My own stupidity!

[prattypus]

I am pretty disgusted with myself. I know that Wandering Garters can eat others, but I still had them in my communal tank. I hadn't seen Mojito, my Similis, in a day, so I checked. He either got out of the tank, or the smaller Wandering had an unplanned meal.

I am hoping that he's escaped, and I just have to worry about tracking him down. So I have sealed- as much as I can, the room, and I have put out a basking lamp and a water dish with a few minnows. There's a dish of moistened worm bits too, so I hope he comes back.

As of now, the Wanderings are segregated into another tank- So P*$$ed at my own assumptions.

[Snake lover 3-25]

is the wandering bigger than the similis?

[Stefan-A]

I'm pretty sure it just escaped. Especially if the wandering is still alive and not looking like it had swallowed something its own size (or bigger).

[prattypus]

The wandering was a little bit bigger. Not by much. I too hope Mojito made a dash for it, but the screen was weighed down by a brick and a college psych book. Being a small guy, I don't know if he could have gotten through that. I'll post pics of the wandering that I think may have done it.

[Seere121]

The wandering was a little bit bigger. Not by much. I too hope Mojito made a dash for it, but the screen was weighed down by a brick and a college psych book. Being a small guy, I don't know if he could have gotten through that. I'll post pics of the wandering that I think may have done it.

I had had a skinny little twig of a wandering garter who could get out of the tank no matter what we weighted it down with. He could reliably escape from the tank with at least 20lbs of books and cooking pans on it and secured with spring clips to hold it down.
I'm glad that you found him though.

[CalmLikeABomb]

I know this post is couple months old but just found it, know exactly what this is like! This happened with my Variable Kingsnake Lucia. One day I couldn't find her and started looking everywhere I took everything out of her cage and ran fingers through it a few times, but nothing, then I looked one last time after searching my room in her cage and she popped out of the substrate startled, I was so relieved I found her.

[prattypus]

Okay, Mojito may be renamed Houdini. I reraked through the various carefresh covered containers. I moved bookshelves, and the lot. I look down, and here he is peeking up through the substrate.

Color me relieved. I am still going to keep those Wandering eaters away.

[count dewclaw]

Glad you found him safe and sound!

[Stefan-A]

Glad you found him.

[k2l3d4]

Awesome that you found him... my girl did that to me within the first week of me having her and that is why she is named hudina