Had my first break out!!

[Sauzo]

So last night, I had to reseal a small portion on the front of Caesar's cage since apparently I missed it because F10 would seep out from under the track and create a damp spot. So I find the spot I missed, clean it well and reseal it with left over Lexel I had. I put Caesar in a 32 qt Sterilite tub that has a locking lid. Then I put him on top of Dots cage since hers has a RHP so it would give him a spot to curl up on to stay warm. Caesar looked happy, was quietly sitting in his hide inside the tub on the warm side. I went to bed.

I wake up this morning and go over to check on Caesar and let him know his cage is ready. I pick the tub up and wonder why it felt so light. I open it and see a piss soaked paper towel pile. I lift up and the hide and CAESAR IS GONE!!! Holy cow, I about fainted. I was thinking where could he go? God I hope he didn't go in the bathroom where the house furnace heater is!! God I hope he didn't go in the bathroom where the washer and dryer are!! I'm just standing there not knowing where to start looking.

So I decide to start at the point of escape. I notice on the floor under Dots cage, the tub I use to defrost rats, the lid is knocked off. Ok Caesar must have gone this way. Then just by some weird feeling, I decide to lift up a swivel chair that is kind of close to there. BINGO!! Caesar was curled up on the floor under the chair sleeping!!! I reach down, scoop him up and he just calmly looks at me, doesn't even uncoil lol. I then check him to make sure he is ok and he looked fine. I held him for awhile and he was being antisocial and pissed off I woke him up I think lol. So I put him in his cage and he crawls into his warm hide and curls up and pokes his head out of the hide, looks at me for a few mins and then goes in and curls up.

Lesson, even though none of my other snakes figured out how to get out a locking lid tub, the retic did. Only thing I can think is he pissed the paper, didn't like the idea of sitting in it so set out for freedom. He must have braced himself on the floor of the tub and pushed a corner up and somehow squeezed out. I'm just so glad I found him and next time, I'm sleeping on top of the tub. I know his skinny little butt isn't going to push my fat butt off the lid