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 (%) |
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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 |