So, Riddle decided to get himself stuck in a piece of his furniture at 2:30am today. I was asleep when I heard this flopping and the bedding shifting around loudly in his cage. I went over there and sure enough, he had caught himself in the rock decoration (which conveniently has two juvi BP-sized holes built in).

Normally, this wouldn't be a problem and he would have been able to get himself out just fine. However, he had eaten about 8 hours prior and it seemed that he was physically unable to squeeze through past his big ol' rat lump.

I tried to help him myself by picking the rock up and easing him through, but it just wasn't happening. So I dabbed some vaseline on his body and on the edges of the rock. He pretty much slid right through after that.

I'm sure he was embarrassed and annoyed but he seemed fine after that. I washed the vaseline off as best as I could and dried him off. He went right back into his hide. The whole process only lasted about 5 minutes. Needless to say, I took the rock out.

Anyone had this happen? I'm just glad I was home at the time. I think he would have been okay either way, but it was certainly an odd and uncomfortable experience for him.