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United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/06/2011 : 08:27:30
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Was feeding the little ones today and also cleaning out a few others so been a hectic morning. Was up as usual at 6am and I guess I was not quite with it.
Mid clean I turned and looked over at my little Amels RUB. Lid was off. RUB was empty  It seems I had forgotton to put the lid on and she was gone. Blind panic set in, I start pulling out furniture, swearing and cursing at myself for being so stupid.
30 mins later I gave up, still no sign of her. My first lost snake and one of my favourites too 
It was then I turned round and saw the feeding tub on my bed, with amel corn safely locked inside eating her fuzzy 
Techinically, not my first lost snake but seeing as I had a small heart attack and went through 30 mins of blind panic, I think it still counts.
Feel free to call me an idiot 
Please tell me some of you have also done this?? |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 09:30:07
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| Been there done that. Iv also done the half asleep water changes, started watching something on tv and realised 15 minutes later the viv was still open. Thankfully it was one of the bigger ones and he is too lazy to move much to escape. mini panic tho |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/06/2011 : 09:35:27
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Lmao!!!I feel so much better about my dizzy moments now!
I bet the air was blue at your house this morning! Get yourself some chocolate,that'll calm you down. 
If it makes you feel any better,I panicked the other night as I noticed Falcors viv was open,rushed up to check he was still in the viv and then realised I was holding him....Doh!! |
      
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
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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Invalid User
Account Deactivated
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/06/2011 : 09:40:10
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Originally posted by Mort13
If it makes you feel any better,I panicked the other night as I noticed Falcors viv was open,rushed up to check he was still in the viv and then realised I was holding him....Doh!!
That does make me feel much better |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 09:41:40
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| Glad to be of service lol! |
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
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/06/2011 : 09:52:07
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Originally posted by **Louise**
......Feel free to call me an idiot
Please tell me some of you have also done this??
I shall sit here and say nothing..
Although I have in the past wondered why my viv doors are open only to remember that the snake is getting fed, so I've done similar but not gona as far as the panic due to thinking it escaped. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 10:17:56
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Originally posted by **Louise**
Feel free to call me an idiot
Please tell me some of you have also done this??
you been taking lessons on losing snakes from ilmp? |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 10:27:10
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Originally posted by **Louise**
Please tell me some of you have also done this??
nope
forgot where i left my keys/phone....yep!
forgot where i left my snake....nope!
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cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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manda88
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1002 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 11:40:27
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| Haha oh bless you!! When I read you'd lost it I was all like 'oh no, poor thing :(' and then I actually laughed out loud when you said she was on the bed! I would have been exactly the same, I probably would have been in tears like OMGOMGOMG looking everywhere, I swear if I lost one of my snakes I wouldn't be able to go to sleep until I found it! |
Wanna know what animals I keep? Check out www.facebook.com/mnmreptiles :)
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/06/2011 : 12:07:02
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your a idiot and nope i've never done that  |
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FiestaSTLou
Yearling
United Kingdom
556 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 12:21:50
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| LOL oops!! |
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stuart619
Hatchling
United Kingdom
230 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 13:08:16
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hahaha I always have a shocked moment when I have them in their feeding tubs and leave the vivs open.
Even though I know they are the other side of the room in secure RUBS, there is something very un-nerving about seeing an open viv. |
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monalisa70
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 13:08:29
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I did that on tuesday i had just put my new snake saber into her viv,left her to settle in came back up to wtach her and saw that i'd left one of the glass doors open luckily saber was still in there |
Edited by - monalisa70 on 10/06/2011 13:10:33 |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 15:40:24
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| When I was planning on getting the hoggies, I had their set-up's ready for a week before actually collecting them. Every time I looked over and saw the faun lids open my heart skipped a beat thinking a snake had escaped. A couple of times I even jumped out of my seat before it hit me I hadn't even got the bloomin snakes yet. I think we have trained ourselves so well that the viv doors/rubs should always remain shut that we go into an autoresponse panic if they are open. |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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LynneM_212
Hatchling
United Kingdom
236 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 17:06:17
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| haha.... i think most have done this... i once changed water and let the top of the lid wide open .... didnt realise!! went back and was like omg!! But Kchalice was sill there thank god!! and thank god she is the lazy one!! if that had been Valentine he would have been out no doubt about it lol |
1 corn snake: Kchalice-Serendipity
2 dogs: Kane and chester
1 C0ckatill: Rolo
1 gold fish: chips
2 Cats : Max and Jess
Location : Folkestone, Kent |
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animalcrazy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 17:52:20
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Poor you, I haven't done it but know that blind panic feeling you describe, it gets worse as the minutes go by and the relief and how stupid am I feeling sinks in when the issue is sorted.
Glad it was luckily nothing to worry about. |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 18:31:12
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| Haha oh dear XD no I haven't but I guess things like this happen with the more snakies you have :p |
  
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Katie.Dublin
Sub Adult
Ireland
1560 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 18:38:05
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| Haha Louise you idiot!! Although.... I DID do something similar with a horse once! Thought she had escaped from the field but I'd put her inside already lol. Still though.... You idiot:) |
     
0.1 normal (Miami) - Hugo
0.1 hypo Motley - Spunky
0.1 MBK - Tequila. RIP
Horses, bearded dragons, a red tailed boa constrictor, a tortoise, a cat and a dog |
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