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I have been herping for about a month now and I was convinced that I did my homework and that I was a very responsible herp man. I built my own cages using melamine. The cages had ¼” sliding plexiglass doors. My 9-month-old Rosy Boa must have escaped last night because he is nowhere to be found! Arrrrgggghhhhh! She was about an inch in diameter at her thickest point and the gap between the plexiglass was NO bigger than 1/8”. I am heart broken but determined to keep it from happening again!

Any advice would be GREATLY appreciated!

Jonathan
Aka Tyler’s Dad

1.0 Bearded Dragon
1.2 Corn Snakes
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa ?????
0.1 Shih Tzu
1.0 Children
0.1 Wife

I would say that the cage was probly built too tall for useing plexi and the doors are alowed to flex to easy in the middle and the snake simply squeezed through You could fix this a number of ways, but the simplest is to replace the plexi with glass

Sorry to hear about your escape. With luck though, she will turn up. I've had three snake escapes over the past several years and the have all turned up. The longest escape was 3 months and I ended up finding her in an overhead florescent light in the basement.
If the gap between the two glass panels concerns you try this idea. Go to your local hardware store and check for foam weather stripping. This is a thin strip of grey or black foam with an adhesive backing. Cut a piece that will fit the gap between the two glass panels and then stick it to one of the panels. The foam still allows for easy operation of the sliding doors, but does a nice job of filling that gap as well.

Good Luck.

Thank you both for your response! I will try these ideas, starting with the weather stripping!

Jonathan
Aka Tyler’s Dad

1.0 Bearded Dragon
1.2 Corn Snakes
1.0 Mexican Rosy Boa ?????
0.1 Shih Tzu
1.0 Children
0.1 Wife