Sleeping location

Bit of a odd question but one I thought I'd ask on a monday morning!

Both myself and my girlfriend get up early for work around (around 5.30 - 6) and tend to catch chopper in his wheel still awake, he runs off and hides, but not in his house, he will hide squeezed behind his litter tray, or bury himself in the sandy stuff in the litter tray because this is where he feels is safe.

My question: (we've tried both, but which is better in your opinion?)

Would you leave him squeezed into the corner and let him move if he wanted too? (he tends to stay there all day and night till we get him out around 8pm)

Or would you carefully get him out so him he can go and have a proper sleep in his house?

Thats a tricky one

Bobby is up when I get up at 6.30am too. He often sleeps in the chinchilla dust in his litter tray squeezed behind his wheel. But, sometimes in his house too.

Often he is in his house in the evening, then a couple of hours later he is sleeping in his tray behind his wheel.

I think he moves depending on whether his house is too warm. Have you checked the temperatures in his cage?

Thats the same stuff that Chopper sleeps in - I forgot the name of it!

The vivarium is a constant 25 degrees with the CHE bulb in the middle so it's evenly spread.

I think he only sleeps in the chinchilla sand because its the closest place to him when we walk in on him whilst he is on his wheel. I just don't know if I should leave him there and let him sleep in the sand, or just carefully move him to his secure home where he'll feel safer.

with the che bulb - I personally would move it to one side so the hoggie has a warmer and cooler end so he can choose his temperature to snooze in (unless you have been having hibernation issues)

Personally I would leave him to get on with it lol - they do have to sleep in funny places though