Run more than 20 hours but still alive???

[Black leaves]

One of my paddletail climb away this morning, thanks to god, he came out back from toilet bowl after more than 20 hours, he run where he think he might escape from me... its really intresting for me to find out how long they can survive wihout so much water, and when im pick him up, he still active... (sigh) (-_-!)

 

[AngieD]

How does he keep getting out? Or is this just 1 occurrence?

 

[Black leaves]

every time i forgot to slosed the tank he will slip out when im a sleep, this salamander has pretty good inteligence since they have cases to staring at their own owner...

 

[Jennewt]

I have a rule for myself. I never "walk away" from a tank with the lid open. Even if I am coming back to the tank in 2 seconds, I still close the lid, walk to the other side of the room, then re-open it when I come back to it. I'm totally compulsive about this.

 

[Black leaves]

yeah, i just move them to new aquarium, so the setup was late and not really ready, and i forgot that they can climb the glass just stickking thier bodies to the glass, it said that if you cant this guys after 2 hours, they will be a gonner, but suprisngly they still manage to live after 20 hours with very little water...

 

[Viv]

I have a rule for myself. I never "walk away" from a tank with the lid open. Even if I am coming back to the tank in 2 seconds, I still close the lid, walk to the other side of the room, then re-open it when I come back to it. I'm totally compulsive about this.

Yeah me too. Every time I open one of my tanks to feed the inhabitants and then close the lid I walk away and then like 5 seconds later I sprint back to check if I closed it.

 

[totallyrad]

i would suggest ALWAYS closing the lid when you leave no matter for how long.

I lost a very great pet because I walked away with the lid off :-(
just some advice, I also have a paddletail who is an escape artist, he's so sneaky.

as for your newt, if he seems okay then he probably is. I would just watch him for the next few days.

 

[Black leaves]

yeah, agree, i lost 1 of my fire belleys once and it hurt real bad, does this padle tail needs large land for them??? this 20 hours escape makes me think again on their behavior on land....