So i came home from work yesterday and as usual I did my round of checking up on everybody and when I came to my ten gallon housing my smallest lil' female baby I noticed she was gone after I picked up her hide. :eek:
well, I didn't necessarily panic because i only live in a 650sq ft apartment so I looked under the couch since it was the closest possible/comfortable hide area and there she was. I moved the couch over and she was in a defensive "s" shaped striking position. I picked her up fearlessly to show her who the boss was and put her back in her cage without receiving any life threatening bites. Although this time I put a car stereo amplifier on top of her lid to ensure that there won't be a next time.
The thing that got me is she's in a 10gal critter cage with a locking screen top but it just goes to show you these lil' guys are true escape artists...
If anybody happens to find that one of their ball pythons have escaped try looking under the couch (if they are small enough to fit under there). That small tight and dark area underneath is great place to start looking.
Anyways, that was my excitement for the day...:rolleye2: