Silly me forgot to replace Loki's locks on his cage when he was fed (or attempted)

I stayed with a friend Thursday night, the snakes were fed wednesday. I refilled water dishes last night. Didn't notice missing locks.

Today I chose to do my laundry, meaning I had to hang my shirts up. When i went to grab my hangers, I look down at my shelf, which has a garbage bag of clothes for goodwill. Surprise! Snake, in part of bag, escaping through a hole.

I feel awful too, because my bearded dragon was really stressed and has his whole belly covered in stress marks, complete with black beard. I feel awful because I didn't notice my snake was missing for who knows how long.

Tomorrow I am going to buy reallllly good locks. I misplaced the pins I had originally. I have him in a large shoebox, with three bungee cords wrapped around (length and width) and all of my textbooks weighing down his lid.

Last thought: reccomendation for a tank setup lock wise? The balls will be moved to a rack system eventually (next year probably) and will be locked down.