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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tomoran" data-source="post: 38796" data-attributes="member: 1152">Yup, the heat rock and sponge in the water bowl should both be taken out immediately. Sponges grow disgusting bacteria and serve no purpose. They can freely drink from a bowl. Heat rocks will fry your T.As for the attitude, as others have said, their personalities often change after molts. Although she might have been acting "normal" for the first week or so after the molt, she was still getting used to her new exoskeleton. Now that she's completely hardened up, this could be the new "her".Also, it is possible that she is resting on the rock and becoming dehydrated from the heat, then going to the water dish to desperately re-hydrate? Those rocks often have hot spots and are very unsafe. If this is the case, the setup is putting her in danger.</blockquote>