The girls have a new home...

[EasternGirl]

Okay...ha ha...I made sure the tape was tucked up and around good so that they couldn't get stuck to it...I actually thought about them sticking to it. I put wax pieces in the little gaps in the top of the lid on the corners. Superglued a plug into a hole that is made for a cord...there were a lot of little places that small snakes could get through. Like Wayne said...we're still second class citizens I guess....

[ConcinusMan]

Okay...ha ha...I made sure the tape was tucked up and around good so that they couldn't get stuck to it...

Yeah, so did I. Still lost a snake by using tape. The problem is, it rarely stays put, and the snakes always seem to find a way to get stuck to it, however impossible it may seem.

[EasternGirl]

You mean a snake died? I'm not sure what else to do...I had to block off spots that they could get in and get hurt...

[katach]

Tape is bad, very bad!

[tress29]

Hot glue?

[ConcinusMan]

I did notice those tanks aren't really suitable for tiny snakes. Like you're saying, too many gaps they can squeeze through.

[EasternGirl]

Okay...all of the tape is off...talked to Steve on skype for a while...figured out how to deal with the gaps without tape...crisis averted...thanks everyone for the concern.

[ConcinusMan]

Good. And no, the snake didn't die. Worse. I found her hopelessly stuck, exhausted and dehydrated almost to the point of death. Even her tongue was stuck to the tape. I couldn't free her without literally ripping her scales and tongue off, so I had to euthanize. I was soooo sure she couldn't get to that tape. It was a hard lesson.

[BUSHSNAKE]

thats a hard one Richard, i bet you felt like poo

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah. For sure. To make matters worse, I loved that snake like you would love your own child, and my only option was quick action with a sharp pair of pruning shears.