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MissBox
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
14 Posts |
 Posted - 26/05/2013 : 16:21:22
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Those of you who use the facebook page will have seen my posts about my escaped ghost corn, Ser Loras. This is him:
He lives in his cardboard tube all the time, and when I do his daily water change I peek in to see if he's okay. One day the week before last (I think when I was running late) I didn't secure his faunarium lid, and he escaped. I didn't notice until Sunday when I went to feed him because I am a terrible person : (
This has been a week of following advice from lots of forum threads, meaning many bottle traps and cooked fish and making sure there's water about the place. All with no results : (
Just before bed last night, my boyfriend went to switch the timer on on the heater and saw a little face peeking out at him over the top of the boiler. My sister came over to help with the capture/rescue because I had used my last mice in the previous day's bottle traps.
We set up new bottle traps and tried to tempt him out with a mouse but he was having none of it. We even got hold of his tail at one point, but had to let go when he dived back behind the boiler.
FINALLY today he decided he was hungry enough to come and chase a mouse. My trip to the reptile shop this morning had included the purchase of a hook which we used to nab him when he looked like he might prefer his dangerous hiding place to a soft delicious mouse.
We got him and put him in his feed box with his water (which he guzzled like nobody's business) and gave him a reward for being so terrible at escaping the hook:
The end! |
1.0.0 Ghost Corn- Ser Loras
I like books as well as snakes : )
http://mellswordsonwords.blogspot.com |
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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 16:56:56
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| Glad you got him back the little tinker! Although he is a very handsome little tinker. |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 17:04:33
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| Glad you found him |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
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Dudeskin
Hatchling
United Kingdom
174 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 17:05:09
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Really beautiful snake, so glad you were able to get him back, he certainly looks peckish after his little adventure.  |
0.1.0 - Ruby - Amelanistic Corn Snake CB12 |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 17:06:17
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| Wow, look at all that yellow, he's gorgeous! So glad you found him :) |
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 17:40:51
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Thank goodness you spotted him and have got him back in his rightful home!  |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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MissBox
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
14 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 18:29:29
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Yeah. He was very hungry and thirsty. He actually burst the mouse, which was obviously a joy to watch -__-
So pleased we got him though, I was starting to think it'd be one of those stories where he turns up months later. Phew! |
1.0.0 Ghost Corn- Ser Loras
I like books as well as snakes : )
http://mellswordsonwords.blogspot.com |
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 18:59:14
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| He looks great, awesome to hear that you found him back! :) |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 22:17:29
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Aw well you see another splendid escapologist 'Anery family'snakey 
Lurve the yellow-If he's like a lot of other aneryish snakes ,that yellow will just keep on getting brighter and further down his body
Well done you for a happy capture too. |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 22:40:51
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He is SO gorgeous Mell *sighs*. It's great that you were finally able to 'encourage' him out of his hiding place....and I'm so glad the weather got a bit colder and your boyfriend went to the boiler controls!
I can only begin to imagine how relieved you, and your sister, were to have him safe, back where he should be, getting the sustenance he obviously needed .
If he needs punishment for escaping then sending him to live with me would be the perfect solution !
Xxx
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 26/05/2013 : 23:49:24
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Originally posted by Kellog
If he needs punishment for escaping then sending him to live with me would be the perfect solution !
Xxx
*cough*now then dear Kellog,as you may already know Anery type corns sometimes have a 'flocking'instinct-look at how Thumper attracted Fluffy back home?and if you look in the D.I.Y. posts you will see a whole stack FULL of all snakes Aneryish-maybe best to 'gently encourage'this SPLENDID snakey to fly down south? 
O.K then,sorry MissBox-I'm still a bit giddy and shocked that my Royals have both eaten  |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 03:05:33
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| I'm so glad he's back home and safe He's a beautiful snake. |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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MissBox
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
14 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 09:11:20
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He will be going nowhere! He is being fed little slithers of mouse through the slits in the faun lid. NO CHANCES WILL BE TAKEN.
He is very pretty ^__^ |
1.0.0 Ghost Corn- Ser Loras
I like books as well as snakes : )
http://mellswordsonwords.blogspot.com |
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 09:16:23
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quote:
Originally posted by MissBox
He will be going nowhere! He is being fed little slithers of mouse through the slits in the faun lid. NO CHANCES WILL BE TAKEN.
He is very pretty ^__^
Oh well,you can't blame a girl for trying |
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Redware
Hatchling
United Kingdom
412 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 09:54:50
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| Wow stunning snake! Great that hes back safe and sound. |
    
Corns: 1.2.0 Caramel Tessera Het Stripe ph lots (Oak) Caramel (Willow) Caramel Stripe Het Amel (Juniper)
Royals: 1:1:0 Lesser Pastel (Bismuth) Cinna Spin (Indium) |
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MissBox
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
14 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 18:26:15
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Thanks everybody : )
I'll be sure to pass on these compliments. Hopefully they'll inflate his head a bit so that next time he'll find it physically impossible to escape. |
1.0.0 Ghost Corn- Ser Loras
I like books as well as snakes : )
http://mellswordsonwords.blogspot.com |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 18:52:39
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Sooo glad you got him back, he is so gorgeous |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 21:19:25
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Originally posted by scottishbluebird
Sooo glad you got him back, he is so gorgeous
Oh scotty Mc Bluebird! how cute is that happy dance
You have brought momentary relief from the existential terrors of life-brung out my happy |
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kev 5
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3065 Posts |
Posted - 27/05/2013 : 22:40:41
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| glad you found him |
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 28/05/2013 : 09:34:14
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Originally posted by MissBox
He will be going nowhere! He is being fed little slithers of mouse through the slits in the faun lid. NO CHANCES WILL BE TAKEN.......
*sighs in disappointment*
Xxx
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