I'm so sad, one of my two fire bellies escaped. I went to feed them last night and could only find one in the tank. I realized that the screen lid hadn't been secured as usual, I'm thinking my nephew was looking at them and left it ajar. Sigh

I tore the room apart that the tanks are in but no luck. I hadn't checked on them in 24 hours so I'm thinking he could have gotten anywhere in my house. What are the prospects for survival? How long can they be out of water without desiccating? I had this happen years ago with a newt and the poor guy didn't last long, I found him dried up dead the next morning