Credit goes to the supernoodle, because he has created a DIY.... for himself.
I'm sure many have seen this behaviour before with noodles that like to dig, but recently I realized there was an opportunity for something more special when I accidentally made his substrate a little too moist the last time I cleaned the viv out. Normally, I make a mound over by the heating pad because he likes to crawl under it and can adjust his position in relation to the heating pad. I wasn't too concerned about the substrate being wetter than normal, because I knew it would dry quickly enough over there and being close to shedding, could use the moisture anyways.
So over a period of a few days, I watched as Spaghetti dug his tunnels and in that corner, I realized that he had created two holes in the mound I had made. I kept watching and soon realized he had created a nice little burrow for himself, and as the substrate dried more, it kept it's shape.
I thought this was really cool, being able to provide him an opportunity to create his own personal space, not just relying on the ones provided for him. Maybe silly, but I think there is something special about that. Obviously, it won't last forever because it will become too dry, but I'm now on a mission to find a way/substance/method of him being able to create a more permanent burrow of his own design.
I'm sure many have seen this behaviour before with noodles that like to dig, but recently I realized there was an opportunity for something more special when I accidentally made his substrate a little too moist the last time I cleaned the viv out. Normally, I make a mound over by the heating pad because he likes to crawl under it and can adjust his position in relation to the heating pad. I wasn't too concerned about the substrate being wetter than normal, because I knew it would dry quickly enough over there and being close to shedding, could use the moisture anyways.
So over a period of a few days, I watched as Spaghetti dug his tunnels and in that corner, I realized that he had created two holes in the mound I had made. I kept watching and soon realized he had created a nice little burrow for himself, and as the substrate dried more, it kept it's shape.
I thought this was really cool, being able to provide him an opportunity to create his own personal space, not just relying on the ones provided for him. Maybe silly, but I think there is something special about that. Obviously, it won't last forever because it will become too dry, but I'm now on a mission to find a way/substance/method of him being able to create a more permanent burrow of his own design.
