Need help so my snake doesn't escape!!!!!!

[Herpkid101x]

I just got a a new lid for my ball pythons snakes cage which is 20 gallons and the lid is 2 wide by 1 cm! At first i ddint think muchcuz it was small but later i caught him with half his body sticking out the sideand still atempting to escape! Can someone please help me time is of the essence and i have a cat who always near the cage!!!!!!!!!

[RIBBIT]

the only thing you can do is buy one with a lock in the lid thats the same size as the tank.

[The Snake Guru]

I usually get the all metal tops with the metal locks....they snap tight over the edge of the aquarium for sure fit.

With the old style tops about the only thing you can do is add weight to the top so he can't push it up, flat piece of slate or a heavy book.

~B~

[mojo2776]

The reptile section at your nearest Petsmart should have secure fitting screen lids for most of the standard aquarium/terrarium sizes.

[sierrabravo]

My local Petsmart didn't have any lids for my aquarium, so I took the measurments and took it to a different pet shop in town, and all they had were the standard screen lids without locks on it, so i just weigh it down with a cd organizer and my heat lamp on top.

[untsmurf]

Don't they sell locks separately at petsmart and petco? I thought I saw them there...

[reptilenut4sure]

ive seen the locks up there before. I just weigh some of mine down tho.

[jayandlori05]

You can buy screen kits from Home Depot. then you can make the lid to fit as tight at you want and yoiu can make a lock for it very easy , if you need further instruction , let me know with a PM

[ParsonsPythons]

I just put slate rocks on top of my lids that don't fit "correctly" or aren't tight fitting. This seems to work.

Kevin