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BEHAVIOR CODE FOR LABORATORY REPTILES
1. In burrow.
2. Under rock.
3. Completely buried in sand.
4. Buried in sand with head exposed.
5. Buried in sand with posterior portions of body exposed.
6. Sitting on rock.
7. Inactive on surface (hugging substrate).
8. Inactive on surface (body off substrate).
9. Actively moving on surface.
10. Bobbing up and down (no other animals responding).
11. Feeding.
12. Drinking.
13. Courting.
14. Mating.