Leo Stays in Cool Hide all the time :x

[zet]

Hello, I was just wondering if I should be worried that my leo stays in the cool hide all day and night. I recently got a new half-rock, against the wall (cool hide #1), hide so she can be completely hidden if she wants to. Problem is ever since I got the new hide she's been in there all the time. Everytime I peak in to see what she's up to she's in that hide - never in the warm or humid hide anymore. She used to spend most of her time in the warm hide, but she's found a new love, it seems. She's a little over a year old. I feed her ~2-3 times a week but she's always in there. So I basically have to take the hide out and have her climb on my hand to put her back in her housing so I can feed her, otherwise she wont see any of the food as she is almost completely shut off from everything outside the hide. And after she eats she would go back into the same cool hide.

She seems completely normal and healthy. Regular bowl movements, eating regularly, still as docile when handled, etc.

After I take her out of her house to handle/play with her I put her back in next to the warm hide. She will crawl in there for a few minutes and then eventually climb back into cool hide #1.

I've included a picture of my setup, the red line is where the heatpad ends if that matters.

What she currently looks like. Again, she's a little over a year old. I don't know her specific weight as I've yet to purchase a gram scale :main_lipsrsealed:

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks!

 

[SC Geckos]

She looks very healthy.
How are you measuring the temp on the warm side of the tank?

 

[zet]

I'm using a probe attached to a power switch unit that regulates the temperatures.

http://www.hydrofarm.com/product.php?itemid=3372

 

[Ozy]

My leo has a favorite hide also. It's been her favorite ever since she was a baby. Just put that hide on the warm side and that other hide on the cool side. That's what I did when I noticed my leo was favoring that rock. And here is said rock. It's that one right next to the humid hide. I had to put other rocks under it because she got to big to fit under there anymore. LOL

 

[zet]

I would do that, but the hide she's now in love with has a extra layer on the bottom so the heat might not transfer through. If I raise the temperature on the temp monitor then the floor around the hide will be too hot.

 

[Ozy]

Well if it's on the warm side it's going to be warmer than it is now, extra layer or not. I think once the bottom heats up it'll be ok. Just put it on the warm side, let it heat up for 24 hours, then see what the temp is in there.

 

[wsumike87]

I would suggest a temp gun to double check. Your probe might be off and it is always good to have a second way of checking temp. The probe might say 92, but it could be 95 and over heating. A lot of the temp guns are within .3 degrees of temp.