I thought this story might make you smile.
First: My outdoor habitats are escape-proof, 10ft x 10ft each, with the walls sunken 12-18" into a trench, down to rock, and there are lids with hardware cloth on them, with locking latches with quick links. There is no way to get out. Here is a pic, before I installed the latches and before the plants grew in.
This spunky gal disappeared last week, but I knew there was no way she was actually gone. Sure enough, some thunder storms came this weekend - she knew!
Today I dug her up to make sure she was OK. She had dug down about 10" in her favorite corner of the stone cave, then dug sideways underneath the large rock. When I lifted the rock and felt around in the dirt, I found the little breathing chamber she had made around her head.
She was NOT pleased with me for pulling her out. But it was nice and warm, so she ended up stomping around and eating and basking for the rest of the day.
First: My outdoor habitats are escape-proof, 10ft x 10ft each, with the walls sunken 12-18" into a trench, down to rock, and there are lids with hardware cloth on them, with locking latches with quick links. There is no way to get out. Here is a pic, before I installed the latches and before the plants grew in.
This spunky gal disappeared last week, but I knew there was no way she was actually gone. Sure enough, some thunder storms came this weekend - she knew!
Today I dug her up to make sure she was OK. She had dug down about 10" in her favorite corner of the stone cave, then dug sideways underneath the large rock. When I lifted the rock and felt around in the dirt, I found the little breathing chamber she had made around her head.
She was NOT pleased with me for pulling her out. But it was nice and warm, so she ended up stomping around and eating and basking for the rest of the day.
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