Aeromeggy
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I posted here last month how I jad my first clutch of kingsnakes here. Well, this morning, I was checking their show boxes to see if they had eaten the mouse I had left for each overnight. As I checked for the mice, I checked each snake as well. The last box I checked is my one hatchling that I can't get to eat. It's mouse was still there, but I soon realized the snake was not. It was quickly apparent that I had not pushed the top down until it locked in.
Of course, I was freaking out, as my biggest fear since my husband got me into snakes is that one would escape. I also wasn't too optimistic on its chances as we have a cat who would just love to get her claws on one of our snakes.
I called my husband, who thankfully had not gone out on the boat fishing yet and was only just around the corner. He came home and remembered that just 45 minutes earlier I had been wondering why my cat was so intently staring at a pile of towels I had on my floor (I am packing to go on vacation next week). Lo and behold, he lifted up one of the towels and there was the missing snake. It managed to crawl out of its shoebox, I am assuming fall to the floor from about 3-4 feet up on the rack, crawl under the foor to the reptile room, go down a flight of stairs, and get into the towels, all without being killed by the cat. In fact, it seems to have no injuries at all.
Lesson I learned - ALWAYS make sure the containers are closed/latched/shut tight cause these guys want to be out of there!
Of course, I was freaking out, as my biggest fear since my husband got me into snakes is that one would escape. I also wasn't too optimistic on its chances as we have a cat who would just love to get her claws on one of our snakes.
I called my husband, who thankfully had not gone out on the boat fishing yet and was only just around the corner. He came home and remembered that just 45 minutes earlier I had been wondering why my cat was so intently staring at a pile of towels I had on my floor (I am packing to go on vacation next week). Lo and behold, he lifted up one of the towels and there was the missing snake. It managed to crawl out of its shoebox, I am assuming fall to the floor from about 3-4 feet up on the rack, crawl under the foor to the reptile room, go down a flight of stairs, and get into the towels, all without being killed by the cat. In fact, it seems to have no injuries at all.
Lesson I learned - ALWAYS make sure the containers are closed/latched/shut tight cause these guys want to be out of there!
