Female Gecko buried herself in the humid hide why?

[migdem]

I have a female and today I found it buried under the coconut moss in the humid hide. Why did she do this? I checked for signs of eggs but nothing.

I also have a male in the same vivarium but he was not in the humid.

 

[lillith]

Sometimes my geckos will dig because they are seeking more humidity or a a cooler spot, how close to the heatsource is the wet hide?

Also, some dig - seemingly - just for fun...

 

[migdem]

all the humid hide is on the heat mat. And im sure it is almost 100% humid

 

[Klogue1]

I'm no expert but it's possibly mistaking the humid hide for a regular hide, and is trying to get to the heat? Do you have any other hides on the warm side?

 

[Jellybean]

Because she is probably pissed off at the male for not tending to her emotional needs and constantly begging her for sex.

 

[migdem]

haha nice one on the sex. About other hides no right now that is the only hide. But on the outside there are some fake plants and the gravel is also of coconut moss.

 

[Theinfidel]

They like being very nice and warm in the humidity sometimes and also like being left alone so they'll burrow themselves under things just like my gecko's do under the paper towel or other substrate.

 

[ajveachster]

It's a common habit in leos, as well as many other species of reptile. Nothing to worry about.

 

[ajveachster]

Because she is probably pissed off at the male for not tending to her emotional needs and constantly begging her for sex.

Nice one!

Maybe he can smooth things over with some "make up mealies" or a "wooing waxy"

 

[ChaoticGecko]

i just switched to eco earth bedding for the humid hides late last week and everyone of my guys dug down into it. i'm pretty sure it was just to make a mess of the freshly clean cages. prior to that i was using moss, and they were forever burying themselves under that.

 

[Blazebabe]

She's done this for more humidity and if she's due to shed her skin they like it even more.