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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heretic" data-source="post: 225919" data-attributes="member: 41495"><p>Escapees normally dont go far. Their little minds believe the enclosure we house them in is a closed off cave. So its  instinctual they believe they need to get out to find food and water. Some will "learn" they have food and water, some will not.   My buddy had a OBT female.  When it was growing he had in a large critter keeper.  He used plastic shims to keep it in one corner and feed it there. as it grww he removed the shims or just gave it more room.  As it became an adult, he removed and lost the door on top! He kept the top open on it.  I kept telling him it was gonna escape one day. He kept telling me since the tank had air flow the T wouldn't care to move around. It had been in the same spot for 3 years and he was right for 3 years.... Then one day she was gone. But for those 6 years she stayed in one spot. He found her in the bathroom closet. He got a new Critter Keeper with a lid this time.</p></blockquote><p></p>