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A holiday miracle!

firedreams

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The most incredible thing happened today.

3 months ago our female T. Marm managed to escape from what we thought was an escape-proof vivarium. We looked everywhere - laid down wet towels for over a week, turned our newt room inside out and upside down on at least 3 different occasions, took apart the rest of the basement looking for her - and nothing. Finally we gave up. 3 months went by. Then, just an hour ago, we found her sitting next to the newt room door - alive! She was a little dusty, but otherwise appears no worse for wear, and is even still rather fat! Our little holiday miracle!
 

firedreams

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After some checking we see that she escaped on July 23, 2012, so she was lost in the basement for 146 days!

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Kaysie

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Must've been some good grub lurking around down there! She looks great for a refugee!
 

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That's awesome. Maybe it was really abducted by aliens and they finally brought your newt back:ufo:
 

firedreams

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Apparently she had taken it upon herself to rid our basement of insects and worm bin escapees! I think she's fatter now than when she escaped.
 

firedreams

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I can't help but feel as though the stars have aligned in my little girl's favour, because - in addition to surviving her ordeal - she just made "Miss July" in the calendar! :)
 

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What a miracle indeed! Thats so great that she managed to stay so healthy looking after all this time! And what a lovely colour she is : )!
 
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