Quote Originally Posted by dboeren View Post
What's his light cycle like? How bright is his container? How much traffic goes by his container?

For comparison... My diamond/jungle stays in her hide all day. NEVER once seen her out of it in daylight unless I took her out myself. The container is glass but put in a somewhat dimmer part of the room.

I've got a timer on the UTH and heat light which turns off at 8:30pm. A while after this turns off (say 9pm or so) she will always come out and move to her branch where she'll hang out as far as I know all night long. My wife tells me that at 5am she's still out on the branch. Once the lights start coming on in the house, I assume she packs it in and retreats to the hide again, she's definitely no longer out by around 7:30am. If I come out late at night and turn on some nearby lights, it does not seem to bother her - she stays out.

If he's eating fine then at least his stress level can't be TOO much. He may grow out of it as he gets bigger, or it may just be individual personality variations.
Good questions. Light cycle is natural. I leave the blinds open as the spare room/office is in the northeast corner of our house and protected by trees. Very little traffic in the room day or night.

I do not have a timer on the UTH. I will add one when I add the UV lamp. I did think the tub might have trapped in too much ambient heat as he did prefer the cool side but would use the warm side hide as well.

The tub was opaque until I covered the sides this week.

The glass enclosure now has the same set up but should be cooler. The glass front is, of course, much clearer in the front which is nice to see him with more clarity now but it's anybody's guess how he responds.

Nice to get an update on your diamond/jungle. Happy he is using his perch during the night.