yeah for the most part she free roams hte room she got 3 places she hides on the lowest shelf ( no heat ) or she will work herself onto a shelf with heat and push the tubs enough to get on it .. I kept her cage with the News guy coming for pictures and with the heating light into her cage I prefer her caged cause ifiknow her she knock it over or wrap on it and get a bad burn I got a reading of 200+ with the temp gun thias afternoon from the bulb.