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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bast" data-source="post: 10249" data-attributes="member: 379"><p>Terrestrial T's in the wild would most likely be in underground burrows or under rocks etc, and they generally do not travel very far from their dens/burrows, so I would think the risk of them falling is very low in the wild.  Not to mention we are supposed to keep them safer than they would be in the wild <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />  I have read some people who have had their T's suffer ruptured abdomens as well as their t's losing legs.   It may not be super common, but it is a risk I would definitely seek to avoid.  I agree with those who said that the enclosure is much better suited to an arboreal species.  That said, I think it is a beautiful set up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>