Hi everyone, ironically compared to my last post where I mentioned my Russian is sleeping a lot and staying burrowed, she is now very active which is great but she is also constantly clawing at the walls and trying to get out.
The enclosure has two levels. The bottom is 31” x 93” and the top is 31” x 79”. The temps are around 95-100 F on the warm end and 75 F around the cold end. She’s been eating normally and finishing her food by around afternoon and basks pretty often. I also spray water on the first level to keep the substrate humid.
I’m very happy that she’s been behaving normally, but she constantly claws at the walls and tries to get out. Last time she did this I added the second level to her enclosure so she would have more space, but I don’t have any more room to upgrade in my current situation. It’s fine if this is normal behavior, but she does it very often and I feel bad about how anxious she seems. I don’t know if this is related, but she also started mounting one of the hides and doing breeding behavior, and I ended up taking that hide out.
I’ve giving her more food in the afternoon and also spreading it around for more enrichment, but that seems to only distract her for a little bit. I attached photos of the enclosure and her “scratching” behavior. Any tips are appreciated.
The enclosure has two levels. The bottom is 31” x 93” and the top is 31” x 79”. The temps are around 95-100 F on the warm end and 75 F around the cold end. She’s been eating normally and finishing her food by around afternoon and basks pretty often. I also spray water on the first level to keep the substrate humid.
I’m very happy that she’s been behaving normally, but she constantly claws at the walls and tries to get out. Last time she did this I added the second level to her enclosure so she would have more space, but I don’t have any more room to upgrade in my current situation. It’s fine if this is normal behavior, but she does it very often and I feel bad about how anxious she seems. I don’t know if this is related, but she also started mounting one of the hides and doing breeding behavior, and I ended up taking that hide out.
I’ve giving her more food in the afternoon and also spreading it around for more enrichment, but that seems to only distract her for a little bit. I attached photos of the enclosure and her “scratching” behavior. Any tips are appreciated.