Guides

Keeping a lock, and holding a key.

Plain answers to the questions people ask first. Nothing here needs an account.

• For subs3 min readYour first lockHow to choose a first target, what the first week is like, and the small habit that keeps a lock going.
• For subs3 min readChoosing a keyholderWhat a keyholder does, who makes a good one, how to ask, and how to agree terms you can both live with.
• For subs3 min readCage hygiene and comfortKeeping clean, keeping comfortable, sleeping well, and the signs that mean the cage comes off now.
• For keyholders2 min readHolding a key wellFor keyholders: setting the end date, tasks and notes, checking in, aftercare, and not overdoing it.
• For keyholders3 min readYour first week holding a keyFor new keyholders: what to do on day one, a first task, a word for the day, terms you both agree, and how to know when you are needed.
• For subs4 min readLocktober with a journalFor subs: starting a lock on 1 October, logging it each evening, the seal dates to look forward to, and getting a keyholder and CageWatchr ready before the 1st.