ball python hiding in small hole in brick wall

hi so my ball python escaped and after a long search she is hiding in the trickiest spot to get her out of. She is hiding in a relatively large hole in the corner of my apartment within a brick column with a 2" opening with solid brick and a large drainage pipe blocking most access. I have been watching her every day for about a week waiting for her to get curious enough to come out but she hasnt venture out yet. I would be more proactive on getting her out (luring etc.) but my roomate really doesnt like snakes, and i havnt told him that shes hiding there mostly because hed freak out and be irrational even though she has never caused any harm and is extremely friendly. I dont want to harm her, psychologically or physical but i need her to get out. If anyone has any ideas I would love some help. I think my cage needs some major security upgrades once i get her out but It has been stressing me out because i want her to be happy and safe and not in the wall. luckily if she decides to leave while im not here she cant really go to far but this has been stressing me out non stop and I want it resolved.

could you remove a couple of bricks and get her out?
it would not be that hard to repair.
all you need is a mortar chisel and a hammer

If she has been in there for a week already she should be getting hungry. Luring her out may be your only option. If you feed live, put a feeder in a small box with some holes in it and place it a few inches away from the hole and see if she will come out looking for it. If you feed F/T, then warm up a prey and use a blow dryer to pre-scent the area, make the F/T do the zombie dance a few inches away also. I'm not sure what kind of area this column is in, but you will probably have better results doing this at night. Good Luck...

If you feed F/T you can try doing the zombie dance thing, just dont let go of the rat when she strikes and she should coil around it, exposing enough of her body for you to get a hold of. Then just pull her out while wiggling the rat thats in her coils to keep her focused on constricting, let her finish out the meal on the floor and then put her away.

I think both of the last 2 posters had great ideas....though the live might be an extra added bonus :D While I was reading your posts that is exactly what I was thinking. Lure with food....

I agree with the rest and after she out I fill he hole in so she/he can't make a return trip.

but this why I love tubs so much they semi visible and if used with the lid are really hard to get out of. PLus if you toss a towel over ( incase not allowed pets) just say it storage container for your meds or something. lol

X4 on the feeding idea.

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Originally Posted by mechnut450

PLus if you toss a towel over ( incase not allowed pets) just say it storage container for your meds or something. lol

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Lol I actually had to do that at my last house....

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but this why I love tubs so much they semi visible and if used with the lid are really hard to get out of. PLus if you toss a towel over ( incase not allowed pets) just say it storage container for your meds or something. lol

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This is what I do since I live in a college dorm lol

Wow, this sounds really frustrating and stressful. It sounds like the snake is doing better than the owner, actually.

I agree with luring. My suggestion is that even if it does not eat live, use live in a plastic box with holes to lure it out. A few minutes or hours may be enough for the smell to become irresistible. It sounds like the trick is being there when this happens, and getting the snake to come out far enough.

Perhaps start with the box about a foot in front of the hole, and when the snake starts to come out, move the box several feet away, but against the wall. This may force it to come out and make it easier for you to grab it.

I wouldn't think this should take too long, a live mouse in a box will quickly become irritated and start making a lot of commotion by jumping and clawing and squeaking. Have a f/t ready to go if it doesn't usually eat live, though.

Combine the 3 things it probably wants most... Security, warmth, and food :)

Take a board or plastib bin lid or something flat and lay it on the ground next to the hole + snake. Prop it up on one end with a book or something just big enough for the snake to crawl under - but still cozy and dark. Have a heat pad on the flat board thing to create warmth. Then put your rodent in a box with holes on top of the board. :banana:

Hey let us know how it goes!!

I'll assume the silence means he's hard at work constructing the perfect "lure box". :8:

Ditto on BPElizabeth, keep us posted!

thanks all for the help! been trying to lure her out with little success she eats live so the dead ones werent doing it going to the store to try live... just worried shes getting cold in there but fingers crossed. Thanks again!

Wow...she is being quite stubborn...lol

I wonder if you could put a live in a critter box...with the lid open and hide and wait???? Just a thought.

Are you blocking the hole at times, or do you think she may be coming out at night to explore?

You might could try putting a human heating pad with a hide on it near the hole. Just make sure the pad is on a low or medium setting...

Take a glass aquarium and lay it on its side and block the hole so the snake can't go anywhere but inside the tank. In the tank place a hide. Under the tank place some kind of heating pad. The snake will go to the warmth and sit under the hide. The next day slide the tank away from the wall and the snake should be inside.

If that doesn't work then get a BFH.

whats a BFH??

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whats a BFH??

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Big fricken hammer. :cool:

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Big fricken hammer. :cool:

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oh...:rofl::rofl::rolleyes:

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This is what I do since I live in a college dorm lol

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So do I xD

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thanks all for the help! been trying to lure her out with little success she eats live so the dead ones werent doing it going to the store to try live...

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Just get you some mouse litter. Drives my snakes nuts.

My picky boa actually seemed uninterested in the live hopper I offered him. My fault, I abruptly woke him up, I forget he's so specific about eating. So I set him next to the box that was holding the mice I had for my bigger BP. That got his attention, in fact he was plastered up against it when I went to put him back in his cage. :):D

hey all sorry in know i posted this a while ago but i got my tiga out!!! i lured her out with a mouse and hair drier! she was very dehydrated and hungry but shes happy now!! thanks for all the help! I cant tell you how much it means to me! and also im glad there are people who love these fantastic animals as much as I do... Its sad so many people fear or hate snakes.... I dont understand it! especially if they could meet my tiga! lol anyway thanks everyone :)

btw for all who are interested, she was very stuborn and not coming out to explore at night as it was relatively cold... i assume she went into some sort of hybernation, she didnt even venture out for two weeks until I gave her some heat and a scent to entice her to explore. I was very worried because it was the rainy/cold season in CA which made her kinda resist movement.... anyway.. if anyone has a similar situation a hot lure spot didnt work, i had to warm her up and give a scent because the overall cold temp of her hiding spot made her ball up and not wanna leave, so the hairdryer i think really helped!

wow...what an ordeal. Glad you got her out...silly girl!!

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Lol I actually had to do that at my last house....

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I have to do that now, too -.-;

:gj: zombie dance :gj::gj: Glad you recovered her!

Glad to hear you got her out ok!

wow, that was a long time. crazy snakes. glad to hear it turned out well