My leo, Zuki, has managed to open his vivarium door enough for him to escape. I've looked everywhere in my room apart from behind/under the bed, as it's wedged in the corner and it just can't be moved, I don't know what to do!!! I do have a dog, but she's not really interested, she might have sniffed at him, but I don't think she would have killed him. He might have been able to get under my door and into another room, but I wouldn't imagine he'd get very far. I don't think he'd be able to use the stairs either and would have fallen through the banister, but I think the fall would have killed him and he's not there. Someone please help!!
Leopard gecko escape!!! Help!!!
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-hi5- glad he is back 
TBH, i dont think they have a sense of OMG HIGH IMA DIE IF I JUMP, they just kinda go for it and hope for the best xD + if you have carpet on the stairs it would have softened any bumps
TBH, i dont think they have a sense of OMG HIGH IMA DIE IF I JUMP, they just kinda go for it and hope for the best xD + if you have carpet on the stairs it would have softened any bumps
whats he like at jumping? as he may of jumped down one step at a time.
im not up to speed with leopard's as im a crestie owner and I know he can jump great distances
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i found my escapes in weird places too.
1st on the top of the curtains at night
2nd got down the stairs and was found by one of the cats and rescued with no harm done.
think they can grip the carpet pretty good!
1st on the top of the curtains at night
2nd got down the stairs and was found by one of the cats and rescued with no harm done.
think they can grip the carpet pretty good!
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He's terrified and freezing atm, I'll give it an hour or so and check if he's okay. It's just if he fell from the top of the stairs, through the banister, he could have easily broken legs, thought he was squirming well when my mum picked him up.
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best leave him in peace to warm up slowly and not feed him till he`s toastie.
good you found him though :2thumb:
good you found him though :2thumb:
Yep that was me :lol2:
If you have a wooden floor Flour will help you locate your gecko, but catching is another thing..... I had to wait nearly 4 weeks before we caught sight of her and managed to catch her and she was in the one place I wasnt able to look. I pulled everything out in the kitchen but I was unable to pull the ashing machine out, and one night..... she poked her head out from under the washing machine......
Put some mealies down, Heat mat and a hide, hopefully he/she will use it, the will be somewhere warm and dark..... If you have an exo terra, place it on the floor with some food in, leave the doors open and put a teatowel for him/her to climb in and leave the heatmat on hopefully he/she will not only find the smells familiar but she may stay in there if it is dark and warm and has food...... could do the same with a wooden viv too I guess. The only problem I found with this is my gecko would go in have a munch, climb around then climb back out :devil:.
Just bare in mind, some people find there escapees in hours, some days, some weeks, some months even years (heard of someone found there when moving house 6 years after losing their gecko).
I really hope you find him/her soon, if i can advise my methods or help at all PM me.
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Congrats on finding him, we recently had a 24hr old leo hatchling esacpe and after taking the room to pieces thought it must be long gone being it was only about 1inch long and could have been in the tiniest of gaps. Next day we moved The big viv stack to put a new stat in and there she was peeping out from under the vivs, absolutely fine. Took us ages to catch it though, they're fast when they're that tiny :devil::devil:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Just placed my post then read you had found him..... well done, I am glad he is safe :2thumb:
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Maybe I won't have to clean the flour up, the dog was eating it. :lol2:
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id leave him for a couple of hours really then check him over, must be quite a big thing for him. i wouldnt be too worried about broken legs though, im pretty sure a leo could handle a set of stairs, and they do have a sense of height.
give him a good meal tonight, he'll be happy :lol2:
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