Ceiling crawler

[sirenique]

So Bones decided randomly today, during a session of basking, to start reaching up to grab onto the screen ceiling lid of his cage. Needless to say he couldn't get a hold, but tried to hoist himself onto it completely anyways and crawl around -- he fell onto his rocks, and I am scared he's going to hurt himself. I am TERRIFIED to let him climb on the screen upside down or rightside up, because that was the first and only time he injured himself -- he broke his nail to the root by climbing on the top of the screen about 4 months ago. Suggestions/ideas? I bought him a reptile hammock today since it's the same material design (mesh), in hopes it might deter ceiling climbing.

Looks like I'm about to have my very own ceilingcat :roll:

 

[EmpNortonII]

Croaker grew out of this habit. Just stopped trying once he got bigger.

 

[Phoenix17June2009]

phoenix did this as well when he was little, i would always to catch him in the act and get him down... i had to move his basking spot so he couldnt get up to it... they are so goofy