- Joined
- Sep 21, 2002
- Messages
- 150
With my limited experience thus far, I have some interest in hearing what experiences others have had with their burrowing species.
My first rosie was a real digger, after she got used to the tank. I had put in about 4-5 inches of substrate and packed it down hard. She dug a burrow starting at one corner and ran it to a small "gallery" right next to the side of the tank. It was nice, because I could look in on her any time I wanted to. The only drawback was that she spent most of her time in the burrow, so I had a lot fewer chances to handle her.
My current rosie seems to have no interest in burrowing. She seems to prefer either clinging to the side of the tank or sitting on the top of her plastic house (a milk carton cut in half).
What are your experiences? When Ts burrow, do they often do so near the wall of the enclosure? My theory, based on my one burrower (a rather small sample size) was that the T sensed that the burrow would be stronger if it ran along the rigid wall.
Bryan
My first rosie was a real digger, after she got used to the tank. I had put in about 4-5 inches of substrate and packed it down hard. She dug a burrow starting at one corner and ran it to a small "gallery" right next to the side of the tank. It was nice, because I could look in on her any time I wanted to. The only drawback was that she spent most of her time in the burrow, so I had a lot fewer chances to handle her.
My current rosie seems to have no interest in burrowing. She seems to prefer either clinging to the side of the tank or sitting on the top of her plastic house (a milk carton cut in half).
What are your experiences? When Ts burrow, do they often do so near the wall of the enclosure? My theory, based on my one burrower (a rather small sample size) was that the T sensed that the burrow would be stronger if it ran along the rigid wall.
Bryan