Rearing Tub or 40B for new baby?

[KevinsMama]

I got a brand spanking new baby 3 days ago. She is currently housed in Kevin's old 40g breeder tank (36x18x14). The day we got her, I didn't attempt to feed her because it was later in the day but the next morning she happily hunt down about 7 small ceickets and munched on a bit of greens. Since then, she's ate NOTHING. I know this is likely due to relocation stress but seeing as Kevin came home a bit older and ate like a little piggy, I really don't know what to expect. She stays around the same spot on her basking log all day & just looks genuinely tired. However if I move her she will run around quite a bit then jump back up there.

I've noticed that if I sit her back down on the warm side, she hangs out for a minute licking around. If I sit her all the way over on the cool side, she darts like a maniac over to the warm side. So I'm thinking maybe the tank is too big right now and freaking her out? Thanks to pet store misinformation, Kevin started out in a 10g kit tank so possibly that's why we never went through relocation stress?

My question is, should I set her up in a rearing tub for the time being? Or would it do more harm than good to be changing her world around again? Kevin is currently in a rearing tub even tho he's a bit big thanks to injury and healing and I honestly love having a "mobile home" for him. It'd be very fun for me to have them both in one lol! I have everything I need to set it up. I just don't want to keep scaring her to death.

She's still a little hatchlings at 7weeks & approx. 7in. I haven't attempted to weigh her yet.

 

[kingofnobbys]

She's probably a bit stressed and overwhelmed , likely never been alone.

You could partition the tank she's in to reduce the floor space by 1/3 maybe, she'll find it easier to keep track of her live food. But I think she'll soon settle in and be fine as is.

My gang start off in 100L rearing tubs and eventually upgrade to full 4ft x 2ft x 2ft forever homes.

 

[CooperDragon]

I think she'll settle in soon too. If she has some things to climb on and some spaces to hide in to feel more secure she should be OK.

 

[KevinsMama]

Thanks for the replies guys. I had black plasterboard covering 3 sides of the tank but it was taped to the outside, so she could still see her reflection. She was glass surfing a lot and headbutting the glass a little so I moved it to the inside. Now she just looks sad & lonely lol.

I swear, itty bitty babies are so different from juveniles. I'm not sure what's ok & what's not lol!