[acpart]

Some time in the late summer, one of my juvie C.v.b.'s got out of the rack and disappeared (you know how this is going to end . . .). I looked all over with no success. In the fall, I moved everything in the living room and dining room from against the walls and did a complete vacuum/mop and didn't see anything (all in all I had 2 coleonyx and 1 leopard gecko "escape"). A month ago, I was chasing an errant cricket under the coffee table in the corner and suddenly I saw this little striped thing, which, of course, got away because it startled me so badly. I was really worried that I'd chased it down the heat duct, but I put out a damp paper towel a hide, dish of mealworms and water dish. A few weeks later I looked with the flashlight and there it was, in the hide, staring up at me. Unfortunately the hide is large and open on 3 sides. I replaced it with a deli cup with a door and some eco earth. Last night I caught her! (at least I think it's a female). She was in the mealworm dish I'd left out so I put a cup on top of her and scooped her into an extra cage. Of course, she's smaller than my other juvie who's about 3 months younger but she does have some fat on her tail.She's a bit annoyed, but I think she'll adjust.

Aliza

[Salzy]

Unbelievable story. You are lucky you got her back. How long was she out of the enclosure? You must have had more than just a couple of escaped crickets too, eh?

[acpart]

Originally Posted by Salzy

Unbelievable story. You are lucky you got her back. How long was she out of the enclosure? You must have had more than just a couple of escaped crickets too, eh?

She's been out since about Sept. As far as the crickets go, my house sounds like a campground all the time. I can't believe she survived.

Aliza

[OffshoreMetal]

Nice you found her ! When i saw that title that says Wild cvb captured and i readed that you lost one before, I tought she has babies and you captured one of them :P that would be really funny

[willbenn]

great story! when i read the title, i thought it was going to be about a banded that was caught somewhere outside

[Jungle Jewels]

Good story, glad you found her, we had an adult dragon escape, tore the house apart looking for him , figured he got outside somehow and was a gonner, he was gone for close to 4 months, i happened to be down the basement one day and what do i see sitting on top of my shop vac, whatever did you see you ask ! it was our "lost "dragon, he was just a little underweight but not bad and surprisingly not dehydrated at all, he must have gotten drinks from the cat bowl we keep down there, and our house like yours has its share of fugitive crickets, we think we figured out he got behind the dryer and into a small space around the dryer vent into the wall, then found his way down into the floor under the tub and down thru the pipe holes in the floor into the basement, needless to say we were happy to have him back and still healthy !

[Jungle Jewels]

I think everyone here has at least one "great escape" story to tell !

[acpart]

The "wild" gecko has made a good adjustment to caged life, grown and gained weight, though s/he (not so sure anymore) is still smaller than the 2 months younger sibling.

Aliza

[Wanderer]

Great story!

I had a clutch of L. Williamsi eggs hatch while I was in the hospital for a few days. I had a friend stop by the house and mist everyone while I was out of comission. All I ever found was the empty shells of these guys, I figured they escaped when the friend had checkd the medium int the incubator.

About 4 months later i was watching tv when i noticed some movement out of the corner of my eye on the cieling. there was my escapees with the larger one chasing the smaller. perfectly healthy, the larger of the two was even a little porky.

they were tended to for a few weeks before they went off to new homes.