Relocation stress digging?

lizalizaliza":1xxua1p5 said:

So its day 3 at home. Yesterday was a bit rough with relocation stress... he started showing stress marks. He was glass surfing a lot and starting scratching at the back of his big cave like he wanted to dig. I got his background up in the afternoon and the glass surfing stopped and he also stopped scratching/digging but I honestly think he was just exhausted because he fell asleep an hour before his lights turned off.

Today seemed like it was going much better and he seemed so much more relaxed. I even saw him stretching out his beard (not black) while basking and his stress Mark's were even lighter than yesterday. Now its 3pm and he's back in his cave scratching at the back wall. Should I put a t-shirt or small towel inside his cave to allow him to burrow into something? Is it a stress coping thing for beardies to dig?

Of course now that I'm writing about it he's poked his head out and is staring at me with his smug face like he's judging me for being a bit concerned. Lol

Any suggestions or insights?

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DragonPete":2zc8kuq8 said:

It can take some time for them to settle in. Maybe a washcloth size piece of cloth in his hide? If you have a cotton handkerchief or bandana, maybe wear it close to your skin, like under your shirt, for a day and put that in there. I've heard it helps them get accustomed to your scent.
He needs time to settle in. ? Should be ok soon. ?
-Dee

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