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LadyJ
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My shingleback's settled in lovely since I've got her and in my limited experience she's been the best I've had so far. She eats lovely, has only once displayed one the first day I had her, shedding beautifully and seems to 'enjoy' being handled.
But... lately I've been handling her a bit more and really gettig her used to be out, and she seems to relish it, from what I can understand loving the new smells and nice body heat.
Now she's glass-dancing and pasing quite a bit, climbing up all her cage furniture and decorations. She's fed, has water, correct temps, suitable size enclosure... what could she want?!
As soon as I open the door she climbs straight into my hand and relaxes... then I put her onto my bed (reptile room is also my room... one tiel, one beardy, one shingle, had blueys and me... so cosy!), I always have her there when she comes out and she has the brains not to walk off the edge.
But... when I bring her out and put her on the bed, she'll walk around for a bit, exploring between the blankets and climbing up my leg, then she comes and sits next to me on my laptop. I'll lift her up and put her on my chest and she settles right down and sits with her legs tucked in and eyes open happily for hours.
If I put her back the glass-dancing and pacing starts again.
Why do she do this? She's in great health... I know reptiles can't 'want attention' nor do they get anything from it... but seems she likes it! Does she want exercise? Bored of her enclosure?
I need ideas... why does my young little shingle do this, can something be wrong?
But... lately I've been handling her a bit more and really gettig her used to be out, and she seems to relish it, from what I can understand loving the new smells and nice body heat.
Now she's glass-dancing and pasing quite a bit, climbing up all her cage furniture and decorations. She's fed, has water, correct temps, suitable size enclosure... what could she want?!
As soon as I open the door she climbs straight into my hand and relaxes... then I put her onto my bed (reptile room is also my room... one tiel, one beardy, one shingle, had blueys and me... so cosy!), I always have her there when she comes out and she has the brains not to walk off the edge.
But... when I bring her out and put her on the bed, she'll walk around for a bit, exploring between the blankets and climbing up my leg, then she comes and sits next to me on my laptop. I'll lift her up and put her on my chest and she settles right down and sits with her legs tucked in and eyes open happily for hours.
If I put her back the glass-dancing and pacing starts again.
Why do she do this? She's in great health... I know reptiles can't 'want attention' nor do they get anything from it... but seems she likes it! Does she want exercise? Bored of her enclosure?
I need ideas... why does my young little shingle do this, can something be wrong?