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Postby LittleFoot » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:20 pm

I come home from the store and this is what I find...

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It looked like he was thinking that he shouldn't have had that second pinky for dinner, but he was truly stuck. His feet were wedged up next to his mouth and he couldn't wiggle through. It took a couple mintues to get him out but he is out and walking around no problem. The cactus will not be going back into his house....my uromastyx can now enjoy it. Silly skink.
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Postby AneesasMuse » Thu Jun 28, 2007 9:48 pm

Oh nooo!! I panicked a little before I read the last part.. wondering how in the heck would you saw him out of that, if you had to? :D

I'm glad he's out and he's okay... what a relief!


Not too long ago, one of my critters thought he could squeeze through the holes in the laundry basket that he was playing in... head first.. front paws... okay.....

..belly? yes... hips? NOOO!!! He was stuck so good.. couldn't get him out the way he went in either (belly was not as pliable in reverse) so I had to chop up the laundry basket. :lol:
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Postby LittleFoot » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:17 pm

My old bunny got her head stuck in the spokes of a bike...the bike and her were on the mud porch and she decided it was a good hiding place. My husband had to wire snip the bike apart.
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Postby Lisa » Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:23 pm

I know I shouldn't laugh ... but :rofl: That's hilarious!

My Jubby got stuck in a miniature bike while cruising the house. These are stills from a 10sec video. It was not long after he woke from brumation last year, I think he forgot how big he was! That or he needs lessons in how to ride a bike
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Postby LittleFoot » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:04 am

I think it is funny after the fact...during it I was wondering how I was going to hammer the thing off of him...afterwards I gave him a good talking to about fitting into spaces where his belly cant follow.
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Postby LittleFoot » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:05 am

Plus i think your Jubby and my LittleFoot had the same thought...put down that stupid camera and help me :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Marie » Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:48 am

I think skinks like those tight places but have trouble judging if they'll fit. Back in his pudgy days, Gargy got stuck in one of the props during a photo shoot.

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On a more serious note, didn't somebody have a skink that died because it got stuck in something?
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Postby Tigergenesis » Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:50 am

Marie wrote:I think skinks like those tight places but have trouble judging if they'll fit. Back in his pudgy days, Gargy got stuck in one of the props during a photo shoot.

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On a more serious note, didn't somebody have a skink that died because it got stuck in something?


Yep - I think it was a skull decoration or something
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Postby AneesasMuse » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:20 am

I am really glad these fellas are still around to laugh about their adventures and mishaps.. sad about the skull victim, though.

I'm still decorating the Bluey Nursery... so is a 4" opening big enough? I really don't want any mishaps that I can avoid easily. :lol:

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Postby KyleWeiss » Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:59 am

I always like to refer to the Zenny story of when Pup got stuck in that chair... Poor Pup. Poor Zenny. A stressful day.

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Postby Evil_Nirvana » Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:21 am

lol that is pretty funny. Glad he's ok.
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Postby Zach » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:53 am

KyleWeiss wrote:I always like to refer to the Zenny story of when Pup got stuck in that chair... Poor Pup. Poor Zenny. A stressful day.

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Yeah. :shock: There's pictures of it.....


I remember the skull incident too -- happened to one of the beardiedragon website owners I think....

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Postby bluetongueguy64 » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:58 pm

What's the skull incident?
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Postby Tigergenesis » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:00 pm

bluetongueguy64 wrote:What's the skull incident?


http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/forum/v ... ight=skull
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Postby Tigergenesis » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:01 pm

KyleWeiss wrote:I always like to refer to the Zenny story of when Pup got stuck in that chair... Poor Pup. Poor Zenny. A stressful day.

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Here's Zennygirls story of Pup and her call to 911 http://bluetongueskinks.net/forum/viewt ... ight=chair
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Postby bluetongueguy64 » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:53 pm

Tigergenesis wrote:
bluetongueguy64 wrote:What's the skull incident?


http://www.bluetongueskinks.net/forum/v ... ight=skull

Thank you.
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Postby mewzic-7123 » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:33 pm

i was so afraid until I saw the last part
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Postby Omega » Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:06 pm

Glad yours is OK, sad about the skull incident.... I can't imagine.
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Postby mouseinamilkbottle » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:16 am

Don't forget this!

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Postby Wain » Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:52 am

I have to say guys, this thread has been reassuring. Only this morning I found my IJ Latch completely stuck, haging sideways, through a hole in a branch in his cage.

He had completely given up fighting, and was just lying there (it's his way with anything he doesn't like, he plays dead...freaked the hell outta the vet when he was a newborn and lying in a little box looking like someone had turned him off)

Of course, when I see him acting that way I know it also means it's generally time to panic, after much coaxing, squeezing, and eventually lifting up the branch and shaking (gently) he managed to come out with a couple missing scales and a couple others torn up.

I immediately took him out of the tank and put him somewhere I could see him walk and move around clearly to make sure nothing was broken, and he just sat there and looked at me like...."WHAT?"

He's back to normal now, I'm running off to the store to get some neosporin to put on his damaged scales...and of course the branch is in now in pieces in the alley.

But it did scare the hell out of me, I'm lucky I had the day off or he would've been stuck like that for about 9 hours and who knows how different things could've turned out.
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