Django has been in his enclosure for almost a year exactly. It was always a top opening enclosure, until recently. A few weeks back I picked up a new Neodesha which is now stacked on top of Django's enclosure, which I transferred to a front opening enclosure. I had re-built it so I had the option to switch eventually if I decided to stack on top of it.

So, since switching his enclosure to front opening, Django has been noticeably more testy when I go in to get him out for a handling session. He's poised in 'S' position ready to strike, thrashes my hand off his body when I first touch him and has lunged (without striking) a few times. Once he's out, he's good ol' Djangoo, cool as ice.

So, I'm wondering if anybody else has ever noticed a difference in your animals behavior when switched from top opening to front opening or vice versa?

I'm not sure there's a direct correlation, but that's the only difference in his husbandry, feeding schedule, etc... so, I'm curious to know if it's just coincidence or if the opening makes a difference.

Thanks in advance...