least a week and a half or so to feed him though.

[missi182]

He's just stressed and needs to settle in. Give him a week, no handling and keep everything quiet so he can feel comfortable. He'll be ok Wait at least a week and a half or so to feed him though.

Thanx for the support. I switched him shortly after feed in hopes of not throwing his routine off much by not bugging him or feeding for a week. It was just so weird that he was squishing his face against everything, I was afraid he might hurt himself, but since theres nothing sharp in his enclosure he should be fine.

[SatanicIntention]

Just so he has two small, dark, heavy hides, he should be ok. Adding a good bit of fake foliage will help too, or loosely balled newspaper. As long as he feeds and does well, he should do fine. All of my babies that size are still in 6-15qt tubs.

[missi182]

He was in a bigger enclosure that I felt he may hurt himself in so I switched him to the 15 gallon. He is 200grams and has plenty of foliage which you can see in the picture of his new setup. Some of it is on the outside to help make the tank more secure without me having to take it out every time I clean. He conveniently pooped, peed and gave me a plesant mess to clean within 10 minutes of being in his nice clean enclosure..lol

[NickP]

Why not switch to tubs?

[missi182]

Why not switch to tubs?

Because I like seeing him But every time I walk by the tubs in wal-mart I am tempted to buy one. He has a tub I use for him when his tank is being cleaned, but until my collection grows, I like the tank I do know the tubs can be quite clear, but I enjoy his current set-up

[nathaniel]

I dont blame ya with the tanks. =) i hope oyur little dude is doing better keep us updated!