I have always invested in the best enclosures, thermostats, and anything my BPs needed. My enclosure of choice has been the Animal Plastics T8. With the divider, I can house two young BPs comfortably. Well, late last week one of the light fixtures went out. I removed it to test whether it was just a bad bulb or the entire fixture. I tried a brand new bulb to no avail. So, I called AP last Friday and ordered a new fixture. They were great...shipped it right out and and should be here tomorrow...GREAT!
Checked my enclosures this morning, my wife checks them during the day as she is a stay at home mom. I got home tonight to see how they were both doing and all was well. It was feeding day today so I go into the kitchen and thaw the rats for meal time. After about 45 minutes, I take the rats upstairs and proceed to feed my beautiful female spider. I open her door and she is nowhere to be found. I take out all her hides, water dish, plants, etc. and she is NOWHERE to be found. OMG! Well, low and behold I found her on top of my dresser next to her enclosure...
So where did this 300+ gram female spider escape from? The sliding glass doors were locked. The pre-drilled hole on top of the T8 that is normally partially filled with the light fixture cord and mostly covered by the light fixture was completely empty since I had removed her light and some how in less than an hour...that fat little girl weaseled her way through this quarter-sized hole...
Lesson learned! Don't underestimate what a ball python can get themselves through!
Any escapes you care to share?
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