Exo-Terra Enclosures.

dashnu · 06-07-2008, 05:46 PM

So I own two of these bad boys and also want the PT-2163 for my pythons and I think the world of them.. HOWEVER my new guy I talked about in this thread : Ahhh he bit me!! got AWAY!! I was so pissed, he went missing yesterday and found today..

I search high and low yesterday I mean moved EVERYTHING even took apart my baseboard heat.. Nothing..

However today I went down the basement to get my girls blow up swimming pool and there he was!! What LUCK!

Anyways these Exo-Terra tanks have a "Rock Background" it also has "grooves" going down both sides of it to hide cables and in the top of the cage has holes... He popped right out of there.. I figured I would warn people because anything small can come out of them. You can close the holes by sliding a little lever over but truthfully I didnt even know it was there until I did some inspection of the enclosure to find out what the deal was..

Just a FYI.

adamanteus · 06-07-2008, 05:50 PM

I'm glad you found him again, Brett.

dashnu · 06-07-2008, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adamanteus

I'm glad you found him again, Brett.

Thanks! Me to I was so grumpy after that

..... and what luck to find him again..

drache · 06-07-2008, 06:04 PM

good thing you found him and now you're one bit smarter too

Stefan-A · 06-07-2008, 11:38 PM

I'm glad you found him.

And thanks for the warning.

Sid · 06-08-2008, 06:00 AM

Glad its safe and sound now. This can be a lesson for us all. Always check our enclosures very carefully for escape routes prior to introducing the snakes.

dashnu · 06-08-2008, 07:00 AM

He is doing great now! I taped off all the holes and closed the little lever over them.. No Escape route now, or so I think

Last night he at a pinky and I woke up to a perfect full shed this morning.

The worst part of course is the thought of killing him, because bottom line you lose these guys in your house it would only be some time before they end up dead.

This is a pretty rare find for my neck of the woods and after reading about them even more rare that he was out in the open in my lawn... Which makes me think, I mowed yesterday and it took me 2 1/2 hours.. Before I began my snake hobby I could pull it off in 45 minutes. lol I'm a bit on the safe side now

06-07-2008, 05:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
dashnu Subadult snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Casco, Maine Posts: 302 Country:	Exo-Terra Enclosures. So I own two of these bad boys and also want the PT-2163 for my pythons and I think the world of them.. HOWEVER my new guy I talked about in this thread : Ahhh he bit me!! got AWAY!! I was so pissed, he went missing yesterday and found today.. I search high and low yesterday I mean moved EVERYTHING even took apart my baseboard heat.. Nothing.. However today I went down the basement to get my girls blow up swimming pool and there he was!! What LUCK! Anyways these Exo-Terra tanks have a "Rock Background" it also has "grooves" going down both sides of it to hide cables and in the top of the cage has holes... He popped right out of there.. I figured I would warn people because anything small can come out of them. You can close the holes by sliding a little lever over but truthfully I didnt even know it was there until I did some inspection of the enclosure to find out what the deal was.. Just a FYI. __________________ http://brettcurtis.spaces.live.com BrettCurtis@Live.com

06-07-2008, 05:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,354 Country:	Re: Exo-Terra Enclosures. I'm glad you found him again, Brett. __________________ James.

06-07-2008, 06:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 4,261 Country:	Re: Exo-Terra Enclosures. good thing you found him and now you're one bit smarter too __________________ rhea

06-07-2008, 11:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Stefan-A The Prince of Insufficient Light. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern Finland Posts: 5,460 Country:	Re: Exo-Terra Enclosures. I'm glad you found him. And thanks for the warning. __________________ Ophidia in herba.

06-08-2008, 06:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,728 Country:	Re: Exo-Terra Enclosures. Glad its safe and sound now. This can be a lesson for us all. Always check our enclosures very carefully for escape routes prior to introducing the snakes. __________________ Sid 9.14 T. s sirtalis, 2.2. T. s pinkeringii, 1.1 T. e vagrans, 1.1 T. s parietalis, 1.0 T. s sackenii- Peninsular Ribbon

06-08-2008, 07:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
dashnu Subadult snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Casco, Maine Posts: 302 Country:	Re: Exo-Terra Enclosures. He is doing great now! I taped off all the holes and closed the little lever over them.. No Escape route now, or so I think Last night he at a pinky and I woke up to a perfect full shed this morning. The worst part of course is the thought of killing him, because bottom line you lose these guys in your house it would only be some time before they end up dead. This is a pretty rare find for my neck of the woods and after reading about them even more rare that he was out in the open in my lawn... Which makes me think, I mowed yesterday and it took me 2 1/2 hours.. Before I began my snake hobby I could pull it off in 45 minutes. lol I'm a bit on the safe side now __________________ http://brettcurtis.spaces.live.com BrettCurtis@Live.com

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