Greetings:

I guess I should have labeled this "Another question for the experts in the house" lol.. ANy way, Everything seems to be going pretty good with Loki. He fed on Tuesday, and fed well. The evening I braught him home and for about three nights he was very active in his tank, About two days or so before I fed him, he went inside his cool hide and there he has remained the entire time. I fed him in his tank and he ate and went back in the hide. He does stick his head out from time to time, and about half of his body to go to the water bowl and take a drink, but then retreats back into the cold hide.

Is this normal?

I have him in a 10gal standard aquarium. He has uth as well as a dimmer controwled 50W IR bulb that keeps the temps pretty good. Around 94 give or take a digree, and the cool side stays between 80-83 with the humidity changing between 54 and 60 percent depending on the outside weather. I have a hide on the warm side, and another on the cool side. His water is in the middle. There is not much room in the little 10 Gal tank for much else, but should I put some other structure in there to make him feel safer. With the hides on opposite ends of the tank, could they be too far apart for him to feel safe in changing? (He can reach one without his entire body leaving the other.) I am sure I am being parinoid.

Also, with him chillin in his hide. I want to start holding him in a few more days, (This will have given him a good 2 weeks to get setteled in, and like I said, he has already had a successful feed.) Do I take him out of the hide to hold him or is that bad. I just want to start the taming process a.s.a.p. but don't want to stress him out. I am also wanting to check the hide for poo, just in case. I have smelled nothing, and can see nothing from outside, but one can't be too sure. I have only disturbed his enviroment to feed him and change his water thus far, and do not want to push things, yet, I want to get the party started as well.

What do yall think? I just want to do things right.

Thanks for all the help and pacients.
Ray