Hey Tom, the LS I have is actually smallish pellets and did soften when soaked. Not nearly as quickly as the regular, but after about 5 minutes they squished. I toss my Mazuri with dried herbs but they are the LS plain. But... I'm the only person I've found to have torts that eat the LS so...
Based on ingredients, the LS looks like the healthier option. I bought a huge bag of the regular, but mine eat both, so I'm going to try to focus on the LS and phase out the regular. Clearly the regular isn't bad, I just assume corn is less healthy than hay...
Not related exactly, but if life or death you can always put in a small container, and inside a larger sweatshirt that you're wearing. I used to transport my lizards in bags underneath my shirt for long drives to and from college. It was a little overkill, but made me feel better.
When the first order of business when arriving to the golf course is asking the greens keeper if there are areas of untreated fescue... and you're packing shears in a plastic bag!
Give it a few days... it'll dry out and still leave moisture below that'll slowly release. You cal always spritz and cover later if you want to vary / cycle humidity.
That's why I posed the question, it seems odd that they preferred it when it was even warmer. They're almost always on the warmer side... And they don't hide during their day cycle, they're always out... on the warm side!