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LarkaDawg Posted - 10/12/2012 : 21:51:29
Hi. After upgrading my young ones to bigger tubs (two exo terra tubs and a third similar tub), I discovered on Saturday that the biggest of them had escaped. I have no idea how, but she could have squeezed through the random hole in the top which I presume is for probe (I have my probe placed elsewhere), but I thought she would be big enough not to fit through.

I left a heat mat with a hide and a pinky in the middle of the room last night, but no luck except for a stinking roasted pinky. I've searched my whole room twice, on Sat and Sun, moved all my vivs, pulled my bed out, taken the sofa apart, pulled the PC apart etc etc etc. But nope. She's vanished.

Even my mum is stumped as to where she could have gone, our search was very thorough. Any tips for recapturing a lost one? I check every few hours or so in warm dark places and generally the 'best' hiding spots, but no luck.

Starting to think that one of the cats has had off with her, or that she has room hopped and died of cold (my room is the only warm one in the house). Any tips?
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Thorne Walker Posted - 11/12/2012 : 18:11:08
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Originally posted by LarkaDawg

the cats


This..

Every time I've had a snake get loose it was my cats that found them.

2x I've had to rescue Monster from them as they pulled him into the middle of a room and were trying to figure out how to 'play' with him.

The last time I noticed Usagi staring into one of the radiators and sure enough Monster was sitting on top of the element under the slotted cover Usagi was peering into.

Especially if your cats are hunters, Watch them closely.

Good Luck!
Oleary1982 Posted - 11/12/2012 : 13:22:05
I swear by bottle traps. I have a couple permanently under my vivs as amber loves to wonder. If they do get out they r always in the bottles
Emmzi Posted - 11/12/2012 : 12:56:01
Hope you find her , good luck xx
scottishbluebird Posted - 11/12/2012 : 11:25:24
oh no good luck xx
Donnie Posted - 10/12/2012 : 21:58:30
I have heard good things with the bottle trap, good luck
LarkaDawg Posted - 10/12/2012 : 21:53:42
I've read the lost snake sticky, but does anyone else have any personal tips? I'm going to do the bottle technique tomorrow (with several strategically placed bottles). Hope she turns up :/

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