Need help with securing sliding screen with pin

[Zyzzyva]

I just found my hatchling in my sock drawer last night and he had gotten out of his tank even though the lid was shut with the pin in. I guess there was enough give in the lid to let him squeeze through. I was wondering what is best to secure it so he cannot squeeze out again. Right now I have tape keeping the lid on flush, but that's just a temporary solution.

Thanks.

 

[alan]

There's a few of ideas in this thread.

 

[Zyzzyva]

Thanks, I'll try it out.

 

[Zyzzyva]

Well, he tried to pull off how he escaped the first time I got him. Since he is a bit bigger now so I thought of trying to put the thermostat and thermometer probes back inside the tank which leaves a small gap. My boyfriend caught him trying to escape today. So...I need some happy medium where I can have the probes functional but leaving the tank escape-proof. After he escaped the first time, I attached the thermostat probe to the underside of the UTH then adjusted the temperature according to the digital thermometer reading from the inside. (I hope that is okay.)

 

[alan]

Cut or file a slit in the plastic edging on the back side of the tank where the top/screen slides in. Make it just wide enough for the wires. You might have to cut a slit in the edge of the top/screen also.

 

[Zyzzyva]

So I stopped at Michael's and spent $10.

Tools
-round jewelry file
-scissors

Materials
-adhesive velcro strips
-iron-on patches

I filed away at the plastic on the back until I reached the glass. The round file was the perfect size for the wire. I then cut the fuzzy velcro in half and trimmed a little off one side so it'll be easier to pull off the hook-side of the velcro. I stuck the hooked velcro on a patch then trimmed off the excess. And all done!

 

[Zyzzyva]

And the final test...