I got lucky with my first escape...
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.
Re: I got lucky with my first escape...
At least you found him! Weird that he got out with so much weighing down his lid/tied up to keep him in. Usually that much weight on the lid should be enough to keep them in, especially if it's a snake small enough to be kept in a shoebox.
-Jen
Re: I got lucky with my first escape...
I have a houdini as well. My big male found a way to push his sliding lid open on more than one occasion (he is no longer housed in that cage lol). A couple of times I found him soon after before he'd had a chance to go hide. But one time he was able to hide from me for 5 weeks. I was convinced that he had managed to escape my apartment until I found him out of hiding, crawling through my apartment in the middle of the night. He was pretty dehydrated but otherwise OK.
This one is always looking to escape and just when I think I have him secure, he will prove me wrong.