I've had my BP Irwin since January of this year. He is a terrific eater and has only missed one meal. He is about two feet long now and getting fatter.

I have him in a 10 gallon tank, to UTH regulated by 2 seperate rheotats. The warm side is 88-90F and the cool side stay around 83F.

I never see him during the day, I know they are nocturnal. But whenever I come into my room at night and turn on the lights, he is doing laps around the tank, climbing everything and anything. Then once I walk up to the tank, he does back into his hide.

Is this a sign of stress or him just being silly and exploring/looking for food?

Here's a picture of his tank


I've made a lot of improvements, this was the first picture I took of his tank. No more heat lamp, his second hide is no longer a tissue box. Bigger water bowl, and I have an AcuRite digital thermometer/hydrometer. Don't mind the stickie on the wall.