Ever since I moved Chorky out of Gilbey's 20 G and into his own 10 G cage, he has been super skittish. Its been over a month now, and I never see him out and about. If I walk by when he has his head sticking out of his cave, he will shoot back in. He only eats by being hand fed, and if my husband walks by while I'm feeding him, its back in the cave he goes. He deals with being out fine (when I'm cleaning) he doesn't seem to mind being held, but is still spunky about being taken out of the cage itself. I'm not sure if I should be concerned about this behavior or not. It seems he doesn't feel very safe in his new home, and I'm not sure why. At the same time, I feel like I should mention, that he might be in "winter mode," which is why I don't seem him out and about. He spends all day in his cool hide, and sometimes in the evening I will see him in his humid hide, but not very often. He is still eating, but not much or very often, certainly not like that pig Gilbey. He's not losing weight though, if anything, he is gaining quite abit. He is still eating between 7 - 13 worms every two or three days.
Here is a picture of his setup, and his temps are right (88 warm side).
His cage is covered on one side, the other three are open. I covered another side at one point, but when it didn't seem to make a difference, I took it down.
thanks in advanced.