There is nothing to gain for Ecuador by escalating the situation. Already they spent a lot of political capital and goodwill vs US/UK by hosting Assange in the face of overwhelming hostility, cracking practical jokes at the MET would only make things worse.
There is a lot of pen-testing fun to be had here. At the least you'll annoy them and amuse you, and at the best you cause them to expose the holes in their security capabilities.