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. 2021 May 27;16(5):e0247082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247082

Table 3. Comparison of the relative frequency of all behaviors displayed in 24 hours in the two housing systems (rack system and terrarium).

Behavior Rack system (%) Terrarium (%)
Crawling forward (L1) 7.11 ± 0.25 15.90 ± 0.02
Lifting the front body up (L3) 0.78 ± 0.006 1.15 ± 0.005
Climbing (L4) 0 7.00 ± 0.02
Burrowing (L5) 0 1.17 ± 0.01
Exploration behavior directed at the camera (E) 0.55 ± 0.005 0
Basking (C1) 0 9.90 ± 0.05
Bathing (C2) 0 0.90 ± 0.01
Resting inside the hiding place (C3) 53.90 ± 0.15 33.33 ± 0.13
Resting outside of the hiding place, coiled (C4) 11.24 ± 0.08 11.85 ± 0.07
Resting outside of the hiding place, stretched out (C5) 14.64 ± 0.09 18.64 ± 0.10
Drinking (F) 0.03 ± 0.0006 0.07 ± 0.0009
Yawning (O1) 0.02 ± 0.0004 0.02 ± 0.0004
Pushing the mouth against a barrier (O2) 11.59 ± 0.02 0.04 ± 0.001
Pathological behaviors (O3) 0.12 ± 0.004 0.03 ± 0.001