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I'll reply with a couple of messages with attached pictures of Clyde and his "plate" collection.

Clyde rests, digs, and hunts under the plates. Here he is, emerging this morning.

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Scott Robert Ladd
1.0.0 Iguana (Rex)
1.1.0 African Giant Plated Lizard (Clyde, Cassie)
1.0.1 Uro mali (Wizard, Dizzy)
0.1.0 Corn Snake (Amber)
0.1.0 Red-Eared Sliders (Emerald)
0.0.1 Musk Turtle (Sausage)
0.1.0 Parakeet (Zeus)
1.4.0 Homo sapiens (Scott, Maria, Elora, Becky, Tessa)
blog: http://chaoticcoyote.blogspot.com/

Clyde rearranges his plates; he seems to prefer a flower-like pattern, and no matter how I stack the crockery, he changes it to his liking. Here he is, curled up and basking on top.

One surprise -- he sometimes curls himself tightly to sleep under one of the 6" plates! He needs to turn on himself almost three times in order to fit.

Cassie is in a separate enclosure for the moment. they got along fine, but she's so nervous that it was affecting Clyde. They do, however, spend a lot of time looking at each other by peeking over the edge of their homes.

I'll put them together full-ime once she calms a bit more.

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Scott Robert Ladd
1.0.0 Iguana (Rex)
1.1.0 African Giant Plated Lizard (Clyde, Cassie)
1.0.1 Uro mali (Wizard, Dizzy)
0.1.0 Corn Snake (Amber)
0.1.0 Red-Eared Sliders (Emerald)
0.0.1 Musk Turtle (Sausage)
0.1.0 Parakeet (Zeus)
1.4.0 Homo sapiens (Scott, Maria, Elora, Becky, Tessa)
blog: http://chaoticcoyote.blogspot.com/

I love that idea! I think I might try some plates for my own yellow-throat, since he prefers to hide out of sight (or sit on the other side of his enclosure, watching in bemusement as I dig around for him.)