I've had my Irian Jaya for around 6 months now, and she's great. However, she does seem a little reclusive. She has plants to hide behind, hollow logs and plant pots for hiding, and the heat is the right temperature. Anyone have any ideas as to why she hides away so much. The enclosure is away from everyone else, so she is rarely disturbed. Any suggestions would be great!
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BTS Shyness....
Deke
Aug 02, 2003 12:48 PM
Replies (3)
Brian-SFCRC
Aug 03, 2003 08:59 AM
SOUTHERN FLORIDA CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (SFCRC)
Location: LEE/1
Hey Deke,
Is this your first BTS? Remember, this ia a fossorial species. Burrowing and hiding is natural for them. If she is doing this MORE than the norm, She may be disturbed about something. You may have to resort to experimentation with various things in your enclosure to find out.
Good luck and let us know the outcome if this is an abnormal situation.
Sincerely,
Brian
SFCRC
Brian-SFCRC
Aug 03, 2003 09:07 AM
SOUTHERN FLORIDA CORUCIA RESEARCH CENTER (SFCRC)
Location: LEE/1
BTS by the way have a STLI of .06 Corucia zebrata have a STLI of .17. Yes, BTS love to tunnel and hide. On the STLI (Skink Trophic Level Index) the higher numbers indicate more Arboreal tendancies in their ecosystem.
If all goes well, There will be a paper published in October which will touch upon this topic, I'll keep you posted.
Sincerely,
Brian
SFCRC
Deke
Aug 03, 2003 10:26 AM
So maybe she feels uncomfortable because the vivarium is so high up? May need to experiment with the viv at another level.
