We have a new 4-5 year old female Greek. She had a cold last week, which she seems to have mostly gotten over (couple of little nose bubbles here and there, but really just when she first wakes up), but now all she seems to want to do is burrow in her substrate all the time. I have to go in and dig her out to get her to warm up and eat, which she's happy enough to do for a bit, but then she's back to digging herself in again.
So, two questions:
does this mean her enclosure is too hot and she's trying to escape the heat? During the day I only have one basking light in addition to the UV light going, so it's 95 on the hot side, and probably around 80 on the cold side. At night I turn off the basking, and the warm side is probably more like 85, and the cool 75, though I'm sure it's cooler in the mulch where she likes to be.
or, could she be trying to hibernate? She's eating well so I really don't think so, but why else would she totally bury herself all the time? Seriously, I look in her enclosure and wonder if she's escaped! I have to dig around to find her.
I'm just worried that she's sick or unhappy and I just want to do all I can for her. Part of me says let her do what makes her happy, but I don't want her cold to come back either.
Thanks!
S
So, two questions:
does this mean her enclosure is too hot and she's trying to escape the heat? During the day I only have one basking light in addition to the UV light going, so it's 95 on the hot side, and probably around 80 on the cold side. At night I turn off the basking, and the warm side is probably more like 85, and the cool 75, though I'm sure it's cooler in the mulch where she likes to be.
or, could she be trying to hibernate? She's eating well so I really don't think so, but why else would she totally bury herself all the time? Seriously, I look in her enclosure and wonder if she's escaped! I have to dig around to find her.
I'm just worried that she's sick or unhappy and I just want to do all I can for her. Part of me says let her do what makes her happy, but I don't want her cold to come back either.
Thanks!
S