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#1740558
Raven Mune
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 ESCAPED!!!
My female, adult house gecko has escaped from her tank.. It was sometime last night and have yet to find her.. any suggestions on how to temp her out of hiding would be great.. In the mean time, We keep scanning the ceiling for any sign of her.. Any help is good...
Thanks!
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05/19/08 08:03pm
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#1740610
Jakemyster44
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Message To: Raven Mune In reference to Message Id: 1740558
ESCAPED!!!
check warm areas. like the fridge, etc. houseies are nocturnal right? try turnig the lights on during the night or using a flashlight. also put out a few dishes of water.
You also should let about 300 crickets loose in the house. lol, jk about the last part. hope you find her!
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05/19/08 08:48pm
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#1740739
Raven Mune
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Message To: Jakemyster44 In reference to Message Id: 1740610
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Thanks..
All things we’d thought of, but we are letting a few crickets loose...
Anyone else have ideas?
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05/19/08 10:03pm
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#1740745
Squee
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Message To: Jakemyster44 In reference to Message Id: 1740610
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check behind things.. book shelves and high places.. even behind hanging pics if theres a big enough gap for the gecko to fit through
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05/19/08 10:06pm
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#1740752
Squee
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Message To: Squee In reference to Message Id: 1740745
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oh if you have any extra plants in bags laying around for cages and stuff.. check in those too.. thats where i found my satanic leaf tail male that decided to explore outside his cage when i accidentally left it open
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05/19/08 10:09pm
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#1741372
Crested101
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Message To: Squee In reference to Message Id: 1740752
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you could put the crickets in a bowl or something similiar and see if they attract him to it.
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05/20/08 03:23pm
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#1742260
Raven Mune
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Message To: Crested101 In reference to Message Id: 1741372
ESCAPED!!!
Its been 3 days now and still no sign of her.. We have a bowl of mealworms, and a small dish of water out for her.. a few crickets running loose... Looked behind everything, posters, pics, electronics, ect... Her mate Speedy looks depressed and seems to be searching the tank for her on a daily basis.... (Still eating and all, but does not look happy...) I’m starting to think she has escaped from the Apt. altogether... We’re really bummed out and haven’t told the kids she’s missing yet... Still searching... Is there anything I might be missing? Anything else I could be doing to attract her? The other major thing I’m worried about is that she might be pregnant, ’cause I caught them mating... Next thing you know, I’ll have babies running around the house!
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05/21/08 11:59am
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#1742341
MissSkyTheGecko
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Message To: Raven Mune In reference to Message Id: 1742260
ESCAPED!!!
Just keep checking everywhere. It’s amazing the places for escapees to hide. Check the couch, she could be underneath large appliances. Check you hamper. My house gecko got away for about 20 minutes one day while I was cleaning her cage and somehow ended up in a pile of towels. Right now I’m looking around imagining all of the places I would look if I lost a gecko...she could lurk around for days and you’d never know it. Just don’t give up! Maybe try setting up a little temporary home. Tip something over (like a plastic bin) on its side, make it nice and warm with a heat lamp or what have you, add some foliage, water, maybe some food. Anything that will make her comfortable and think about hanging out there. Check it every morning. They look for heat and comfort. It just might work. Maybe put a couple around the apartment. She might be sticking to one room and won’t find just one.
Best of luck! I really hope you find her!
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05/21/08 01:39pm
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#1742659
Lovetheleo
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Message To: MissSkyTheGecko In reference to Message Id: 1742341
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we had one loose in the store i work at for almost 6 mo
he was still nice and fat b/c of all the crickets that get loose lol
we would just see him scurry along the wall every once in a while lol
we finally caught him though then he got loose again for a few weeks lo
wcaught him again and he went up for adoption and the adopter lost him too
i think she found him though
anyway good luck everything everyone else suggested sounds good
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05/21/08 07:31pm
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#1742863
Squee
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Message To: Lovetheleo In reference to Message Id: 1742659
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just keep checking and re checking everywhere... when we had some escapees(and trust me ive had quite a few and some were only about an inch long at the time) we would look everywhere and stop for a bit and look again and again and again and they would turn up in a spot weve already looked like 5 limes or theyd be right out in the open where we didnt think of looking...
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05/21/08 11:35pm
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#1743130
Raven Mune
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Message To: Squee In reference to Message Id: 1742863
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I’ll try re-checking hiding places again.. I’m starting to think she might have left the appartment, ’cause we haven’t seen any sign of her at all.. We had a bowl of mealworms out, which I just put away, ’cause she still hadn’t eaten any of them.. Thanks for all the great advice guys and gals.. I’ll keep you updated...
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05/22/08 12:06pm
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#1746215
Leodog815
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Message To: Raven Mune In reference to Message Id: 1743130
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i think i know what happened!All I need to know is if you bought her from somewere or you found her, and how long you have had her for
good luck,
leodog
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05/25/08 07:00pm
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#1747084
Raven Mune
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Message To: Leodog815 In reference to Message Id: 1746215
ESCAPED!!!
I bought her from a store, petco... I’ve had her for over 6 months, and she must have escaped when I switched her light... been missing for 6-7 days now... I’ve pretty much given up, ’cause we’re smokers and leave the door open when we smoke outside... so the door is open alot.. I think she must have left the appartment... oh well... I’ll miss her...
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05/26/08 03:02pm
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#1752954
Raven Mune
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Message To: Raven Mune In reference to Message Id: 1747084
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OH MY GOD!!! We Finally found her!!!! She was hiding in the one place I didn’t expect to find her..My b/f found her while he was cleaning the kitchen, hiding under a mobile cabinant.... She’s emaciated, but has eaten 3 mealworms, and a couple of crickets since she was put back in her tank with her mate... She was extremely cold and has been spending all her time under the light... But she looks like she’s gonna make it... I’M SOOOO HAPPY!!!! 
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06/05/08 08:05pm
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#1757457
Smurfzilla
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Message To: Raven Mune In reference to Message Id: 1752954
ESCAPED!!!
Yay!
Im so glad you found her. i was a wreck when boomer escaped. we have three cats and i was terrified that id find him as a cat play thing.. it turned out boomer had taken up residence in our computer room behind the tower where it was warm. we caught him over two weeks after he got loose.. and he wasnt too thrilled about it.
Im so excited you found her!
Yay again!!!
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06/10/08 10:23pm
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#1758009
Raven Mune
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Message To: Smurfzilla In reference to Message Id: 1757457
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Yeah, that would suck to find your gecko as cat food.. good thing it wasn’t.....
Sam’s doing 100% better now.. its as if she never got lost in the first place..
she’s gained wieght, and is eating well....It was almost 2 weeks before we found her... Thanks for all the support guys!
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06/11/08 03:30pm
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