Hello all!
Number one, this is NOT a question of "how big will they get" - I know how big, I've had them before.
This is more "behavior" related. I got my TTE when he was small (obviously) and he naturally made his home in one of my ornaments (large driftwood-style resin, has some openings). Now, he is over a foot long and at least 1/2" thick. I *never* see him out of there, but he does stick his head out to snatch nightcrawlers. I was *extremely* concerned that he might have grown too large to be able to get out. So I shifted the angle of the item yesterday, to expose the largest opening (that I know about) on it - the bottom part of one of the "roots" - he also often sticks his head out of there to snatch nightcrawlers. Upon shifting the position, he decided to partially come out of the bottom hole, and I was able to coax him out the rest of the way by wiggling a thin brush around inside from the top opening. So he was out and safe.
So I re-positioned the ornament again, this time burying the bottom front opening "securely" in the sand. He was swimming around fine, and I though he had found a new home for himself among some rock caverns I have.
This morning I wake up to see that bottom front opening dug out, and he's back in, with his snout peeking out from the bottom. ..... <sigh>
So bottom line, my question is, are they smart/dumb enough to know when they've grown too large for the home they have made? Will he realize (beforehand) that he will (at some point) no longer fit through the opening he just went back into?
There is NO way he will even be able to have his body itself inside, when he gets to 2', let along larger. Will he realize, when he can no longer move around inside easily, that it might be time for him to vacate it?
Thanks!
(If necessary, I can post pics of the setup)
Number one, this is NOT a question of "how big will they get" - I know how big, I've had them before.
This is more "behavior" related. I got my TTE when he was small (obviously) and he naturally made his home in one of my ornaments (large driftwood-style resin, has some openings). Now, he is over a foot long and at least 1/2" thick. I *never* see him out of there, but he does stick his head out to snatch nightcrawlers. I was *extremely* concerned that he might have grown too large to be able to get out. So I shifted the angle of the item yesterday, to expose the largest opening (that I know about) on it - the bottom part of one of the "roots" - he also often sticks his head out of there to snatch nightcrawlers. Upon shifting the position, he decided to partially come out of the bottom hole, and I was able to coax him out the rest of the way by wiggling a thin brush around inside from the top opening. So he was out and safe.
So I re-positioned the ornament again, this time burying the bottom front opening "securely" in the sand. He was swimming around fine, and I though he had found a new home for himself among some rock caverns I have.
This morning I wake up to see that bottom front opening dug out, and he's back in, with his snout peeking out from the bottom. ..... <sigh>
So bottom line, my question is, are they smart/dumb enough to know when they've grown too large for the home they have made? Will he realize (beforehand) that he will (at some point) no longer fit through the opening he just went back into?
There is NO way he will even be able to have his body itself inside, when he gets to 2', let along larger. Will he realize, when he can no longer move around inside easily, that it might be time for him to vacate it?
Thanks!
(If necessary, I can post pics of the setup)
