BabieDuckie
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I woke up at 1:00 am to the noise of Pancakes unusually thumping around upstairs. She normally sleeps in her cage, and it definitely sounded as if she had gotten out. I went upstairs to check on her and sure enough, she was stuck behind her cage between the cage and some boxes we piled up. I had left the top door open when I was giving her hay before bed, so I'm assuming that's how she houdini'd her way out.
I moved the cage so she could get out and she proceeded to run around frantically, and unusually floppily. I could tell something was wrong but I couldn't get her to stop moving enough to find out what. I turned towards the stairs to call out for my boyfriend to come upstairs, and when I turned back around she was laying on her side with her front paws sticking out and something attached to it.
When I got closer, I realized she had gotten stuck to a glue trap we laid out behind the boxes when we had a mouse infestation. :cry2
She was terrified. I was terrified. I felt absolutely horrible. We've been so conscious about that glue trap back there that we do everything we can to prevent her from getting back there and getting stuck to it, and my stupid self left the top door open, practically leading her to that corner.
She cornered herself behind a planter and my boyfriend was able to get her to sit still enough to begin prying the glue pad away from her paws. I had to get scissors to cut away the glue. We were able to get the glue trap off, but she still had glue stuck to her paws. So we wrapped her in a soft towel so we could pick her up, and tried to calm her... ironically, since she's not used to being picked up at all. (I know, big mistake on our part for not working on that more when we first got her.)
A quick Google search lead me to ehow.com's "How to remove a glue trap from your pet." One of the suggestions was letting the area soak in vegetable oil for 10 minutes and then wiping it away. That worked like a miracle. A little bit of soap and water to clean her off, and she was good to go. :thumbup
I have to say, I was surprised as to how tolerant she was of us touching her paws, holding her. She didn't struggle and didn't fuss at all. I gave her some carrots and kale as an apology and she took it. It took me hours to fall back asleep because I just felt so horrible, and all I wanted to do was cuddle with her.
I checked on her this morning and she was fine. I still feel horrible and guilty... and it won't go away. Of course, my boyfriend got over it within 5 minutes of being back in bed. :sigh: Anyway, if you've gotten this far, thanks for reading. I just needed some place to get this off my chest.
I moved the cage so she could get out and she proceeded to run around frantically, and unusually floppily. I could tell something was wrong but I couldn't get her to stop moving enough to find out what. I turned towards the stairs to call out for my boyfriend to come upstairs, and when I turned back around she was laying on her side with her front paws sticking out and something attached to it.
When I got closer, I realized she had gotten stuck to a glue trap we laid out behind the boxes when we had a mouse infestation. :cry2
She was terrified. I was terrified. I felt absolutely horrible. We've been so conscious about that glue trap back there that we do everything we can to prevent her from getting back there and getting stuck to it, and my stupid self left the top door open, practically leading her to that corner.
She cornered herself behind a planter and my boyfriend was able to get her to sit still enough to begin prying the glue pad away from her paws. I had to get scissors to cut away the glue. We were able to get the glue trap off, but she still had glue stuck to her paws. So we wrapped her in a soft towel so we could pick her up, and tried to calm her... ironically, since she's not used to being picked up at all. (I know, big mistake on our part for not working on that more when we first got her.)
A quick Google search lead me to ehow.com's "How to remove a glue trap from your pet." One of the suggestions was letting the area soak in vegetable oil for 10 minutes and then wiping it away. That worked like a miracle. A little bit of soap and water to clean her off, and she was good to go. :thumbup
I have to say, I was surprised as to how tolerant she was of us touching her paws, holding her. She didn't struggle and didn't fuss at all. I gave her some carrots and kale as an apology and she took it. It took me hours to fall back asleep because I just felt so horrible, and all I wanted to do was cuddle with her.
I checked on her this morning and she was fine. I still feel horrible and guilty... and it won't go away. Of course, my boyfriend got over it within 5 minutes of being back in bed. :sigh: Anyway, if you've gotten this far, thanks for reading. I just needed some place to get this off my chest.