I purchased a BP yesterday at an expo and brought her home. She's an '09 normal, 66% possible het hypo. Very pretty normal, if I may say so myself!
She's currently in a tub with 3 hides (2 on the cool side, one on the warm). Temps and humidity are a-okay, but she's yet to go in a hide. She came home at about 1 p.m. yesterday and spent the entire time I was awake roaming her cage. When I opened the lid to change her water bowl a few times, she was constantly going towards my hand (in a curious, non-threatening way) and trying to escape. I stroked her tail trying to get her to curl up so I could stop having to move her away all the time and she just turned around and poked her nose against my hand. A few times when I moved a lot above her head she'd duck and hide her head, but never once did she curl completely up yesterday. I have only had one BP before her and when I brought my other girl home she was very skittish and I was even bitten (Which was certainly my own, beginner fault). This new girl is showing very little fear, it's kind of cute! Haha.
This morning I woke up and she is loosely curled in a back corner, not inside any of the hides. I added the third hide in case she wanted something different than the other two.
Is this behaviour normal? I haven't been handling her and I have been trying to make her days as stress-free as possible. She ate last Tuesday, so I was going to wait to my normal Thursdays to feed both girls. Should I be adjusting anything to help her settle or just waiting it out? Again, she's not looking scared at all, I'm just curious as to why she isn't seeking shelter.
Thanks in advance!![]()