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xXSnakeyXx
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 21/04/2012 : 10:32:02
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My Corn Escape Yesterday! He Was moving Around On The Glass Of His Tank so I Cheacked It was Closed, But when I came Back From The Vets For My Cat I Went Up To Cheack On Him And The Tank Was Open And He Was Gone!!!!! I Did Find Him Down The Side Of My Desk!
I Put A Blanket Over His Tank Last Night That Seemed To Help, Does Anyone Know What I Should Do?
- Amel Corn Snake (Corny)
- Cat (Prince)
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 10:35:41
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| Do you not have a way of securing the doors? Or did he manage to get them open even so? I use the rubber glass door wedges in mine, some people use sucker cups, others use viv locks (but I got one for my vivexotic viv and couldn't get the stupid thing to fit lol!). You really need to find a way of securing them asap, you were lucky to find him again! Do you have an old faun or RUB you can put him back into for safety until you can be sure the viv is safe? |
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xXSnakeyXx
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 12:05:11
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I Was Thinking About Getting A Lock For My Viv, But Where Should I Get It From?
I Might Put Him/Her In My Transport Tank Until I Get A Lock.
I Have A Vivexotic Tank, What Do You Recommned I Should Get?
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 12:13:06
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I use the basic viv locks and they work fine, i'm sure PAH or your local rep shop would have them, i wouldn't wait until you can order one online as you don't want another escape in the meantime and if your snake has learnt how to open it once it could potentially do it again. Think i paid £5 for one the other day, don't know if this was expensive or not but needed it and was willing to pay to prevent an escape or snake eaten by cat situation.
The locks can be awkward to fit and i have to keep tightening the screw that holds it in place but at least it stops the doors from being opened or child from opening doors when i'm not aware of it |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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343guiltyspark
Hatchling
United Kingdom
451 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 13:21:39
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| If it's an exo terra then at seapets you can get special locks for the tanks |
         
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 14:54:24
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| go for a proper viv lock too, we got a cheapy lock off ebay and its rubbish! i will definalty be getting a proper viv locks from now on! |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 14:58:29
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Viv locks don't fit the vivexotic very well, you have to straighten out the bump in the metal and it's not the easiest job!You'd be better with a couple of rubber wedges, or suction cups. In the meantime a folded piece of cardboard can be used as a wedge until you get something sorted  |
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xXSnakeyXx
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 15:00:10
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Just Put Some Tape On The Glass Doors for Now. Going To Pets At Home Soon.
- Amel Corn Snake (Corny)
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KINGSIZESLIM
Hatchling
United Kingdom
117 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 15:47:16
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| i saw some rubber glass door wedges on ebay the other day and they are cheap and effective. |
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343guiltyspark
Hatchling
United Kingdom
451 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 16:56:59
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| We couldn't get the vivlock to work so I would reccomend using rubber wedges. Voldemort hasn't escaped before with them. |
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xXSnakeyXx
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 17:50:35
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Just Got Back For PAH And Have Got A Lock, But HissyFit Was Wright You Do Need Take Out The Bump! I Will Try As Hard As I Can To Put It On.
I Will Update You All Soon.
- Amel Corn Snake (Corny)
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xXSnakeyXx
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 17:52:51
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| Sorry On My Last Post I Was Meant To Say: HissyFit Was RIGHT! |
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a33272
our battery charger
United Kingdom
3063 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 18:19:58
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| Guess u got a vivexotic then. I binned the sliding lock I had as it started to scratch the glass. If no one is likely to fiddle with it I'd try an get a rubber wedge. |
    
0.1.0 creamsicle corn-Marmalade
1.0.0 jungle carpet python-Bumble
1.0.0 corn Casper
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ozziesmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
736 Posts |
Posted - 21/04/2012 : 20:30:05
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| I drop a strip of acrylic cut to length into the glass runners cheap and affective and the doors go nowhere. |
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Oscar Black Lab, Saffron, Merlin and Mischief the cats, assorted fish, Rhubarb & Custard the corns, Tuppence the Tortoise, Tripod the Leopard Gecko.
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