Escape and Recovery

[nitrogen15]

My radix just escaped for the first time tonight, and I found her coiled around the heating pipe near the baseboards! :eek:

It was a bit of a struggle getting her out. The pipe was pretty hot to the touch, so I'm hoping she wasn't in contact with it for very long. She was dusty but had no obvious burns. Now she's drinking and having a bath back in her enclosure. Is there anything I should check for, or anything I should do for her? She seems a bit sluggish but is keeping her head up.

[infernalis]

Now the key is preventing it from happening again. ;)

Glad it concluded well.

[guidofatherof5]

Obvious burn would be my first concern.
Glad she's back.

[Mommy2many]

Glad to hear it was a happy outcome.

[nitrogen15]

Thanks guys. Looks like she's fine now. :) While the main enclosure is secure, her feeding enclosure definitely isn't. She snapped the lid off its hinges.

[ConcinusMan]

I always place a nice heavy rock or brick on top of the snapping lid type enclosures. I don't trust them and I know how strong a garter snake can be when they push.

[zirliz]

my checkered garter escaped once a was gone for nearly a month only for plastic bags she might not have been found,

I'm glad yours is back safe and sound