Escapee

randy...i could support your ten foot rule.... my bigest male got aout a little while ago. i found him within ten minutes of finding out he was gone. he was in the back corner of my closet behind some suit cases. at just about 10 feet. away from his cage. possibly a little more but no more then 12 feet. but i also lost a rat snake a long time ago in my old house. he got out downstairs and my dog found him upstairs. (dont worry the dog didnt hurt him) lol.

marla....sorry i cant really help. ive only had a few escapes in my life and the snakes found me first. except for the two up there.^ i can tell ya to look in all the dresser drawers. i had rats escape and they found their way to all the diferent drawers. im guessing snakes could get up there too. good luck. i hope you find it!

Jeanne, I used to feel EXACTLY like that. I could not for the life of me understand how peoples' snakes escaped. Then it happened to me. :roll: Of course, we think we have the enclosures down pat, full escape proof locks, etc. Then they get out. :sigh: lol.... (At least I found the little bugger)..

I'm sorry to hear that Marla, but I'm SURE he'll come up. Keep us posted, I know you will! :)

Jennifer

Oh, and Randy, the ten-foot-rule applies here too. I found her roughly 4 feet from her cage hiding in a shoebox under a bunch of old school papers! :D

where exactly is this "10 foot rule" explained? i got my BP yesterday and i know he cant get out yet but he will be sooner or latter so i wanna know what to do when or if he gets out.

Whats the most secure enclosure that your snakes have escaped from. I wanna know just in case I have to take even more precautionary measures. Right now the enclosure Ive made I will be screwing the top shut with 1/8 inch screws and wing nuts that go through the plastic lip of the lid. But when I get my BP if it ever escapes me and my BP are both gonna need new enclosures. :shock:

Good Luck Marla,
Will keep my fingers crossed for ya
keep us posted.

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Whats the most secure enclosure that your snakes have escaped from.

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We have the largest neodasha cage they have made (not sure if it's still on the market but it's HUGE), anyhow we house two burmese pythons in it, (14ft female, 17ft male) a long while back Merlin (the male) was half in half out of it. (and ironically the ten foot rule applies as only about 9 feet of the snake was accually out..lol), anyhow there is screening on the top in small circles so you can use your dome lights (heat lights) and even thou we check the screen reguarly, apparently we didn't check it well enough and he had wedged his head out of the seam, the first half of his body followed, poor thing it was an awfully tight fit for him, so we had to wait patiently and coax him completely through the hole, then patch the hole (secured with plexi glass now)then lock him back up.
Anyhow this is way off topic, but I needed to ramble.
Thanks
Rusty

Could you imagine coming home and a 17 foot snake is not in its cage and no where to be found?? LMAO That would be scary...That's a funny story, Rusty. Good thing it wasn't TOO tight, poor chubby thing, lol.

You just gotta feel bad for him, lol
We were home, and our son said HI MERLIN, whatcha doiong in that hole? (he is four), we heard a bit of a crash directly after that as Merlin knocked a huge can of fishfood over (yeah right into the tank, now there is alott of fat fish) so Griffin just went into his room (Griffin = son) and we got Merlin all set. Luckily it worked out for the best, I have had small snakes get out long before I ever married and had a step son, so you could imagine my histarics after Merlin was put away safely about the "what ifs". My poor husband had to take an hour to calm me down,
I am glad it worked out as it did
Rusty

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Originally Posted by Rosy_Boa

where exactly is this "10 foot rule" explained? i got my BP yesterday and i know he cant get out yet but he will be sooner or latter so i wanna know what to do when or if he gets out.

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"The Ten Foot Rule" is simply my theory that most BP escapees are found within ten or so feet of the enclosure they escaped from. It is based on unsound, unproven scientific principles, tested in the field by me. All my escapes (I stopped counting at five) have been recovered within about ten feet of their enclosure, with the exception of my baby Kingsnake, which was recovered within about twenty five feet, but was hanging out of our kitten's mouth. *Slurp* :evil:
For BP's, it is my theory that you must tear apart the area within ten feet of the enclosure every time you are looking for the snake, even if you looked there yesterday. Start close, and work your way away from the enclosure.

There are those who have added escape stories to support "The Ten Foot Rule," and I am always interested in finding more!

Like I said, it is a very unscientific study (conceived while drinking Corona #3 one night after an escape/rescue). :D