Barrie's midnight crazies

[Catherine]

I haven't talked about Barrie lately. He is doing very well and is in much better health. After a winter of almost hibernating he is awake and full of energy. Some nights he gets lively at midnight and charges around his tank for a while. He almost looks like he is asleep and then he looks wide awake. I don't know why he is like that some nights and not others.  Barrie is a mystery.


He looks asleep


His eyes are open


He is awake enough to taste the air


The eyes may be closed, but he is moving around


I told you he was awake








At this point he has made several circuits of his tank


Having done that he turns on his water dish






At this point the water dish is going to be tipped over.

He also might drag the dish up and down the tank. I know if I get up and his tank is turned up side down he has been having a bit of a romp. It might be the warm weather that triggers his behavior. It is cooler today and he is sleeping.  He is curled up against the water dish. Of course in the morning it could be upside down.

He can actually leap at his food. If I toss him a quail egg he almost catches it as it falls. It is good to see him so healthy and alert. For an old lizard he is in good shape.