Strange ball behavior

[Kaoslb]

I JUST got my new 100% het albino male today. He was born on 8/20. I have in a 15 quart sterilite tub. The temps are reading 89/79 warm/cool. The humidity is around 66% in the tub. I have two plastic hides one on the hot side and one on the cool side.

He has "perched/wedged" himself between the lid and this little shelf towards the top of the tub. He isn't going into the hides at all. The first time he did this I thought maybe he didn't know where the hides were and so I opened the lid and held him with his head towards the entrance to the hide. He then went in about 1/2 way for just a couple/three minutes, then made his way back up to the top of the tub again. (on the cool side for reference)

Anyone else seen anything like this?

Thanks in advance.

[dr del]

Hi,

It's not all that uncommon - they take a while to feel confident the hides are safe sometimes.

Usually they work it out in a couple of days.


dr del

[MattU]

Yep mine did the exact same thing at first, couple days later he was curled up out of sight

[SlitherinSisters]

I've had my pastel male for over a year and he still likes to squish himself between the hide and the top of the tub every now and again. If he likes it I wouldn't worry about it.