Do they Ever stop trying to escpae?
My dude Sriracha his been in his new enclosure about a month now and is always looking for cracks and crevasses to dig at. Even in his last one (a modified gallon plastic tub) he was constantly digging at the corners or climbing the walls towards the lid. In this new one I installed a 5cm lexan sheet so I could add a lot of substrate for digging and exploring as the original enclosure was only a half inch deep, but there is a small gap between the glass and lexan he likes to get into where the other door slides along.
I'm not Actually concerned about him escaping, I made sure there were no gaps he can fit through and keep it latched, but should I be worried he hurts himself trying? He is, as I type this, at the edge of the glass door trying to dig/pull it open, and I can't imagine digging against the metal bracket or the hard sides is good for him. Is this stress behavior? A way to discourage it? Or just him being a goof?
TIA
My dude Sriracha his been in his new enclosure about a month now and is always looking for cracks and crevasses to dig at. Even in his last one (a modified gallon plastic tub) he was constantly digging at the corners or climbing the walls towards the lid. In this new one I installed a 5cm lexan sheet so I could add a lot of substrate for digging and exploring as the original enclosure was only a half inch deep, but there is a small gap between the glass and lexan he likes to get into where the other door slides along.
I'm not Actually concerned about him escaping, I made sure there were no gaps he can fit through and keep it latched, but should I be worried he hurts himself trying? He is, as I type this, at the edge of the glass door trying to dig/pull it open, and I can't imagine digging against the metal bracket or the hard sides is good for him. Is this stress behavior? A way to discourage it? Or just him being a goof?
TIA