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Hi and welcome! I am also fairly new but when I rehouse, I gently coax them out with a paint brush on their butt. This way the cup is out and they get accustomed to their new home quicker. The longer they stay in the cup, they might think it’s their hide and stay a long bit.
Thanks. I also do not care/use mesh for safety and other reasons. Luckily my T does not go on the ceiling. I was happy he finally entered his hide (after two weeks).
I just saw that if your T climbs the walls a lot, it could be a sign of stress and that the enclosure is too big. I’m not sure if it’s excessive but my Mex Red Knee is on the walls a lot. Do you think my 16X12X6 is too big? I can provide a picture. I do have a 12X8X6 I can rehouse. The T is...