help....

[deranged chipmunk]

just had another close call... i left the lid of a grey tree frog tank... i found him, but i need to get better about remembering to put the lid back on my vivs.... so this is not really about frogs, but does anyone know how to make that habit/remember?

I know this is gonna sound mean, but worked for me. Lose a few frogs and you will become much more vigilant. Or learn from other's mistakes and you won't have to go through the pain some of is went through of losing one. Have the fear that one will get out anytime you work I the tank and it will soon become habit.

[Tongue Flicker]

Try to think of every pet you have as an endangerment to society so that your mind will be set that if one gets loose, more or less someone who finds it thinking it is a "dangerous" animal will try to kill it. I tend to get paranoid ever since i got 1 snake loose on our building before and my unknowing neighbor killed it.

[NatureLady]

I know this sounds nuts and not so sure I want to admit this, BUT...I wiggle the lid after I close it. I left one lid slightly lifted and after having spent some serious cash on my frogs I freaked out that I may have lost one. So now I wiggle the lid after I close it to make sure it has sit right on the top of the tank. Then after I turn the lights off in the room I may do it again. See, now I feel like I have a small OCK tick or somthing...