Reptile's Lair Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia
By bazinga01 on 15-Feb-15. Waypoint GC5MR3W

Unfortunately I cannot see any information that indicates that steps have been taken to resolve the issue/s associated with this placement. Therefore, as advised previously, the cache is being de-listed (Archived) to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

Caches that have been archived for lack of maintenance will not be unarchived. This is explained here: [**Unarchive a geocache**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=56).

If you wish to contact me regarding this cache, please send an email via my profile - [**Bunjil,**](https://coord.info/PR9GZ0K) and quote the cache name and GC Code.

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###**CACHE OWNER ACTION REQUIRED PLEASE**###

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This cache is carrying a maintenance log which needs to be addressed by the cache owner.

The guidelines advise that the CO should make regular visits to check on the cache as well as promptly address any logs that indicate that the cache requires some attention. You need to disable the cache if you cannot attend to it promptly - I have disabled it this time.

**Can you please respond to this situation (or indicated your intention) within 14 days**

If you cannot respond to the situation as requested, please add a note to the cache page detailing the situation **and providing an actual date when you expect the situation to be resolved.** This is to allow others to understand the what is happening - as well as - to prevent the cache from being de-listed as abandoned.

Have a read of the [Geocache Maintenance guideline](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines#listingmaintenance) which explain a CO's responsibility towards checking and maintaining the cache when problems are reported.

**And don't forget,** once you have addressed the issue, post both an "Owner Maintenance" log, see here; [Removing the Needs Maintenance Icon](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) and an "Enable Listing" log, see here; [Temporarily Disable and Enable ](https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 ) to get your cache up and running again.

I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute to geocaching in the past and am looking forward to seeing this cache up and running in the future.

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This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

A combination of needing a few finds with the aim of making our 3000th find next weekend at our Melba Gully Glow worms event and needing to pick up a daughters friend around the corner. All this meant we were in the area that we don't normally cache. Miss 14's friend has never cached before so it was a new experience for her.
Nice easy find here as the darkness had descended.

Thank you Bazinga01 for the hide but I am sorry to report the container is broken

To easy

12:23, 25 March 2018, # 549, out with ali clearing a few locals today. Nice easy find, very windy and about to rain so a quick grab and dash TFTC.

With my car in for a service nearby it was time to wander around the area aimlessly. Aimlessly geocaching, of course. First find here, and a quick easy start to the day.
Thanks, bazinga01.

14:13
A variety of caches, made up the dozen smiley tokens to add to our basket, after a somewhat frustrating day spent around Manor Lakes, Tarneit, Werribee and Hoppers Crossing.
Very lucky to find this one still in the lair - there was evidence that the water has been fast and furious closeby.

**Note to CO** The container is cracked, it may need some TLC please.

Thanks bazinga01 for placing caches for everyone's enjoyment.
20542

As I'm now 3 months behind in my logging I am desperately trying to catch up and am mass logging to do so.

In the Melbourne CBD for almost 2 weeks for training for work and naturally I grabbed some caches
Some were lunch time walks and some were night time drives.
It took me quite a while to get used to the behaviour of the GPSr in this city
Took me even longer to get used to those 'hook turns' [?]

Tonight was Wyndham Lights night! [^]
kmace and I had planned to do the old virtual tonight [^] and Cybergran V begged to be included
After a day's training I had to dodge the traffic to find kmace and Cybergran V because apparently there is more than 1 Maccas near Southern Cross Station
Peak hour traffic in Adelaide is nothing compared to here
Finally found the pair and as they climbed into the Corolla, I realised they had evilly forced me to pick them up only 2m from a cache right outside my driver's door
I looked for 6 caches and had 2 DNF's (ok I really did only take kmace to Eadle Rock because she had not been there before ) and the other DNF was missing and is now archived . Thankfully the main goal for the night was found despite a very late start after tea at a shopping centre (mmm, San Churros [:X] ) and so were 3 other caches
It was about 1.30am when I dropped kmace and Cybergran V at a back packers in the CBD and crawled my way back to my hotel room [)]
Thus ended a great night [^]

TNLN. SL. TFTC bazinga01

Found this one with locus cache and Cybergran V as we started to head towards Wyndham Lights cache. This was the first cache of the night and a quick find. Log was signed and rehidden and we were on our way.

Thanks for the cache.

What an expedition. Having caught the midday train from Shepparton, explicitly to do the Wyndham Lights cache, with locus cache and kmace, it was time to break free of the peak hour traffic, and have a break from travelling. And what better place than right here. Albeit tired from a hard day's work, and navigating through unfamiliar streets, locus cache made short work of discovering this one, to give us all a happy face each, on our maps.

Easy find. Greetings from Adelaide. TFTC.

It was a lovely sunny Saturday afternoon for a quick walk and an even quicker find. It was nice to have a spot in the shade to add my name to the log.
Thanks to bazinga01 for placing this cache.

Had a couple of hours spare to cache around Werribee clearing a small area of green boxes.
I had the area to myself to make a quick find.
Log signed and replaced as found.

Thanks for the cache bazinga01
# 3,489

Nice day for a geocache. Have just recently gotten back into geocaching after a long break thanks for tbe cache

More swag - hope the muggles don't get it.

Another quick find tftc

Found on a caching run to Hoppers Crossing on a sunny Winter's Sunday. TFTC

Nice hide! Easy to find. Hint is a little misleading. Thanks for the cache!

11:17 am #3220
Out this way today with Papi4506 & Geoturtle37 for an event.
Stopped by to pick up this cache on the way.
TFTC!

Just short of a year since we last looked for this. This was a quick find although the hint was irrelevant. Nice to change the DNF. Thanks for the cache and thanks for bringing us here.

Nice little park, easy find. Thanks for the cache

A bit soggy but easy find

Grabbing a couple of caches while on the way to meet a friend. The cache was rather exposed when I arrived but of course is not so now. The logbook has seen better days too.

Found on a nice sun Sunday while on way to Bunnings thought would grab some I needed in the are.
As others have said very wet log need to be dried out and replaced with a new log.

An easy find in a deserted park. However as previously noted the logbook is still soaked. Will need attention. Very hard to scratch your name in today.
Thanks bazinga01

Another boring Saturday so the geopup and I decided to head out to grab some more caches and start to finish the area. Found this one very quickly. Unfortunately the cache was full of water. I emptied it and scratched my name on the log (not well). Hopefully it will dry out. Lovely little park, great to see so many of these parks in the area. Many thanks for the reason to stop.

Out and about for a bit of shopping and just time for one more of course. A nice little area. The log is really wet and I just managed to find a spot to put SS. Thanks for highlighting this great little park.

Found while out with mark9375 this needs maintenance as there is no log book just a tiny bit of paper so we added some more. We came to Hoppers Crossing to pick up some parts bit there was a terrible train accident and the traffic was gridlocked so we thought lets kill some time and do a few caches while the traffic jams eased a bit as it took nearly 3 hours to get here

A quick find with 4bait, we were trying to escape the train crash traffic, no better way to do it than caching.... We replaced the log some paper but will need a new log TFTC

Found on ground empty.
Re-hidden at base of tree with rock on top but needs new log.

Another year, another trip to see the Wyndham Lights.
Came up a few hours early to grab some caches before it was dark.
This one was opened on the ground, the lid and base were 10m from each other.
Placed a small piece of paper in there with our log but urgently needs some maintenance.
Its at the base of the treee we found it near under a rock.
Thanks for the cache hide here.

Found with McAdies and Jelly_bean14.
We came for the Christmas lights and found this one before hand.
Thanks for the hide.

Found with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.
We came for the Christmas lights and found this one before hand.
It was fun going around here looking for caches.
Thanks for the hide.

Found easy on ground. But has come open & requires new paper & container.

My 390th find. 2nd go at this one last time it had been muggled.
Quick find log signed & cache returned, no muggles about surprising for such a lovely afternoon.
TFTC

Tftc

Saw this one as I approached gz. Surprised to see the fresh log sheet inside, felt like FTF, lol. Signed log and hid as found. TFTC!

Replacement cache and log now in place.

Found it. Log was missing, but swaps were there. One of the swaps had been signed by a familiar caching name, but we chose not to.

This ones been on my list for a while. Happened to be driving past today. Unfortunately - like others before me found a couple of swaps but no cache or log book. Needs to be checked.

** Smile # *3813* / Traditional # *2949* **

TI was up early and gone from home in the wee hours while most people including the geo family were tucked in a nice warm bed. I grabbed my things and a coffee and I was off to find a few caches for the day. I parked close by, a short walk and with the help of my torch, I was able to find an item that would have been inside the cache. Signed and replaced item that was as found.

**Cache needs urgent TLC**

As per previous logs, loot found but no cache/log to sign. Looks like this one is gone.

Like Mrbiff247 a little while ago they reported that this guy had some problems again and that is true.
I also found a couple of swaps that I placed back in the fork of the tree and covered with camo so I would suggest the owner make an effort to grab these and put maybe a smaller container here as it is a nice area and deserves a cache.
Thanks bazinga01 for placing this cache but don't give up.

Came here as a quick cache and the container is on the ground with all the rings taken out of it! Looks like a muggle found it and destroyed it! Sorry for the news Bazinga01!

Found it with my kids

**Date: 21 May 2016
Time: 08:37
Find #7279**

Let the road trip begin. A quick find here on the way to the meeting point.

**Thanks to bazinga01 for the cache. TNLN**

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*12th / 13th November 2016 - GC65688 - Anglesea - Great Ocean Road - Victoria*

Finally found this one. I have had it on my watch list since my failed attempts to find it in its previous hiding places quite some time ago. I just had to wait until I was down this way again. No worries this time.
TFTC bazinga01

Caching around western side of Melbourne before heading back to Geelong.
Nice hide
Thanks bazinga01

Found by caughtatwork at 16:28 on 20/03/2016
A quick find in the most obvious location. No one around to spot us today but plenty of dog poo around. Rather gross to be honest.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for this cache experience here today.
*Overall Experience: 2*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

**Find #7737...**

*Found whilst cleaning up some local caches*...

Going to be a warm day, so an early morning wander was in order...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for my enjoyment bazinga01...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Cache Condition: *Fine*

Easy find thanks.
Added 3 small swaps. Took nothing

Today was day 70 of our trip out of Sydney to visit the southern states of Victoria and Tasmania.

This was a nice find with nobody much around to hinder the search. The cache had good camo but was really in quote an exposed situation. We can only hope it stays there. After the log had been signed the cache was replaced where we found it. It is a bit sad that there was no trackable to be found in the cache (as per the inventory) when we came to visit. Thank you for bringing us to this area and thank you for placing this cache for us and others to find.

4th Time Lucky!!!
Fingers crossed this lasts a little longer.

Cache has been replaced.

Unfortunately this cache is destined to be Archived. I may be able to salvage the cache but the 3rd log in less than a year has disappeared.

Needed this one as I work with Snakes and one of my work mates needed his pic taken lol Fav as well

Posting a pic of the creature I saw crawling over the cache!!

Found at 6:30 PM on the 22nd of Nov. by Ray while on a walk through the park, and I didn't even have my GPS. I found the cache container lid and base on the path, and a little further along, the logbook. There were no contents from the cache to be found in the area. TNLNSL and returned the container and log to the owner.
TFTC and the opportunity to meet another cacher. The Nomads.

Thank you 'Nomads' for finding the cache and log and contacting me. Very much appreciated.
It was nice to meet you both.

Fun adventure

Found it! And got the travel bug!

Nice easy find in s new area I didn't know about. Might have to bring Ace the dog for a walk out this way one night! Cache was a bit exposed but I replaced so it looked a bit more natural. Placed TB. TFTC

Tftc easy find
C.a
P.t

Dropping off "Far and Wide"

Dropped off Far and Wide TB

Quick easy find. Hope it doesn't get muggled as it is quite noticeable. Dropped off TB. TFTC SL

Nice day for this lovely stroll
Tftc bazinga01

A nice easy find. TFTC.

Found whilst out & about. Tnsl

Easy find,

Thanks for bringing me to hoppers crossing.

Great geocache quick easy find but also easy to accidentally come across so I hid it a little better without changing the location.

19/09/2015 6:48 pm Good coordinates brought me to a likely looking spot and yep, there's the cache. Thanks bazinga01.

Found with many thanks - great camo! Especially exciting to find my first geocoin: will help it on its travel journey Flab

Thanks!

Coordinates changed from:
S 37° 52.166 E 144° 41.868

Coordinates changed to:
S 37° 52.161 E 144° 41.919

Distance from original: 246.7 feet or 75.2 meters.
After Gardeners finding this cache on day one and school kids not long after, I thought a change of scenery is required. It hasn't moved far away but hopefully it's a little safer now.

Happy Caching!!!

Finally replaced cache and log in safer location.

Safe travels FLAB!!

Unfortunately our cache has been muggled, AGAIN.
I will re-enable this again shortly. A new approach seems to be in order.

Cache was missing. Thanks for the chat.

Working with Reptiles every day this cache was worth checking but at GZ the rubbish everywhere and the damage to the gardens was sad to see and i put in a DNF and move on. Cacheing needs to look after habitat which is not occurring here.

Found after a movie day with MrsBlackDuck. Just as we were signing the log it started to bucket down with rain!!! Wish I had brought swaps!! There are some good ones in there!!

Found with Mrs Blue Duck just as the heavens finally opened. There was another bloke in the area that I thought night be a cacher but he disappeared so I will never know. Cache well hidden, great spot. TNLN. TFTC

No luck for me as well. Area was very trampled with rubbish strewn around. Checked the hint but no luck finding the right one!

Very wary of the garden and the prickly bushes so my heart wasn't in it. Nothing jumped out at me.
Hope for better luck next time thanks.

Love the plants making it look like reptile tails!! Good hide TFTC

Dropped off "TB Australia-Portugal AR^3" heading on its way back to Portugal

8/4/15 @3.54pm
Last person to hide did not do a very good job, was very open to muggles eye. TFTF though, nice and easy.

V quick find with my geocaching family.

Quickest find ever! TFTC!

Found this today on a brief walk.
TFTC Bazinga01

First find. While strolling with Tamara. Left a badge, scored a magnet

Awesome cache and full of treasures! I took the turtle and left some earrings. I guarantee they have never been worn but they would also make cool pendants or a brooch. I really enjoyed walking along this path. Tftc!

Found by The Empire @ 12:40pm
Yep, right in the first place I looked when I was here the last time. Nice little park, thanks for the cache bazinga01.
- M

1702 30 Mar 2015. Nice and close to home, found on a walk with the geodogs.

TNLNSL. TFTC

Was at the Hoppers Crossing club for an event today so went for a late afternoon walk with shewgirl to grab this cache. It was a bit exposed so we covered it up. A nice easy find. Thanks for the cache

Great spot!

Suscoe's 8th find of the day as we headed around this area.
A cool day was with us with a bit of cloud and some sun.
A pleasant walk and find.
The local weed sprayer man was out and about.
A bit of dead trimmings near GZ.
Thanks to bazinga01 for this cache.