Yesterday I was picking up a few things and was offered a good deal on three cresteds. With the wife's approval, I got them and set them up at home. I put them in a ventilated tub with some fake plants for a while and researched what exactly I needed to put together for them.

All three have been together for quite some time. Two of them for a year and a younger one, but couldn't say exactly how old any of them are.

I first separated the smaller one. It's probably half the size of the others, and even not knowing yet exactly what these guys need, I knew he had to be separated.

Pangea is where I went to get a care sheet. Reading their care sheet, it stated that Ecco-Earth would be a fine bedding. I just happened to have some, so I replaced the paper towel with the ecco-earth and one of them started digging and then climbing around so I thought all was good.

Later, I go check on the little on who is in his own tub and his entire mouth is full of ecco-earth. PACKED FULL. WTH!

I took him out, cleaned him up and put him back into the tub. This morning when I checked on him, his mouth was packed full again.

I tossed the bedding and replaced it with paper towel. Any ideas why he'd do that? Also, should I remove the ecco-earth from the tank with the other two in it? I'm planning on doing the sticky tutorial to build them their own tubs. I figured that the two big ones have been together for this long, another week won't hurt them. They both appear to be male to me, which I have read is bad and I'll be sure to alleviate that issue soon.

Pics to come tonight.