I switched out his bedding on his hot side to aspen, after having wood chips there. It was the only way for me to get proper temps. I don't know if it stressed him out, but he's not hiding in his hot hide anymore...The husbandry is right. He's not getting burned. But I'm worried about him. He has a hiding tree...and he never hid in that before, and he did this time, and once he hid behind it, out in the open...but it creates a dark corner. I thought I was finding him dead, it scared me.

Any advice, should I switch back to wood chips for his hot side?