Bad luck....

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by UwabamiReptiles

Accidents happen, the only thing that matters is that your boa is ok. I've had escapes too, its something that I think happens to just about everyone that keeps snakes at one point or another. No need to beat yourself up, just use the whole situation as a learning experience.

I'm not beating up on the OP over this but I have kept snakes for roughly 12 years without an escape and I don't see it happening any time soon. It's not something anyone should really run into as it's 100% preventable.

[UwabamiReptiles]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I'm not beating up on the OP over this but I have kept snakes for roughly 12 years without an escape and I don't see it happening any time soon. It's not something anyone should really run into as it's 100% preventable.

I agree, but thats why I said "just about everybody". Escapes are preventable, but we are all human and sometimes mistakes are made. I wish I could say I've never had an escape but unfortunately I had a bone head day and had one escape. I found them safe and sound and haven't had one since. I learned from it so it won't happen again. I think there are a lot more serious keepers of reptile keepers that have escape stories than ones that don't. Thats why I said what I said in my previous post.

[shaunyboy]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

I'm not beating up on the OP over this but I have kept snakes for roughly 12 years without an escape and I don't see it happening any time soon. It's not something anyone should really run into as it's 100% preventable.

NOT having a go at you mate but.....

i had a young jungle carpet in a large faunarium,it kept getting out and i checked everything

the little plastic spars that run along both sides of the faunarium looked in tact...

lid and doors fitted tight..

after about the 5th escape i felt every spar with my fingers (should have done it after the first escape,but it all looked ok) and found one was cracked right through,but only on the bottom of the spar (you couldn't see it,but could feel the movement when you pressed it)

after dark the fly little jungle was pushing the bottom of the spar outwards to escape

it was bad observation on my part

i agree escapes should be 100% preventable but sometimes out of the normal problems pop up

another escape i had was a jag that decided to learn to slide its door open after 4 years of being with me

sometimes unforseen circumstances pop up to mate

cheers shaun