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I cannot stress enough, THINK SMALL.
Depending on the size, they can fit in the darndest places. If they are the diameter of a quarter for example, they can fit anywhere you can fit a quarter. And if they are all stretched out, they will be even harder to see.
Take a close look at their hides, if the hide is the size of a cereal bowl say, anywhere you can put that bowl they could be.
Look UP, DOWN, BEHIND, BETWEEN, INSIDE, UPSIDE DOWN, and everywhere in between. One member lost their ball when they had it on their lap and fell asleep, it was inside the arm of the couch. it had found a tiny hole in the fabric on the bottom of the couch and gone inside it.
Look inside shoes, socks, bags, boxes, anywhere there is an opening. I have had balls escape and found them 8 feet off the floor.
To put it in another perspective, I lost a 6' long 3600 gram female. Now a snake that size you would think would be a snap to find. Guess again. When I finally found her, I saw a piece of her side about 4" long. She had wedged herself behind the rack, between the rack and the wall, a gap of no more than 3".
Gale
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ive had my red tail and my bp escape and both of them were found in between my mattress and the wall in a 2" gap so if i was you i would look in anything u have that is near a wall, look in dressers, closets, behind or inside anything leaning against a wall. good luck
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Re: Guys I Effed up big time.. i feel like a failure :\
Its been so long as still no sign of them, Not even the slightest twitch, i started to stop doing the flour thing cause it gets messy on carpets when a person in my family trots along in the morning.. Im considering donating all the clutter i have to goodwill to free some space and see if i overlooked anything.. I just cleaner their cage so its empty and without bedding of any sort so im waiting for them to somehow reveal themselves to me.. Patience is something i barely have each day i check under the couches to see if they somehow made it there... no luck yet
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Re: Guys I Effed up big time.. i feel like a failure :\
Also the whole playing with the cat thing, I decided to do that because my cat sat on my lap as i was handling the bp and she starrted sniffing its face and ect and she became very curious, as did the bp and then my cat just laid there while my bp was moving around and about her.. going on top of her ect x3 idk... Im kinda using my cat as a guide as well... following her every move hoping she goes somewhere in the house and finds them :\
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Wow bad luck. Have you looked behind the fridge or in the back?
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I really hope you find them! My bp got out one night.when I noticed she was gone I was in tears. I found her on the chair that is right next to her tank curled up in, my hoodie. I also had my corn escape. She was gone for 6 months so I long ago gave up on her. About a month ago I found her outside sunning herself. She survived the winter outside! So don't give up hope. They could turn up where and when you least expect it.
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Re: Guys I Effed up big time.. i feel like a failure :\
before you donate anything to goodwill...please, please make sure you triple check it for the missing snakes, and then have someone else check it as well...it would be a surprise to someone in goodwill if they were to find it/them :rolleyes:
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Oh, also, check sleeping bags and blankets. A friend of mine's snake escaped and that's where they found it a couple times.
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Out of curiosity, how big are the two bps and have you tried using painters tape? I know it's a big thing with lost corns but if the bp is too big, it might not work. Basically, you use painters tape (so they don't lose skin when peeling it off) and lay it down, sticky side up with the ends rolled under to attach it to the floor. I've done this with success before. Just make sure you literally line every wall (behind furniture especially) and across doorways. It's cleaner than flour though your cat may disagree. The morning I found my corn, I had to extract him and the cat from the tape but at least he was safe and sound. If you try this and catch them, just make sure to use vegetable oil to help it release from their scales.
Also, you'd be amazed at how well they survive. My big corn girl got lose while a friend had her and they found her 3 months later upstairs with a meal in her belly that she apparently had hunted down. Whatever you do, don't give up hope.
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Re: Guys I Effed up big time.. i feel like a failure :\
I disagree with any type of tape, that could really turn ugly quick if you don't find them after they've been over the tape. Flour may be messy but its much safer for the snake and you can track where it went. If the flour sticks to the snake, it will eventually come off on something. Also, you could take a deep tub, cut a small hole in the lid, put several rodents in it and leave it out in the open over night. Chances are if they are hungry you will find them in the tub.
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