Before my husband and I moved into our first house (townhouse actually), we lived in an apartment in Blaine.
One day, we came across the startling revelation that our baby rainbow boa constrictor had escaped her aquarium. (insert extreme panic here)
We did a cursory search, and found nothing.
More panic.
Then, I sat down on the floor in front of where her aquarium was, and closed my eyes, and tried to "think like a snake". If I were a snake, on the lam, where would I go first upon aquarium escape? I looked around the room, and about 2' from where the aquarium was, is a heat vent along the baseboard of the wall. Hmm. Right by the corner where the two walls meet, was small opening, between the wall where the heat vent / pipe thing was. Bingo. If I were a snake, that would be the first place I'd go. I got a flashlight and sure enough. There she was. (well shit)
Prior to this discovery, we were getting ready to go to my parents lakeshore home, where they were hosting a party. Halt in plans.
So, we went to a pet store, and got a live "fuzzy" baby mouse, the though being we'll lure the snake out with a yummy fuzzy live baby mouse. It took several hours, but through lots of waiting, and very still watching, the snake slowly came out of the wall to grab the fuzzy snack. John got her, and she was safely put back in her aquarium. Holy crap that could have ended badly. Never assume the lid is secure on the snake cage lid unless you are 100% positive.
We currently have 3 pythons at home, and all 3 of their aquariums have LOTS of weight on the tops of their aquairums.
Lesson learned!
