Bad luck....

bigsnakegirl785 · 02-01-12, 01:57 PM

So, several weeks ago my rtb managed to escape after I left for my dad's. Unfortunately, the cats found her before my mother did. The bright side is, she was not killed although she was scratched up. None of them were life-threatening. I washed her wounds and applied neosporin (without pain-killers), upped her humidity and kept handling to a minimum, and waited a couple of weeks before feeding her. Her more "major" wounds are almost healed up, none of them were bad enough to get an infection. She is perfectly fine, no signs of stress. After this incident, I realized it would be better to have her with me, where I could keep up the necessary precautions to keep her safe. I'm glad she wasn't more harmed, and I know I'll get crap for stupidity, but trust me I berated myself 1,000 times worse so I don't need any more. I've learned my lesson.

shaunyboy · 02-01-12, 01:59 PM

you won't get crap on here pal as mistakes happen to the best of us

i for one have had snakes escape on me

glad you found her and she's on the mend

cheers shaun

marvelfreak · 02-01-12, 02:01 PM

Glad to hear she doing ok. Keep up the good work and she be perfected again in no time.

Xanafein · 02-01-12, 02:09 PM

Dont Feel To Bad, I have snake Proofed my apartment, because no matter how many times i snake proof the cages, I have an escapee about once every two months, my Retic Ama, Is extremely Strong, And the lid on her cage has been replaced four times now, because she is able to push the pins out and slide the top off. first escape, i woke up in bed and she was right next to me, Second Time i found her on top of my entertainment center, I changed the type of pins im using to a thin bolt and nut combo, she hasnt gotten out yet, but i think its only a matter of time

alessia55 · 02-01-12, 02:13 PM

Nah, no need to beat yourself up. It's a sad reality that it happened that way, but it's in the past now. All you can do now is focus on the future... on how to help her heal, and how to prevent another escape.

Best of luck to you both

Swany · 02-01-12, 02:16 PM

Lesson learned Bigsnakegirl. I honestly think people here would only give you a hard time if we were reading posts from you saying. "Oops she's escaped again that's. 3 times this month". Occasionally it'll happen to some of us. Glad she's ok (and your mom didn't find her lol)

Hillsberry · 02-01-12, 02:30 PM

Happy to hear she is doing well. Don't beat yourself up. Your not the only one who has ever had a snake escape. Best of luck! She will be 100% better before you know it.

BarelyBreathing · 02-01-12, 03:51 PM

I'm glad she's alright.

I think just about anybody who's had snakes for a period of time has had an escape...

CK SandBoas · 02-01-12, 03:56 PM

I'm glad she was found and she's all right

And please don't beat yourself up over this, like others have said, i too have had an escape, a baby at that, and everything worked out in the end.

Trent · 02-01-12, 03:53 PM

Happens no matter how hard you try..been there!

UwabamiReptiles · 02-01-12, 08:01 PM

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.

**Aaron_S** · 02-01-12, 10:56 PM

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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 · 02-02-12, 07:59 AM

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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 · 02-02-12, 02:59 PM

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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

KORBIN5895 · 02-01-12, 09:36 PM

I had a snake escape once. Unfortunately we never found it. I guess you're one up on me!