W00t w00t w00t!!!!

Thanks Hockeymom. :)

Just thought I'd mention, Bo Peep ate an f/t adult mouse for me tonight. He "struck" and killed it quickly and dragged it around for 30 minutes or so before deciding to swallow it, but he got it down finally. I was relieved.

In the meantime, Hanover was making me think he wasn't going to eat at all. I offered him a re-thawed mouse Sunday and he turned up his nose at it, so I tried with a fresh f/t one tonight. He acted interested but didn't strike as my arm went numb making the mousie "walk" around the cage. Finally, I took out the mouse and he looked high and low for it, so I re-warmed it, got him moved to the "dining room" (was trying to feed him in his cage), and turned the puppeteer duties over to my roommate. When she was just about to give up, he finally grabbed it and did his thing. Total time elapsed from introduction to constriction: about 45 minutes. Sheesh!

LOL....that's a lot of effort! Have you tried just leaving him alone in the box with the mouse? Maybe all that activity put him off. But I know you've had Hanover for a little while, so you probably know whichever ways he prefers to eat. :)

Yep, Hanover will not eat unless his food dances for him. I have tried leaving food with him 3 times and he'll sniff it but won't eat it. Like he's saying, "I am not a carrion eater, lady." :) I'm just glad he finally ate after all that effort, to make it worth it.

No kidding.... I'm glad you and your roomie were rewarded! :)

I just found a young adult female that had been out for about the same time (nearly two weeks). I MUST get started on my new rack tomorrow as this is the third escape in 10 years from this old rack which needs retired (the shelves only come out about 2/3 of the length of the boxes). My basement is unfinished with sheets of insulation nailed to the concrete walls and sure enough she was between the insulation and the cold concrete (about 50 deg F). I had padded it down some time ago trying to feel her but didn't move a desk and missed a small spot near it's leg and that's where she was hiding balled up (moved the desk this time). I had hoped she made it up stairs where it's warmer but kept checking the basement right after sunset hoping she was warm enough to come out for a look around but apparently she wasn't. Didn't look at her too long on the way to a warm cage but she does have some respiratory infection of course. Will look her over better in the morning and see if I can get her into the vet for antibiotics. Not that it makes a difference but she was my only 50% chance het albino that I was actually breeding to my het albino male this year, now I'm just hoping she makes it. You could hang meat in my basement year around so it’s a particularly bad place for a tropical snake to escape.

I'm glad you found her, Randy.....I hope she has a quick recovery from her ordeal!

Yikes, Randy! I'm glad you found her. Send some good vibes Will's way so he'll find his escapee, too. What is it with these guys? And i hope she recovers well from her RI. Seymour is still working on getting over his and had another vet trip today.

awsome!Congratulations on getting your boy back!!!

glad he is home.......i always have the fear of Sixx getting out and into the recliner....right now i have a gallon vinegar jug on his lid. he tries to push it, but not quite big enough, yet...

Thanks, y'all. I'm glad he's home and he's eaten. He's also being kept in one of the locking tubs instead of one of the drawers, because they're harder to escape from. :) I hope you never have to worry about finding an escaped snake.