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Message: [QUOTE="CooperDragon, post: 1975821, member: 76248"] I think that some of them are just very energetic and want to be out and about. My guy is like this. He glass surfs like crazy when he's in his enclosure and his energy levels are up (usually seasonal). I've been setting up portable basking spots for him around the house for several years now and he seems to be much happier with that. He will dart all over the house (it's been made safe for him) for most of the day and will return to one of his lights to warm back up then run around again. In the old house, he had a small dog bed set in the window sill so he could look outside. The new house has sliding glass doors which are at his level so he can look outside whenever he wants to. I don't think that this is a good solution for everyone. I don't advise this if there are other animals in the house or if there are places they can access and get stuck or hurt etc. In your case, since she likes sitting in the window so much, I would accommodate that by setting up a place for her to bask nearby. She'll move to the basking spot to warm up when she needs to. I've found that this is a good use for MVBs since the UVB and heat gradients don't need to be quite as exact when you're working with a bigger space. I currently have an Arcadia MVB set up alongside an incandescent heat bulb so he can choose if he wants some UVB or just wants to warm up. I've found that he will often go for just the heat, but tends to enjoy UVB in the morning. That's probably a personal preference though. At this point I hardly ever use the enclosure and he is free roaming all the time. With the amount he runs around, it's hard for me to keep him cooped up in such a tiny space. [/QUOTE]

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