phew, thanks for the advice.

we almost stripped the bolts trying to remove our BP from the chair fixture, so that obviously wasn't going to work.

so, we took a cue from Snakey's usual behavior and just shut the lights and covered the chair with a blanket...he loves to explore the folds of fabric to find new places to hide.

anyhow, he finally crawled his way out, and we are taking turns handling him to reassure him that everything is okay.

such an intrepid explorer. we're so glad he is well.