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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 62203" data-attributes="member: 4199">she'll be fine <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />  My Vagans digs down a bit and pull the loose substrate he just removed back in over his head and buries himself.  then when i move the enclosure to fill his water dish he climbs back out, then does it again later.   They dig to have their own space they escape to, same reason we use a hide.  They may also dig down to molt.  My vagans did that and it took me a good 30 minutes to find his exo as it was almost the exact color of the substrate he'd been pushing.My rosea is a big, well really a tiny, chicken.  The slightest bump on her enclosure and she's on the move, then will burrow down until she's buried, pulling the sub back over her, against the side of the enclosure. it's funny to watch, i get a good chuckle out of her.</blockquote>