Re: behavior question

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Posted by cirsisue on March 28, 1999 at 09:20:09:

In Reply to: behavior question posted by iZ the dreadful dragon's mom on March 27, 1999 at 09:48:18:

: any idea why iZ will sometimes search out the
*coldest* spot in the house to snooze in? he likes
to go up into my bedroom sometimes when he wants
to roam around and the downstairs is too busy for
him ... (my room is ig-friendly, which is to say
that it's empty except for the bed + dresser!) a
month or so ago, i went up to get him to tuck him
into bed and found him propped up against the
window pane ... this was when it was like zero
degrees outside! he was so cold and stiff, i
thought he was dead .... (and of course, doing
that deep sleep, breath only twice a minute
thing!) ... snuggled him warm again and he was
fine ...
: last nite he snuck into the bathroom (i'd shut
the door and didn't think he could get under it
... our house is 120 yo and *very* crooked and so
part of the door is like 1.5" from the floor) ...
anyway ... now i know better! i thought he was up
in his room or mine but i found him under the bath
tub ... again, the coldest part of the house he
could find and again so cold and stiff that he
could barely move ....

: both times he's done this have been nights when
he's feeling *really* good ... he pooped 1/2 his
body size, ate twice his body size for supper,
roamed all over the livingroom, terrorized the
puppy, snuggled on my lap, fought with the
imaginary bad lizard that used to live under the
tv, inspected the bunny's food bowl (*yech*!
alfalfa pellets!), and generally having a great
time ...

: is he looking for hiding places or cooler places
do you think? his room has temp ranges from 75-85
and basking spot is probably about 95 ... but he
doesn't have any good hidey spots in his room now
... (he outgrew them!) think maybe i need to
create some more secluded spots up there for
him???? (here comes yet more silk vines!!!)

: any thoughts? today is cleaning the dragon's
lair day so it'd be a good day to redo some things
....

: dandelions for the igs and caffiene for the
humans!
:

You just can't read their minds can we.Cirsis will do things like that,,,one nite ts on her perch,the next nite in her hide box,that how she can get her 5ft body almost in,,is a marvel to me.Another night just her top half goes into the hide box,,and so on.We do keep hide boxes with hman heat pads in all our cages though,so try that and be sure to tell Iz it's a human heat pad.Lots of red double hibiscus for you both.

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: : : any idea why iZ will sometimes search out the : *coldest* spot in the house to snooze in? he likes : to go up into my bedroom sometimes when he wants : to roam around and the downstairs is too busy for : him ... (my room is ig-friendly, which is to say : that it's empty except for the bed + dresser!) a : month or so ago, i went up to get him to tuck him : into bed and found him propped up against the : window pane ... this was when it was like zero : degrees outside! he was so cold and stiff, i : thought he was dead .... (and of course, doing : that deep sleep, breath only twice a minute : thing!) ... snuggled him warm again and he was : fine ... : : last nite he snuck into the bathroom (i'd shut : the door and didn't think he could get under it : ... our house is 120 yo and *very* crooked and so : part of the door is like 1.5" from the floor) ... : anyway ... now i know better! i thought he was up : in his room or mine but i found him under the bath : tub ... again, the coldest part of the house he : could find and again so cold and stiff that he : could barely move .... : : both times he's done this have been nights when : he's feeling *really* good ... he pooped 1/2 his : body size, ate twice his body size for supper, : roamed all over the livingroom, terrorized the : puppy, snuggled on my lap, fought with the : imaginary bad lizard that used to live under the : tv, inspected the bunny's food bowl (*yech*! : alfalfa pellets!), and generally having a great : time ... : : is he looking for hiding places or cooler places : do you think? his room has temp ranges from 75-85 : and basking spot is probably about 95 ... but he : doesn't have any good hidey spots in his room now : ... (he outgrew them!) think maybe i need to : create some more secluded spots up there for : him???? (here comes yet more silk vines!!!) : : any thoughts? today is cleaning the dragon's : lair day so it'd be a good day to redo some things : .... : : dandelions for the igs and caffiene for the : humans! : : : You just can't read their minds can we.Cirsis will do things like that,,,one nite ts on her perch,the next nite in her hide box,that how she can get her 5ft body almost in,,is a marvel to me.Another night just her top half goes into the hide box,,and so on.We do keep hide boxes with hman heat pads in all our cages though,so try that and be sure to tell Iz it's a human heat pad.Lots of red double hibiscus for you both.

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