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Thanks. I can't believe they sell those things FOR SNAKES and our little friends can so easily get lost in them. Not cool.

his mouse was still in the tank this morning, so he didn't come out for a midnight snake. (I think the mouse probably just got too cold or something.)

Anyway - I guess I will do like the others have done and saw the end off of it to get him out.

If anyone has any advice on how to do this and NOT harm my snake....please let me know. I'm really scared to try and cut this thing apart, especially when I don't know exactly where he is IN the log. What other methods might be better?

Help! :shrugs:
 
Just go very slowly and do tiny lengths at a time and each time you stop try to pry the log apart. Since you are not sure where he is do very small bits, maybe cutting so you are actually removing bits each time you stop or at least every few times you stop. All the noise and motion may scare the snake right outta there so be careful and work over a tub or something that will limit how far the snake can go when he comes out.
 
Cut in a circle all the way around it till you are almost cutting through it and then break it the rest of the way
 
Haarstad said:
Cut in a circle all the way around it till you are almost cutting through it and then break it the rest of the way
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Thanks! That's what I'm going to do. It's killing me that I'm at work and won't be able to do any of this until 5 today! I want to know that my little pink man is ok.

When I thought he was gone last night, I realized just how attached I had gotten to him.

:eek:
 
krisjoask said:
Thanks! That's what I'm going to do. It's killing me that I'm at work and won't be able to do any of this until 5 today! I want to know that my little pink man is ok.

When I thought he was gone last night, I realized just how attached I had gotten to him.

:eek:
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Oh i know the feeling, now i've gotta go clean the vivs :)
 
Before you cut into it, if you haven't already, try running some water over it. If he is a smart snake, he will come out of there without any hesitation, especially if the water is on the cool side. :)

If that doesn't work, you could try soaking it in an inch or two of water in a sink. But the thing I worry about that is if he really is stuck, then he could drown.

Just a thought :)
 
Ok....Perlman is out safely. I submerged the log in water and he came out right away.

Now, he's been fed and his chilling in his tank with the crap log removed.

If it were not for this forum, I wouldn't have known what to do.

Thanks, y'all.
 
Sometimes I wish this forum had a "like" button :) lol

If you want to keep the log, get some aquarium acrylic or glue and fill the holes. Of course follow the directions as to how long to let it dry etc. But once it dries its good :)

Glad you got him out ok!
 
Ok, here is my 10 gallon :)

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In the DIY I think he said to use Krylon because it adheres to glass really well and dries a little quicker. But I used a 98 cent can of Flat Black from Home Depot. I taped off the whole front and hit one side at a time, letting each side completely dry before turning it to do the other sides. Then on the front (after the sides were dry) I taped off all but about 2 inches at the top and bottom to give it a "widescreen" kinda look. :D
 
Now i have that page bookmarked :) I'm gonna do my 40 gallon. Should look good with my black aspen :)
 
I have tried lots of substrates and arrangements for my vivs. My Amel R/O really loves this set up though.
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That grass I had in there was too thin though and died pretty quickly. I used a wider blade grass when I redid it recently.

:eatsmiley
 
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