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My brooksi, Belle, got out of her cage! I can't find her! She's freakin'3 feet long, what the hell!? I'm panicking. She must have forced her way out but the tank was still latched shut!
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0.1 Lampropeltis Getula Floridana
1.0 Elaphe Guttata Slowinskii

I started tearing my house apart but the whole thing just didn't make sense. I went back and looked INSIDE this plastic wall thing in her cage, it was designed for a fish tank and it makes a little wall to hide behind. But where it was cast at the bottom is about a 1.5" hole. I shined a flashlight into it and I can't describe the relief when I saw her colors. I have no idea how she got in there (I thought it was resting on the bottom) or even if she's stuck. But at least I know where she is. If I don't see her in another day or so I'll try and coax her out with a mouse, then duct tape those holes shut. I should post a picture of this thing, in fact I'll do it when she comes out so you can see how unlikely it seemed that a snake her size was inside this thing.

I think I'm going to drink a beer or three. That scared the hell out of me, and reaffirmed my affection for Belle. I was really panicked at the thought of losing her like that.
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0.1 Lampropeltis Getula Floridana
1.0 Elaphe Guttata Slowinskii

That is awesome that she was just in the cage!!! Whew!! I bet you feel much better!!!

Snakes can pull some tricks in their cage, that is for sure. I have had some baby snakes get tucked away in the folded part of the newspaper facing the bottom of the cage, making me think, as I viewed inside their cage, that they got out, but then I found them when I unraveled all the folds of the paper.

Again, great to hear she didn't get out, as we know how much you love her.

Take care!

Billy
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Genesis 1:1

Thanks very much. I've been in a good mood all night.

But seriously, it made me think about how easy it would be to lose a small hatchling or something! I walked into my basement storage area, flashlight in hand, and just walked back out. An almost infinite number of hiding places even for a three foot snake!

She's still inside that thing, but just now we shined a flashlight into it and saw her head peak around a corner, so I'm fairly certain she's not stuck. I turned it on its side and hopefully she'll come out overnight to get to her warm side, then I can tape up the holes in that thing.
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0.1 Lampropeltis Getula Floridana
1.0 Elaphe Guttata Slowinskii

Yeah, she just thought it would be fun to curl up in a small, secluded area. They love doing that.
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Genesis 1:1

I know you won't be surprised, but wait till you see a picture of her next to the thing she was not only totally inside, but not even visible when you looked into it!!
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0.1 Lampropeltis Getula Floridana
1.0 Elaphe Guttata Slowinskii

it can get stuck to the snake

stuff it full of tissue or something
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jake barney

my addiction:
1.1 ball pythons
0.2.1 corns
1.0 cal king
0.0.1 wc garter

I was thinking of gluing the whole thing to a thin board or something, then just putting it on the bottom of the cage and pouring aspen around the base of it...
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0.1 Lampropeltis Getula Floridana
1.0 Elaphe Guttata Slowinskii