changing enclosures?.

[DuckysMomma]

my little fatty, Ducky, recently, as in tonight, made the move to a larger tank, now she seems almost scared....is this normal? i picked her up amd she nuzzled right up into my throat and hasnt moved......will she be ok? how long might i expect her to be like this? any advise to make her feel more at home would be great...the new rank is only set up like 5 ft away from where her old one was...so its not like a HUGE environment change.....also this is not her first tank move so j dont know why this one aeems to be affecting her so much more...

 

[BeardedHippy]

hello, yes its normal for them to suffer relocation stress, should get better after a week. Put some places to hide in there for her ,perhaps cover the back and sides to stop reflections. She will feel more exposed in a larger tank ,but she should get over it in pretty short order

 

[PatsyB]

Awe poor thing. Give her time, she'll get used to it. Make sure you put some things from her old tank into her new tank, even if just until she settles in.