its funny. i took her perch stick out of her little exo terra she was in and put it in this new cage. she checked it out for 10 mins then went right back to where she liked to sit on her old stick which is now in the corner and she has hung out in that spot since except when she wants to cool a bit then she goes down...then right back to her spot. once she settles in i hope she uses the whole thing. there are lots of places for her to perch and temp ranges all over. the set up really worked out well.