MdngtRain
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2 of my panther hatchlings had escaped one day about 2 weeks ago. One I found pretty quickly since he came out to investigate when I did my next bug feeding day. This other one however, has been elusive. I tore through the room and could not find him, so I assumed he either hid really well, or was cat bait. Last night I saw him hanging out under a light in that room. He's FAST! and a bit of a houdini... Before I stepped into the room he was under a shelf. By the time I bent down to look under it, he was nowhere to be seen. I checked under all the shelving units, and under/around anything on the floor of the herp room. He just disappeared into thin air. I don't know if he found a hiding spot under the base-board or what, but he's just not visible. I need to find him ASAP though, because we have a growing flea problem that has me sprinkling diatomaceous earth (sp?) all over the floor of the herp room (and much of the rest of the house). I know it works through dehydration, so I want to wash it off as soon as possible and get him safely out of the cat's reach.
How can I effectively trap him? would he go to a humid hide on the ground? He hasn't come out for the crickets when he hears the bin (they have gotten used to coming to the front of their containers when I move the cricket tubs). He is much more shy than the other one that had escaped. I would put out some crickets, but I'm not confident they won't disappear (not that they would get far, but that it would defeat the purpose). Any ideas?
How can I effectively trap him? would he go to a humid hide on the ground? He hasn't come out for the crickets when he hears the bin (they have gotten used to coming to the front of their containers when I move the cricket tubs). He is much more shy than the other one that had escaped. I would put out some crickets, but I'm not confident they won't disappear (not that they would get far, but that it would defeat the purpose). Any ideas?