Northern attempting to climb the walls

[auristi]

Hey all,

I am a little concerned about Kahless my northern. He is just hitting a year old and came out of his first brumation about 2 months ago. His food intake has gone down, but that was too be expected. HOWEVER, he seems to have developed this fascination with trying to climb the walls of his cage!! Im not sure if he is too smart for his own good and thinks the rocks that are on his background are real and is trying to climb them ... when he starts to do this I usually take him out for some hangout time, but he gets more freaked out than settled when he is out of his cage. Goes a little hissy and then perches on the edge of the sofa and stares like he wants to jump lol

We will be moving soon and he will have a room that he can walk around freely in without me worrying about him getting lost or hiding under things I can't move, so he will have more freedom soon. BUT the questions I guess I am trying to get at is - is it normal for them to try and scale the walls? or is this a sign he needs more stimulation?

Thanks

Also he is subjective, I have no clue of "his" gender yet. Posted pics but ppl were saying he was still too little to tell.

[Richard.C]

young males if of size often do that after brumation,when they have females on the mind often showing not much interest in food either so could be a male acting normal

though in saying that both sexes can climb at walls doors ect ect,sometimes you can add more furnitureand that will stop it,but some just do it regardless,perhaps just trying to roam like in nature

[auristi]

OK! Thanks! That may very well be it. He I added more furnishings and switched things up for him when he woke up, but he is still doing it. Just wanted to make sure it wasn't something to be concerned over. He also seems to rub his nose against the glass.

[Scotts1au]

A lizard I can identify with

[ashnic05]

My BTS does the same, and he's a verified adult male. He usually does it when he is hungry, but also sometimes when he wants out to roam (he's usually quite content in his enclosure, not liking to come out much but each have their own personality). I wouldn't worry too much at all.