Quote Originally Posted by Reinz View Post
My snakes are adults, except for one Juvie JCP. They all act calm and that they could care less about escape. But then one or two days every few months they will search for an escape hatch even though husbandry has remained unchanged.

Now my 6 year old Coastal Carpet will seize Any opportunity to escape when presented. When humidity gets to high from her going in and out of her waster bowl I will open the sliding door for ventilation. She immediately feels draft of humidity leaving and will head for the door. I can't even have the doors cracked open. If so, she will bow the doors out and squeeze out. One of my Boas have done this as well. That's why I will not have any more enclosures with plastic sliding doors. In my future, it's only drop down doors or glass sliders.
I just had her tub open (with a screen on top, weighted down) and I was sitting at the table next to her tub sending a pic of the snake to a friend. I looked up and there was that cute yellow and black body part way out of the cover. She pretended to put up a fuss - gave me a "love" bump (not a bite) and let me put her back. I cannot give this snake any means of escape or she is gone. I'll have to be very diligent about fastening down whatever enclosure I move her to. I have a batch of good substrate cooking/drying to change her out. She came into my world so fast that I didn't get a chance to prepare properly.