HELP!!! lost my 12in BP in my CAR!!!

how can i find him? im worried he will somehow find his way out of my car... he just ate yesterday and is on an 8 day feeding sched... so he wont be hungry for at least another 7 days. i put a heating pad and a hide box in there, is that enough? please help!!!:confused:

Why is your ball python in your car only a day after feeding? As far as finding them. They can squeeze their way into some pretty tight spots. They can get into the mechanics of your seats, into your dash, etc.

check under the seats first. on the way back from the vet my wife would let her crawl on her lap, one day she kinda dazed out or whatever and the snake was under the seat sleepin

Turn your car on. Put the heater on high and hope he comes out before he cooks. With the cold most of the country is experiencing his meal could rot before it digests. If you do turn the heater on, keep checking regularly. Don't do this in a garage with the door closed.

i just got him today, and didnt know he had eaten until i asked what he was eating. its 60 degrees outside right now, is it likely his meal will rot? how long does that take?

and i already tore my car apart looking for him for the last hour or so.

Dang my Pastel got out Yesterday, how did your Ball python get out exactly?

Do what wilomn said, it's your best bet, even in that 60 degree weather.

i just had this happen with a baby boa..

look EVERYWHERE. get someone who knows cars and how to take apart certain pieces. If you know where he was when he got out, start there.

I ended up finding my girl inside the passenger seat gears that control the arm rest. If my friends who knew cars weren't there i would have NEVER found her. Granted, i have a Nissan and apparently they are held together by locking plastic pins (???) but it was useful to have someone there who knew how to take the car apart and put it back together.

For future reference, always SECURE reptiles in snake bags or taped transport deli cups. I hope you find him.

he was sitting on the passengers lap, and i guess he sneakily got of her lap?

so ive had the heat on in my car for 2 hours and havent seen him, i have to work at 7 am so i cant stay out there much longer... i dont know what to do?! does anyone have any other ideas? i have the heat pad out there under a hide, but im worried he will get too cold during the night. please, help!

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Originally Posted by sarah_bell1990

how can i find him? im worried he will somehow find his way out of my car... he just ate yesterday and is on an 8 day feeding sched... so he wont be hungry for at least another 7 days. i put a heating pad and a hide box in there, is that enough? please help!!!:confused:

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check in on the right side of the peddles thers a little box in the thats one way to get into the center console its the place for sparkplugs or whatever those are called this. same thing happened to one of my corns but i found her on the back window under some stuffed bear my mom had in the car lol

Sounds like you've done all you can do for the night. The heating pad with the hide might work for you. The coolness of the night might drive the snake to look for that warm spot. The hide should be small and dark...not just a half-log that some people use. If that's all it is, or if it's big compared to the snake, try just laying a crumpled towel or small blanket over the heating pad....they like to feel like they're crawling through and hiding in tight little rodent burrows or termite mounds.

Another trick you can try is to sprinkle flour all over the seats and floor of the car. If the snake moves around at all in the night, it might leave a trail you can follow to find its hidey hole.

If it's not there in the morning and you still can't find it, I'm not sure what to tell you. I know I'd be really scared, and scared to drive the car anywhere at all. :( But I also know that folks have lost snakes in cars and had them reappear days or weeks later alive and well.

You will find him when you start smelling a funky skunk coming from your A/C vents.

Know any dogs who take an interest in snakes?

I've said this before. Try a cat or a dog, they can hear it/sniff it out.

Same thing happened to me a while ago. The good thing is, we learn from it. Mine crawled behind my glovebox. Look there. You might need to take it off to find her.

You might want to try a mouse in a box. If it's like most pet stores she is probably still hungry. Good luck! I hope she's ok.

When I loose one I always find it looking for water not food.

did you find it?

Update please! Did you find her?

unfortunately i have not found him:tears: i tried the rat pup in the box and i think ill have to wait a few more days for that one to work since he just ate. i hope he is not gone for good...

i also had my dog in the car looking and she seemed to favor the passenger seat, which is where he was, but i cant get inside... i have to wait until payday to have someone do it for me. i just moved and dont know anyone that works with cars

if you haven't got a dog/cat, find a friend with one. they'll find them quite quickly, IME.

Try water, they can go without food but will look for water.

ive had a tupperware with water in it on my passenger floorboard since yesterday, how long can he go without water?

Any luck?

If you're in the Chicago area you can PM me. My fiance is a mechanic and may be able to help search, no charge. ;)

Oh man, that's a really really bad place to lose a bp. I hate to say it, but I would put money on it that he already found is way out of your car. There are are large spaces under the dash that lead outside that a bp could easily fit through.

Good luck though! I'm sure you're planning not to make this mistake again, but next time you travel with a bp make sure it's at least in a knotted pillow case.

unfortunately i justt moved from iowa to california so im not in the chicago area but thank you for the offer. and i think i have to agree with isis since i still havent found him but i am going to put another rat pup in my car in a few days just in case. maybe hes in the seat... and hell be hungry soon.

where in Cali?

I lost a large corn snake in my car for nearly a month, and found her alive and well inside the dashboard - I actually changed her name to Dash because of it, LOL. So if there's any way you can get up into the dash/console, that's a likely hiding place... it's dark and warm, just as they like it. Oh, and they can go literally months without food and water, so they can survive in there for a LONG time. :oops:

Here's Dash where I found her after 3.5 weeks:
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...Phone001-1.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...Phone004-1.jpg

And here she is just a few days later, still perfectly plump!
http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...s/DSCF5224.jpg

P.S. I finally pinpointed her location when I smelled snake poop, and followed it to the center console... keep your nose peeled for that distinctive stench! :P

i live in LA

lol looks like the corn was laying on the computer for the car.. I been lucky not lost a snake in a car just the trailer only ot find him 2 months later in the air duct in feb. he had frost bite to the tail and lost about an inch or 2 of tail but he still go happy and alive.
I also had an escapee once that climbed up the temp probe wire and squeezed out next ot the probe wire ( baby cron not even 40 grams I bet ) found it on far side of the trailer and how it avided the dog and mom's ( then 12 cats) I don't know since it was a snow corn.. on dark flooring .

I had this happen to me a while back after a vet visit, my bp managed to get in the dash, into the fender, through the sideskirt, and into the quarter panel. Then back all the way into the engine bay where I was able to pull her out from behind the battery.

Good luck