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    Skittles escaped again.

    And I can't find him.
    None of my snakes have ever escaped while in their tanks except for Madison (a ball python) and that was before we had screen clips for her tank.
    Skittles is ridiculous. He's worse than the dog who keeps digging under the fence in the backyard and running away. He escaped from my old house and was gone for 1-3 days while we were moving to the apartment.
    I found him not 4 feet from the tank, in the closet his tank was in.
    Then he escaped at the apartment, was maybe 1 foot from the tank in a box full of stuff from the house.
    Now, i have purchased clips for his tank, and he has STILL GOTTEN OUT. I cannot figure out how he is doing this; I've seen him climb up to the lid of his tank, and he is only a baby 25 gram corn snake, in a 10 gallon tank. but I never thought he could push out of the lid with screen clips locking it down tight.
    I don't know how to stop this from happening, and I don't think I'm going to find him this time. I've torn up my room and surrounding rooms; I've sat in my room and listened, hoping I might hear him scratch around in a box or on the carpet, or against a wall; nothing. He is gone, and the last time my sister checked on him was yesterday.
    It's tricky with Skittles because my sister says she wants a corn snake, so I let her practice taking care of Skittles sometimes. My little brother also holds Skittles occasionally. I don't know if somebody is perhaps not doing the locks right, though I showed everyone how and had them practice; I don't know how often people have checked on him, or if I should just check on him 18 times a day regardless, and be paranoid; I don't know what to do.
    My baby is gone, possibly dead (we have a cat and a dog), and it's my fault, all my fault.
    I led him to his death. I wasn't a good mother, and he escaped and he's gone. If I ever go to hell, it will be for letting that innocent, sweet precious snake escape while in my care. With my luck I'll not find him, ever.
    I hope to God he didn't get outside, because the people in the apartments are terrified of snakes, and one lady says she killed her brother's boa when it escaped from its tank, and she'd kill any other snake she found.
    Skittles, please come back. I cry every minute I'm without you. PLEASE!
    Anyone have advice? I've looked everywhere...EVERYWHERE....the hard part is most of the apartment is boxes because we just moved in a month ago.
    I don't know what to do. I really kind of want to just curl up and die.
    My baby is gone.
    I am a failure.
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    I wouldn't give up hope just yet. I have heard of them resurfacing days, weeks, even months later.

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    Re: Skittles escaped again.

    Shellie,
    Don't give up just yet hun! I'm sure Skittles will turn up sooner or later. You just have to keep looking.

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    Haha, corns are master escape artists, aren't they? I learned the hard way not to keep them in tanks with anything less than a sliding, locking lid (ie. Zilla brand cages from PetSmart). I tried the tops with the little clamps and stuff. Poof! Gone! Our rack that our corns are in have very tight fitting tubs. They are a pain to pull out, but I have yet to have one escape from them.

    Don't give up hope, though. I had a yearling corn that disappeared for about 4 months. Never saw the slightest trace of her. People who live in the upstairs half of the duplex found her in their bathroom.

    One trick you might try is lining the floor against the walls with double sided tape. Works sometimes.

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    Be careful with the tape.
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    You could install velcro in areas between the clamps where the snake could be getting out? Velcro actually works really well, it's easy for us to take off, but not easy at all for them!

    Good luck finding your corn. They usually don't travel far!
    Last edited by purplemuffin; 09-02-2011 at 02:15 PM.

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    Re: Skittles escaped again.

    Quote Originally Posted by TheWinWizard View Post
    Be careful with the tape.
    Yeah, don't use the really sticky stuff. You don't want Skittles to stick to it too much and risk ripping a scale off. Forgot to mention that. You just want it to be sticky enough to slow him/her down or be temporarily caught. I'd also put up any other pets you have too in case Skittles gets trapped and can't defend themselves.

    Another option if you have hardwood/linoleum floors is to sprinkle flour along the walls. Then if Skittles comes out you can see where he/she goes.

    Good luck!

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    Oh my god! I FOUND HIM!
    My whole family is amazing; my parents may not love the snakes like I do, but everybody pitched in and helped tear up the house looking for him.
    He was across the hall from the room he had been kept in, in a corner next to a bookcase. We had looked there no less than 6 times, but good thing we double checked, because he was there! I could hardly believe it when I saw his little face.
    Now, he is GROUNDED! There's a couple of pounds worth of Harry Potter books on his tank, in addition to his cage clips.
    Phew!
    Thanks so much everyone!
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    1. fiance I had to rehome my kitty, and my dog got cancer and we put her down. RIP.(Did I forget anything??)

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    Yes don't give up hope. When I was in High School 17 years ago ( now I feel old) I lost a corn snake and found him 3 months later when I went into my drawer to grab a shirt. So Best of luck.

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    Re: Skittles escaped again.

    Quote Originally Posted by shelliebear View Post
    Oh my god! I FOUND HIM!
    My whole family is amazing; my parents may not love the snakes like I do, but everybody pitched in and helped tear up the house looking for him.
    He was across the hall from the room he had been kept in, in a corner next to a bookcase. We had looked there no less than 6 times, but good thing we double checked, because he was there! I could hardly believe it when I saw his little face.
    Now, he is GROUNDED! There's a couple of pounds worth of Harry Potter books on his tank, in addition to his cage clips.
    Phew!
    Thanks so much everyone!
    That's great news Atleast you didn't have to cut him out of the wall!

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