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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 163883" data-attributes="member: 29323">I collected a T stirmi yesterday. When I put her into her new  enclosure, I  left her to leave the travel box at her own speed, she then spent time (hours,)  just standing motionless over the water bowl. Then this morning was standing with her nose in a different corner. I have just changed things slightly, having put a new bark  hide in for her, as well as an imitation plant & a larger water bowl & she has now retreated to her hide.  The original one was obviously not to her liking.T's are no different to any other creature, be they human, bird or animal. We may have similarities, but we also have differences & your murinus is just settling in, in her own way. The way I helped my stirmi settle in was quiet darkness. I simply covered the front of her enclosure & left her to settle down & settle in.</blockquote>