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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
 Posted - 27/02/2011 : 12:31:34
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I have a feeling I may be going over the top security wise here,but I'd rather be sure. 
Been looking at keeping my next snake(s) in a rub,but I notice that where the lid sits on the box there is a slight gap.
Would it be possible for a really small hatchling to escape through the gap? |
      
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kether
Egg
United Kingdom
51 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 12:44:53
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| yes!!!! block it with summthing asap. i lost my reverse okeetee hatchling through a a mini gap, lucky enough a found it eventually, felt like i had binned 50 quid was gutted! |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 13:04:51
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| You're going for seriously small hatchies with housie snake so I would super secure your RUB's. I would even get some very fine gauze for your air holes, I've seen a corn hatchie escaping through a tiny hole so I'm sure housies can pass through incredibly small spaces. I noticed the slight gap around the lid but I'm getting a boa and there is no way it could get through but it did make me wonder. |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 13:50:08
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I know,thats what worrying me! Was going to put them in fauns,but I think an escape is inevitable in one of them!
Will only make small air oles in the RUB due to the size of the snake.
Going to try a line of sealant on the RUB to see if that will close the gap well enough. Failing that some rubber seals perhaps. Can't think of owt else at the moment.
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lucyloop
Hatchling
United Kingdom
265 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 15:25:26
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| When Tiko was in his faun there was a side gap so I cable tied to the extreme! It took blo*dy ages to get into the thing but it helped me sleep! |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 15:26:44
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| I was thinking of putting some sort of rubber gasket on them. Not quite sure how to go about it. Maybe someone on here has addressed this problem and wouldn't mind sharing. |
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tehbunneh
Hatchling
United Kingdom
390 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 17:11:20
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| I have to say my tiny little Boa' is in a 4L RUB currently, and has never once escaped, or managed to get himself through the gap. The gap appears to be bigger on the outer edge, where we can see, but fits REALLY snugly where the two parts of the box actually meet. I guess if it will help, some sealant would probably do the trick and create a rubbery seal, but I'd be careful of sticking it together and fail being able to get in to your snake at all, lol! I believe the clipping of the handles into place stops the gap being an issue, but yeah, mine has never got out, and when he went in, he was literally a 10g, 12inch hatchie that looked like a serious shoelace! |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 17:41:03
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Lol,I've put some sealant round the lid but I won't be putting the lid back on the box for a couple of days just to be sure.
Loki was arounsd the same size as Boa' when I got him,but from what I've seeen of house snakes they are a LOT smaller!! |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 17:56:31
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikpaterson/4894420113/
Found this picture, they are soo incredibly tiny. |
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reptiledanny
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1809 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 18:01:40
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| wow, they are about as thin as a bootlace, so so tiny |
1.1 royal pythons 0.1 hog island boa 1.0 corn snake
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 19:59:40
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| Yep,they are shockingly tiny.....hence the paranoia!! |
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 27/02/2011 : 21:12:22
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quote:
Originally posted by tehbunneh
I have to say my tiny little Boa' is in a 4L RUB currently, and has never once escaped, or managed to get himself through the gap. The gap appears to be bigger on the outer edge, where we can see, but fits REALLY snugly where the two parts of the box actually meet. I guess if it will help, some sealant would probably do the trick and create a rubbery seal, but I'd be careful of sticking it together and fail being able to get in to your snake at all, lol! I believe the clipping of the handles into place stops the gap being an issue, but yeah, mine has never got out, and when he went in, he was literally a 10g, 12inch hatchie that looked like a serious shoelace!
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this.
Don't bother with sealant, as the RUB's get smaller, as you'd need a small RUB for a small snake, the gap would be more tight as of the size of the thing.
A soldering iron makes tiny holes if you use just the nib of it for the airholes. no bootlace can escape that. putting mesh on it is being a too paranoid IMO. |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 28/02/2011 : 20:07:05
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Well the sealant didn't stick anyway lol. Had a look at various sizes of RUB from 3l upwards and they all had the gap I've been worried about. Ended up buying a clip and seal box in the end which I can use till the snakes larger.
Yep,I'm a worry wart!
Used a skewer for the air holes and I'm happy with them though.
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Edited by - Mort13 on 28/02/2011 20:08:40 |
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CentricMalteser
Banned
United Kingdom
238 Posts |
Posted - 28/02/2011 : 20:47:24
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| use Geocel aquarium sealant, recommeneed by many people including aquatic shops etc |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2011 : 10:23:33
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Thats what I used. Its great for sealing the vivs but doesn't fully adhere to the plastic a RUB is made from.
Happy with my clip seal box now. |
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
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CentricMalteser
Banned
United Kingdom
238 Posts |
Posted - 01/03/2011 : 14:51:40
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Really??? I didn't know thatm thanks for the info!!
quote:
Originally posted by Mort13
Thats what I used. Its great for sealing the vivs but doesn't fully adhere to the plastic a RUB is made from.
Happy with my clip seal box now.
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2011 : 12:35:34
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Heh,heh I didn't know till I tried it.
Well this is what I ended up with. I may have gone over the top worrying about RUB escapes but at least I'll be able to sleep.
Just hope I can get the snake(s) now lol.
Thats not a poo in the tub its some moss still in the packaging lol. |
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Mole
Hatchling
United Kingdom
121 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2011 : 14:51:26
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| Glad you cleared that one up for me was just contemplating what it was lol, and the rub looks wicked, cant wait to see the new arrival(s) |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2011 : 15:17:43
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| Love the pink hide :p was a dessert in there. I would like some pink ones as it would go well with the purple and black ones I have XD |
   
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Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/03/2011 : 16:18:56
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Looks great.
Love the skull in there.
I bet you will still keep checking though! I'm paranoid now about Lupin escaping again and keep checking he is still inside his tub lol |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 04/03/2011 : 23:47:06
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quote:
Originally posted by Sta~ple
Love the pink hide :p was a dessert in there. I would like some pink ones as it would go well with the purple and black ones I have XD
Heh,heh its a kids drinking cup. Got a pack in different colours,unfortunately theres no purple though. That would be a brill colour scheme.
Got a blue one put to the side though.....just in case. 
Louise,you are bob on there. I'm not surprised you're paranoid about Lupin escaping,seems like he's a seasoned escapee!  |
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RUB escapee paranoia?
