Escapee

randy? the cat killed your king!!?

Marla any sighns of him yet?

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Originally Posted by Wizill

randy? the cat killed your king!!?

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The first King I had.....last year. King Kong (may he rest in peace) was found about three days after he got out by our kitten, who used him as dental floss. :evil:

Dang, that blows.

See...with ball pythons its the cat that needs to worry :)

Sorry, I've been offline as I spent most of yesterday with my mother then had to do weekly errands early today and have spent spare time looking for Snyder. I did come home for about an hour and a half yesterday evening and we tore apart the place looking for Snyder, even went into the crawlspace under the house to look.

Last night I left out a heating pad (on low) with a hide on top of it that I know she likes, and we've been checking all the good hiding spots downstairs periodically. I wanted to leave out a mouse, but was worried the dogs would ruin the door if I did. So far no sign of her, though we may have found an old poop from a bp that escaped when we had a petsitter accident a couple of years ago.

I am so upset over this, as is everyone else in the house. The good news is that my mother's surgery went well and they're not expecting her to need chemo or radiation at this point, which is much more important than even a favorite ball python nursed back from the brink.

Here's my question: have any of you ever found a missing bp on a higher floor of the house from where its enclosure is (and not carried by a cat)? I know Lindsay found hers frozen in the basement, but this is already the bottom floor of the house, which is a split level. I'm thinking maybe what I need to do is stay up until 2 or 3 tonight with the lights off and listen for any movement and scent the room with mouse. Anybody have any better ideas or refinements to that one?

if the snake is two or three inches longer than the height of one stair, it cant get up them.

i wouldn't put anything past a ball python.

what i ment to say is that if the snakes is a couple inches bigger then the stair... it CAN get up it! sorry.

Good luck finding him! I'm sure you will and I look forward to reading the relieved "I FOUND HIM" message!!

Here ya go, Judy! My roommate found Snyder just a short while ago! Weeeehaaaa!!!!

Randy, you'll be happy to know she decided to give you support for your 10-foot rule. Her enclosure was a few inches from a 5' tall file cabinet and Snyder was right on top, hiding under a manila envelope half out of the in-box on top. I think she must have climbed the cords from the heat pads which drape over the top of it. I warmed her up then got her set up in her new lock-top enclosure, which she just finished exploring.

Thanks, everyone, for your encouragement. I was really worried that I'd never find her again. I am one relieved and happy snake mama now. :D