Why is my female constantly "swimming" against the glass?

[mörten]

Hi guys!

I got a new female leo about 2 weeks ago. She is a 2 year old tangerine. She was a bit skinny when I got her after laying eggs a while ago, but she eats, sheds and poops really well. As far as I can tell, there is nothing wrong with her - except that she spends all her wake time swimming against the glass of her tank. Sometimes, she seems really frantic about it too. She is in a 35*50*45 cm terrarium right under a young male. She is on repti carpet, has a calciumdish and a waterdish and hides. I dust her food with repashy calcium plus.

Is she showing me a sign of something being wrong? Is she having a deficiency of some sort? Does she want to dig? Is the tank to small? I have no idea...it just makes me upset to see (and hear) her scratching against the glass, trying to climb up

I shot a video of her today with my cellphone camera during one of her climbing sessions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y72KCc_vCSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENckwpg1BkM

Thanks for reading!

 

[Ozy]

Ozy did that when I first got her. She was in a 10 gallon. Switched her to a 20 long, gave her a bit more cover and she's fine now.

 

[mörten]

A funny thing happened yesterday. I went to check on her in early in the morning since she was so stressed out the night before. Guess what I found? Two little eggs She had apparently became gravid and neither me not the breeder had seen it. She was so skinny when she came to me and did not have any bulge on her tummy. So, now I dont have to worry anymore But thank you Ozy for answering

 

[KTyne]

If a Leo is doing this frantically all of the time it can also mean the enclosure is too hot and she is trying to get away from the heat.
Just make sure all of her husbandry requirements are met and she should be good.

 

[mörten]

Yes, that was what I was worried about before I found the eggs! My thought was that the enclosure was too hot and she wanted to cool off. I have not noticed any climbing against the glass after she laid the eggs and she hangs out in her warm cave most of the time. I keep track of her temps with probe thermometers and they were ok, so I was a bit bewildered about her behaviour. Thank you all for your ansers