Quote Originally Posted by jclaiborne View Post
Eyes closed can be a sign of stress in lizards, kind of a if I can't see you then you can't see me thought. For the time being until you get her in a bigger cage, add deeper substrate so it can burrow, add some hides that only have one opening, or some corrugated plastic tubes that you see in the irrigation section of hardware stores that you can burry so they have tunnels, I have seen people do that for Tegus, also cover 3 sides of the enclosure so they can only see out the front vs the world all around them.

Also you may want to work on trust building, instead of just pulling it out of the tank, from what I have been told they have good memories and especially if you are reaching in from the top and grabbing them, its like you are a predator and that can scare them.
Thanks so much for the advice! I just want to do the best thing for her. I will definitely try this and let you know how it goes.