Snake escape, big amount of stress help!

My snake escaped last night, i woke up at 2am in the morning to find he wasn't there i found him within 20 minutes of waking up.
i then put him back in his cage to let him settle in, so i thought i would try and feed him at 3am so i let the mice defrost for one hour and then pre scented my room at 4am i dangled the prey with my tongs which are awful and the prey dropped on my snakes head causing him to go mad he pulled his back, then pulled it back and looked like he was shaking something off... then around 5 am i thought he was going back to in his hide, but when he went into his hide it was lifting his hide up with his head i have no idea how he did this i have an exo terra smalled hide the ground one with the ground entrance he lifted it up and dropped it on his neck so i quickly aided him.

Can anyone help its now 8:14 so since

11pm till now he's been roaming around..
he does have mites
temps are 89-91, humidity 58-65%

any helpful advice?

Thanks a lot!

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My guess is that the mites are stressing him out which is why he is roaming. Also, did he eat the mouse or was he too startled? If he did NOT eat then he may be hunting. Idk how he managed the trick with the hide so he is good and sneaky lol maybe a little magic ;). I can easily assume that you are treating the mites so I'm not too worried about that. Leave him alone for a few days unless it's mite treatement and basic care stuff like water changes; if he is stressed a lot of handeling and disturbances will only stress him more.

I am also VERY glad that you found him so quickly! I would have been panicking if one of my two got out even for twenty min. I would be having a major cardiac arrest on the spot!

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Originally Posted by Royal Chick

My guess is that the mites are stressing him out which is why he is roaming. Also, did he eat the mouse or was he too startled? If he did NOT eat then he may be hunting. Idk how he managed the trick with the hide so he is good and sneaky lol maybe a little magic ;). I can easily assume that you are treating the mites so I'm not too worried about that. Leave him alone for a few days unless it's mite treatement and basic care stuff like water changes; if he is stressed a lot of handeling and disturbances will only stress him more.

I am also VERY glad that you found him so quickly! I would have been panicking if one of my two got out even for twenty min. I would be having a major cardiac arrest on the spot!

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i am very worried to leave him alone though its stressing me out so bad he is still roaming, and he didn't eat the mouse he took no notice of it i feel bad for dropping it on his head the tongs have a loose grip,
and i was very scared he got out lol my mom was nearly throwing up she is super scared of snakes and she found him just chilling on the radiator with he loud screaming

but i really need some advice :(

this is the 3rd time he hasn't eaten as well he weighs around 86 grams and 10 weeks old, under weight i know :(
i think im just going to have no contact with him for ages but he just won't go in his hide and its morning know he's been roaming since last night till now
(im from the uk)

Thanks

Good to hear that you found him. The only problem that you have are mites as far as I can tell. Dropping a mouse on his head didn't hurt him and I can't believe that the hide did any damage either. Continue to treat the mites and stick to your regular feeding schedule, even if he doesn't eat. If you feed every 5 days wait another 5 before trying again, 7 if you feed every 7, etc. If you soak in water every day, try soaking in the a.m. and feeding in the p.m., just so that he will have forgotten about any stress from the soak come feeding time. I have never had a BP want to eat right after being handled, nor would I want them to, because this could end up leading them to associate feeding with handling, which could cause you to get be on the receiving end of feeding strikes whenever you take them out of the tub/tank/viv/cage. What was he eating when you got him and how many times had he eaten? If you are feeding F/T then you may want to switch to live, as I've heard that it's advisable to wait until they hit the 200 gram range to make the switch to F/T. I would think about giving live a shot to see if it works.

I would like to apologise if I came off as mocking or joking. I was trying to help you calm down a little, I wasn't trying to be mean. I agree with gsarchie, he should be fine just give him some time alone and I'm sure things will go back to normal soon. If he doesn't take the mouse the next time try a smaller/ younger size just in case he thinks they are too big (they sometimes don't remember how big their usual meals are and get intimidated by something they think is 'too big' for them). Treat for mites and clean cage when necessary but no handeling until he calms down. If he is that young, putting a book on top of his lid will prevent an escape and black construction paper on 3/4 of the tank walls may help him feel more secure and stop the roaming. Hope this helps

I know you wasn't mocking I am calm just feel really sorry for my little guy thanks for all the help people really appreciated :)

I've sadly had a lot of experienced with escapees and I am sorry for your troubles.

Anyways, this what I did when I had mites, and I manage to stop it dead in its tracks:

Tthe first thing you need to do is isolate the snake from any other reptiles (if you have any). Just keep him as FAR away as possible, and get rid of any wood, since mites seem to be able to breed in it (or something like that). So, if he is on aspen, switch it out to newspaper or paper towels.

Next, soak him the bathtub with some form of mite treatment (really make sure you get him covered in it), even some of the stupid looking stuff in pet stores can work until you can get some real killer stuff, like PAM. I once tested the pet store stuff on a group of mites that I was staring at, and they did die.

Anyways, you then want to treat anything he has come in contact with and the room itself. I used a vacuum cleaner, alcohol spray (be careful because of fumes), mite treatment, and a big, big trash can. Bleach is great too if you need to treat decor and for wood you can always bake it. Overall, just clean until your hands fall off. This will prevent the spread of the mites to your whole collection. If you don't have other reptiles, then you don't have to worry as much.

Keep the snake in quarantine until the mites are killed, and you might want to consider putting a soaking dish (if you can) in its enclosure to help it relieve the mites.

About the feeding:
Just let him be, stick to your feeding schedule and give him lots of cover. When I have nervous snakes that just want to get everywhere, I add lots of leaves and hides then they tend to calm down. Also, make sure you have the right temperature gradient (which I'm sure you do).

If worse comes to worse, you can always force feed him or take him to the vet.

Thanks for all the replies,
seriously appreciated

Thanks a lot :)