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This morning I awoke to find my new Cobalt, uhm... Not in her tank! I checked on her at about 2 AM, and she was still in her cage, but at 6:30, I found her tank lid slid open about an inch, and she was nowhere to be seen!
Okay, so now all sorts of things are running through my head, like where in the house she could be, should I wake everyone up? Did she get out of the open window behind her tank? Is she going to leap out at me and attack?
After about 45 minutes of CAREFUL searching in the office area and living room, I decided the search needed to be more organized, so I started pulling boxes out from under the shelf where I keep all of the tanks.
Imagine my relief to find her behind a large box, sitting atop a computer game box! After a bit of nervous planning and set up. I began gently prodding her with a balsa stick I have sanded smooth for just such a chore, and her response was rather lethargic, until BAM! She is suddenly in the critter keeper like she was shot into it from a slingshot! Okay... Lid on! Whew!
Having a tank change to do with my "orange bitey thing" so the Cobalt could have the larger of the two tanks, I decided to just leave the Cobalt in the critter keeper while attempting my next project... Extracting my little Usumbara from her web and burrow, which actually went rather uneventfully. (thank God) Take the potted plant out, take the webbage out, and there she is in her burrow, acting more scared than pissed. after a careful transfer to a deli cup, and into her new tank, she ended up drinking from the water dish for about 10 minutes. See, she NEVER left her burrow/web to go to the water dish previously, so she was rather thirsty.
Next, I set up the other tank for the Cobalt, and VERY CAREFULLY make the transfer. She really makes me nervous because she's so fast! After about 15 minutes of manuvering she's in.
I am very glad all that is over. Oh, it was operator error that allowed her to escape last night. It seems her new owner (moi) forgot to put the pin in the lid. I bet THAT doesn't happen again!
Dave
Okay, so now all sorts of things are running through my head, like where in the house she could be, should I wake everyone up? Did she get out of the open window behind her tank? Is she going to leap out at me and attack?
After about 45 minutes of CAREFUL searching in the office area and living room, I decided the search needed to be more organized, so I started pulling boxes out from under the shelf where I keep all of the tanks.
Imagine my relief to find her behind a large box, sitting atop a computer game box! After a bit of nervous planning and set up. I began gently prodding her with a balsa stick I have sanded smooth for just such a chore, and her response was rather lethargic, until BAM! She is suddenly in the critter keeper like she was shot into it from a slingshot! Okay... Lid on! Whew!
Having a tank change to do with my "orange bitey thing" so the Cobalt could have the larger of the two tanks, I decided to just leave the Cobalt in the critter keeper while attempting my next project... Extracting my little Usumbara from her web and burrow, which actually went rather uneventfully. (thank God) Take the potted plant out, take the webbage out, and there she is in her burrow, acting more scared than pissed. after a careful transfer to a deli cup, and into her new tank, she ended up drinking from the water dish for about 10 minutes. See, she NEVER left her burrow/web to go to the water dish previously, so she was rather thirsty.
Next, I set up the other tank for the Cobalt, and VERY CAREFULLY make the transfer. She really makes me nervous because she's so fast! After about 15 minutes of manuvering she's in.
I am very glad all that is over. Oh, it was operator error that allowed her to escape last night. It seems her new owner (moi) forgot to put the pin in the lid. I bet THAT doesn't happen again!
Dave
