So imagine this.
I come home from work (3pm) feed the darts, and go for a run.
I come back ( 40 minutes later) and go back down into the basement to clean tree frog bowls and see the exo-terra door of the Leuc's enclosure ,locked but not closed all the way. (Sometime the locks are funky ) It's not small ( the foot print is 36x18) it's very planted w/ tons of places for them to hide.
I panicked, close the door right away and start searching, and searching. I start to think that maybe it was not open enough for one to escape? I closed it so fast I really didn't think to look at how ajar the door was. I could find only 4 of my 5 leus. Plus they are so curious, they usually come right to the front of the enclosure when I'm there. I searched inside the enclosure for at least 30 minutes. Very upset , and assuming one got out ...or worse the cat ate one; I got my husband to help me search. We searched the surrounding area in and outside the enclosure w/ flash lights. No luck.
Still seeing only 4 in the enclosure ,I started to remove every piece of leaf litter, move every possible hiding place. Still, No luck. It's now 8pm! Hours of searching , and I'm in tears.
I tried to make dinner. Couldn't eat.
I went back down just now( 8:30 ) to find all 5 safe and sound! All looking at me, as if to say, "why did you make such a mess in here !"
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Current Collection
Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"
Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"
Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)
Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
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Oh my goodness! You must have been having a panic attack! :/ I know I would have!
Thankfully they all stayed put . That must mean they like their home .
So glad you found him .
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Glad you found all 5 save. You would have been up all night worrying about them. I had a Zoo Med door open so I decided to bend a paperclip to fit into the lock.
1.0.0 Red Eyed Leaf/ Frog - Agalychnis callidryas
1.1.1 Bumblebee Dart Frog - Dendrobates leucomelas
1.1.0 Dendrobates truncatus - Yellow Striped
1.1.1 Dendrobates tinctorius – Bakhuis Mountain
1.1.0 - Dendrobates tinctorius - Powder Blue
1.1.0 - Ranitomeya vanzolinii
Like Heather said, they must like their home too much!
This is a great idea, Don thanks.
I think the door to this enclosure is actually defective.
I noticed the wacky lock as soon as I got it.
I really should have reported it PRIOR to removing the screens in the lid.
Adding the glass actually helped a bit.
Happy ending. They're all so cut !
Lynn
Current Collection
Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"
Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"
Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)
Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
http://www.fernsfrogs.com
https://www.facebook.com/ferns.frogs
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