First time dealing with an escapee
I am sure it was only a matter of time before it happened to me but it is still frustrating. One of my girls (3-4 months old) got out last night and now I have to find her. I am going to lay out a heating pad with an appropriate hide on it and a food item. I am pretty sure she is hungry as I was holding off feeding her for a couple of days in order to try and switch her to rats from mice. The question I have is do BPs hunt by scent, sight, sound, or a combination of these? I was going to put out a F/T adult and thought maybe if I used either caged adult (small cage made of hardware cloth) or a pinkie this might make things more enticing for her what with the sound and vibration of the prey. Also if scent is the big thing I could put the dead mouse on the heating pad (good thing it is in the shop and not the house).
Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated, as there are literally hundreds of places for her to hide in the shop. I don’t believe she got out side, as there is only the one door in use. I was also thinking of dropping the ambient temperature in the shop to the mid 60’s but wasn’t sure if this would make her more lethargic or the heating pad more appealing?
Again any help would be appreciated, Thanks
Bruce
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