Bad news and worse news

smy_749 · 04-11-13, 07:22 PM

My demon child little brother managed to get into my room (I don't have a lock, my dad doesn't like them) even though I block the entrance with a filled large suitcase. My little brother is only 4. Anyways, he got passed my suitcase and into my room, moved the other suitcase infront of my monitors cage, and played with the locks at the bottom. Came home and found the bottom plexiglass bent and dirt outside the enclosure, he wedged himself through the bottom because the lock was twisted the other way (my brother admitted doing it, and I know it was him because last year he destroyed about 50 dollars of live plants in my fish tank because he wanted to "help clean out the green stuff")

Anyways, I gutted my entire room, disassembled furniture, checked every crevice, every drawer, everything. Hes not small enough to fit in the crack under my door, and my door was shut when I came home....I don't honestly have a clue where hes at. We are moving Wednesday so if hes still in the house he will be found. Hopefully hes still in the room and I overlooked it (doubt it), so Im gonna leave some smelly shrimp in his cage, and turn his basking light on.

Anyways, bad news number 2, sorry about the long post. One thing led to another about my little brother and this stupid system, so my dad told me to leave...so I'm moving out, which isn't bad news neccessarily, but you get the point.

Anyways, thought I'd let everyone know, and its probably my fault for buying a monitor with satan child in the house. And I didn't put a lock with a key was my second mistake.

When I find him, I'll probably give him to someone who knows what to do with him, if someone around the area of CT that posts here frequently would like him if and when hes found, shoot me a PM.

:-/

Freebody · 04-12-13, 01:02 AM

sorry to hear the bad news, I hope it works out.

smy_749 · 04-12-13, 05:02 AM

thanks, been up since 5 no sign of him. going to sprinkle flour in the likely areas, house is gonna be empty so maybe hell come out and leave some tracks. Ill let you guys know what happens

V87 · 04-12-13, 06:48 AM

Terrible news mate sorry to hear that ......

U ain't having much luck at the mo are ya ...

Good luck finding him mate ...

smy_749 · 04-12-13, 08:21 AM

Life sucks on occassion, I guess this is one of those occassions lol Oh well right?

V87 · 04-12-13, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by smy_749

Life sucks on occassion, I guess this is one of those occassions lol Oh well right?

It's good that ur looking on the brighter side ... I wud b kicking off mate and I feel sorry for the lil mangrove fingers crossed u find him and safe and alive ... I take it ur always searching .... Make it ur sim mate no matter wot find that moni ....

smy_749 · 04-12-13, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by V87

It's good that ur looking on the brighter side ... I wud b kicking off mate and I feel sorry for the lil mangrove fingers crossed u find him and safe and alive ... I take it ur always searching .... Make it ur sim mate no matter wot find that moni ....

Had an exam today so im at school for now, i destroyed my room last night completely. Checked all the warm spots, the house has so many hiding spots is the problem. hopefully I overlooked something and hes still in my room. Theres no brightside , even when I find him I wont be able to keep him most likely if im getting kicked out... im so close to buyin a one way ticket to another country , But i have 3 weeks till i finish my degree...

V87 · 04-12-13, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by smy_749

Had an exam today so im at school for now, i destroyed my room last night completely. Checked all the warm spots, the house has so many hiding spots is the problem. hopefully I overlooked something and hes still in my room. Theres no brightside , even when I find him I wont be able to keep him most likely if im getting kicked out... im so close to buyin a one way ticket to another country , But i have 3 weeks till i finish my degree...

England's nice this time of year ....

smy_749 · 04-12-13, 09:29 AM

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England's nice this time of year ....

I heard england is never sunny, Im gonna move to Jordan and work as an english teacher or something and catch griseus on the weekends. I had enough of america and my dad lol

Aanayab1 · 04-12-13, 09:08 AM

did your brother leave the door open when he left your room? Could the monitor have gotten out while your brother was still in the room with the door open?

smy_749 · 04-12-13, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Aanayab1

did your brother leave the door open when he left your room? Could the monitor have gotten out while your brother was still in the room with the door open?

Nah he just played with the locks , each door has like 8 latches, and moved the ones that hold the bottom corner in place. The monitor squeezed through , could tell because the plexi is bent a bit and was dirt on and around it. Plus hes pretty skittish so he would have waited. Im stumped as to where hes at, weather was getting warm all week, the day he gets out its freezing and rainy

rmfsnakes32 · 04-12-13, 03:24 PM

Glad you found him

jarich · 04-12-13, 10:51 PM

Nice! Glad you found him. Im sure he is enjoying the return to the heated enclosure as well.

Barlow · 04-12-13, 11:20 PM

Sorry if this sounds harsh but it's true. You shouldn't be keeping monitors. You bought a roughneck then moved it on after a couple of weeks because you were waiting to move to a bigger place. So then you buy a mangrove (which get bigger btw) to replace it, and because it gets out of an enclosure which you the keeper should make sure it cannot (no excuses) you are now going to move this one on, again after a couple of weeks. Grow up some, become more independent and settled and then look to give a varanid a good long home. Don't you think these poor imported monitors have gone through enough with the catching and shipping process. They deserve more than being passed from pillar to post once they get here. I wouldn't dream of treating an animal like you are treating yours. They are not a commodity, I feel priveliged to be able to keep such amazing creatures. So should you.

smy_749 · 04-12-13, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Barlow

Sorry if this sounds harsh but it's true. You shouldn't be keeping monitors. You bought a roughneck then moved it on after a couple of weeks because you were waiting to move to a bigger place. So then you buy a mangrove (which get bigger btw) to replace it, and because it gets out of an enclosure which you the keeper should make sure it cannot (no excuses) you are now going to move this one on, again after a couple of weeks. Grow up some, become more independent and settled and then look to give a varanid a good long home. Don't you think these poor imported monitors have gone through enough with the catching and shipping process. They deserve more than being passed from pillar to post once they get here. I wouldn't dream of treating an animal like you are treating yours. They are not a commodity, I feel priveliged to be able to keep such amazing creatures. So should you.

His cage was played with, I stated in the beginning it was still my fault. I agree with you, the roughneck was a lack of understanding husbandry wise. This wasnt neccessarily the same and I tried my best to keep him out. I dont mind harsh, but the "grow up some" is not something any likes to be told. If you dont understand the full situation perhaps you shouldnt make assumptions, I dont grow up in a western household, and If I was more patient I would stay by his side till old age, not send him to a nursing home to rot. Getting off topic, but I appreciate the advise, just be careful about what assumptions you make.