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  • 03-04-2012, 10:33 AM
    Leone
    BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    After providing what we thought was a perfect home for Felix, he escaped 2 days ago while we were out. Unfortunately, since he was up all morning with us, we thought he was just in his hide, then noticed during a misting the corner of the screen was popped up just over his tree branch!
    Still can't figure out HOW on earth he popped all the clips, but after the things I read in these forums, it's not at all impossible...in fact, surprised he didn't do it sooner.
    So I panicked & lifted his hides = nothing.
    By that time he was about 8 hours gone and we tore the room apart on our hands & knees searching.
    He's 7 months old, about 2 feet long.
    Over the last 2 days, we've:
    put flour on floor looking for tracks
    put his old UTH on floor with his favorite hide over top (1st night)
    Have his 2 heat lamps aimed at hides on the floor 24/7
    Second night, added a thawed mouse to it
    Have 2 other mice set up in boxes to lure him out to the smell..
    Have a "snake trap" set up with a mouse in the bottle, big enough for him to get in but not out...they're not even moved (have these on plastic, too so we can hear)
    (he refused his last meal, so he's going on 2 weeks w/o food now)
    On top of all the mice, I dragged one along the baseboards & doorways to lure him to the food (trap)
    put plastic shopping bags down everywhere, listening
    Up many, many times in the night searching floor with flashlights...
    tried to search one room at a time, then close it off & start again.
    We live in a basement apt. & promised the people upstairs he'd NEVER escape, so they don't even know yet. It's unlikely that he actually went UP the stairs, right? We have the area where his tank was pretty stifling warm (for humans) but perfect for him...
    We haven't tried laying out the water with flour on the pan next to it, or using pennies on the carpet or strips of (not too sticky) tape, but I suppose that's next.
    I am starting to panic becasue if he's squeezed in somewhere cold, it's waay too cold down here for him....AND he'll be going blue soon, then "hibernating" for the next week or so while in shed...We HAVE to find him today! Or he'll end up pretty sick or even worse...and then we'll be smelling for him instead of looking.
    On top of ALL of this, our apartment will be ready within a month or so & we HAVE to find him before we move!
    Anything to try that we haven't tried yet? Is there ANYONE here around North Providence who could actually help us out? (worth a shot, right?)
  • 03-04-2012, 10:42 AM
    Annageckos
    Have you checked around all electronics (they give off heat) and your fridge? He is probably under something on the floor, but also check up high. My friend lost her BP once and found him in her closet, up on a shelf in some stuffed animals. No idea how he got up there but he did. I hope you find your BP, good luck.
  • 03-04-2012, 11:00 AM
    Tfpets
    The few times I have had one escape they have been found up high. I have been very surprised at how well they can climb when given the chance! I have also found one in a drawer once. If you have a dresser or desk you might check all of the drawers really well. I don't think I have ever found an escaped snake on the floor!
  • 03-04-2012, 11:04 AM
    notmyfault
    I haven't lost a snake yet, but I have had a leo escape on me. Took about a week to find him. He was behind my guitar amp and he ran out when I started playing. He could honestly be anywhere at this point but from what I've observed he will likely be someplace warm. Definitely keep the UTH out with a hide and check it often, he will show up eventually. Helped a friend who lost his corn snake before, he was found on the carpet basking in the sunlight by the window. Good luck!

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  • 03-04-2012, 11:21 AM
    Leone
    Thank you all. Yeah, Felix does like to climb...I will go through the standing closet once again (right next to the tank)...even tho the doors shut on their own. He's pretty strong, so he could have nosed them open. Will double check EVERYTHING in the immediate vicinity of all heights now.
    I saw where someone found theirs in her printer...wow. This basement is HUGE...lots of work to do.
  • 03-04-2012, 12:51 PM
    DooLittle
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Boy, that sucks. If I were you I would tell the people upstairs. That way you can set up a warm hide up there too, in case that's where he went. Hope you find him soon. That is my worst fear, next to mites...
  • 03-04-2012, 12:53 PM
    Leone
    So he could have gone exploring & not stayed where it was nice & warm...yay. This makes it doubly hard now... Thank you. :(
  • 03-04-2012, 01:11 PM
    satomi325
    I've had an escaped snake before on 2 occasions. One at when she was around 100 g and the other when she was at 350-360g. Both times she squeezed under my bedroom door. I really couldn't believe she fit under my door with her fat 350-60 self. I would check upstairs a little, then maybe put a towel down infront of your door to block the space.

    I'm sure your snake is still in your room. Just hidden really well

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  • 03-04-2012, 01:27 PM
    Leone
    We tore it all apart again...still nothing...ugh...when we get him, though...this will NEVER happen again. He's gonna be on lockdown...
  • 03-04-2012, 01:38 PM
    Martin_Jr
    One time my milk snake escaped n found her in my mom's room on top of the computer. I agree they like to climb high. Its a trip that snake can squeeze trough the tiny places. Hope ya find him; GoodLuck....


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  • 03-04-2012, 01:54 PM
    Rob
    I would check all your electronics, a corn of mine years ago got out and I found him inside my computer tower. If there's a chance you have any rodents I would look where they could be ie attic, garage or basement. Don't know how he could get into the attic but who knows we have heard about these snakes doing some amazing things. Good luck hope you get him soon
  • 03-04-2012, 02:36 PM
    DooLittle
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Did you check under dressers, and beds? Behind tv stands? Good luck.
  • 03-04-2012, 02:52 PM
    Leone
    Okay today we've:
    Checked all the packed boxes we had, took everything out, then re-sealed them tightly & counted them out.
    Took out drawers/clothes, checked all nooks & crannies of dressers, upright closets & under pool table & stereo cabinet = no snake...
    Under the bed is clear & it's brand new, so no tears (checked as well) in the boxspring..checked to see if he was squeeeezed between the boxsprings & under the mattress itself & against the wall (this is right next to his enclosure).
    Tore the sofabed apart for the 3rd time & took all cushioning off down to bare frame = no snake.
    Searched computer desk, printer, tower, powerstrips, speakers, drawers...no snake.
    Searched the fake ficus again = no snake.
    Going to get fresh feeders & re-bait all "traps" tonight, AND try the tape trick, PLUS the water dish with flour around them in each room downstairs here trick...heck, I'll even line up pennies on the carpet to see if he slithers across them...Really don't know what else to do but WAIT & listen...
    Thank you ALL for your ideas once again! :confused:
  • 03-04-2012, 03:01 PM
    Juliemay13
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Check under your refrigerator if you haven't already. I was talking to my reptile shop one day about escapees in general and they said every one they've ever had get loose they have found under the fridge. Good luck!
  • 03-04-2012, 03:29 PM
    Himitsu
    My cousin's snake would always hide behind the microwave, so you could try there too.
  • 03-04-2012, 04:03 PM
    Leone
    Yeah, those places (the electrical appliances, etc) we've checked over & over again...the ONLY place we didnt look was up inside the w/d in the laundry room, but they're SO COLD! Was seriously hoping he'd come back to his hides & the heat... :(
    We're gonna go p/u fresh frozen mice & re-set the "traps" for later, plus I'm gonna try the tape trick...I'm praying I just fell asleep & missed him lastnight!
    Thank you all!
  • 03-04-2012, 04:44 PM
    chasingtime
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Leone View Post
    Yeah, those places (the electrical appliances, etc) we've checked over & over again...the ONLY place we didnt look was up inside the w/d in the laundry room, but they're SO COLD! Was seriously hoping he'd come back to his hides & the heat... :(
    We're gonna go p/u fresh frozen mice & re-set the "traps" for later, plus I'm gonna try the tape trick...I'm praying I just fell asleep & missed him lastnight!
    Thank you all!

    what about live lures? how big is he and what was he eating again?
  • 03-04-2012, 05:01 PM
    ExotixTowing
    Live bait is the best bait!! Had a burm open a window once and get to where we couldn't reach him.... Sacrificed a pet bunny. (caged) to get him to come out lol

    No harm was done to the bunny
  • 03-04-2012, 05:19 PM
    Leone
    For the last few months he's been eating live adult mice...he did refuse the small rat I tried last week, so he's now going on 2 weeks Wednesday w/o feeding.
    I'm going to keep what I have setup now tonight & get a couple pinkies tomorrow (they won't squirm out of anything, will they?) & try again.
    It looks like he MAY have constricted the one in the plastic bottle because this am there was blood all over it's face...it wasn't like that at ALL when I put him there, but since I've neevr dealt with f/t, do they sometimes bleed like this?
    I never heard the plastic shopping bag rustle that the bottle was on, so maybe it was the way it was killed...?
    I'm just SO worried about him getting a RI...and he's such a little sweetheart, he must be scared to death all curled up somewhere. Breaks my heart.
  • 03-04-2012, 06:52 PM
    weofui
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Leone View Post
    It looks like he MAY have constricted the one in the plastic bottle because this am there was blood all over it's face...it wasn't like that at ALL when I put him there, but since I've neevr dealt with f/t, do they sometimes bleed like this?

    Quite a few of the f/t rats I've used bleed from the mouth as they thaw.
  • 03-04-2012, 07:27 PM
    angllady2
    I cannot stress this enough, THINK SMALL. When my 6 foot long 3400 gram female got out, when I finally found her {and a snake that size you would think would be easy to see!} I saw a piece of her side that was no more than 3 ".

    I'm not sure how big your guy is, but the thing to remember is they can get into the smallest of spaces. One thing to help you is the size of his hide. If for example he's small enough to use one of those cereal bowl hides, then he can fit anywhere you could fit one of those bowls. Stretched out, if he's the diameter of say a half-dollar, then he can fit anywhere you could put a coin that size, and if he's all stretched out, he'll be even harder to spot.

    Start slowly, and close to where his enclosure is. Look up, down, inside, upside down, behind and between. Take your time, if you get the slightest bit impatient, you'll miss him. Look in the most unlikely of places, because that's usually where they are. I found that 6' long female wedges behind my rack, which is only about 2" from the wall. I still don't know how she squeezed back there.

    I wish you all the best in your search.

    Gale
  • 03-04-2012, 07:38 PM
    chasingtime
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by weofui View Post
    Quite a few of the f/t rats I've used bleed from the mouth as they thaw.

    ditto...
  • 03-04-2012, 07:47 PM
    Ashleigh91
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    I know this is a huge longshot, but have you looked in his enclosure again? I know someone on here "lost" their bp a while back and he was crammed inside a little hole in one of the tree type decorations in his tank.

    Anyways, I wish you luck! I don't now what I'd do if my little guy got out D: I'd probably lose my mind.
  • 03-04-2012, 08:18 PM
    ExotixTowing
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ashleigh91 View Post
    I know this is a huge longshot, but have you looked in his enclosure again? I know someone on here "lost" their bp a while back and he was crammed inside a little hole in one of the tree type decorations in his tank.

    Anyways, I wish you luck! I don't now what I'd do if my little guy got out D: I'd probably lose my mind.

    Great advice!!!

    Also did you drag the substraight???

    Sometimes they bury themselves
  • 03-04-2012, 08:53 PM
    princess17
    Awh:( have you found him yet??
  • 03-04-2012, 09:44 PM
    Leone
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Ashleigh91 View Post
    I know this is a huge longshot, but have you looked in his enclosure again? I know someone on here "lost" their bp a while back and he was crammed inside a little hole in one of the tree type decorations in his tank.

    Anyways, I wish you luck! I don't now what I'd do if my little guy got out D: I'd probably lose my mind.

    Yes...I took the opportunity to remove all bedding & sanitize it while he's been gone. Just waiting for him to put back into it now!
  • 03-04-2012, 09:48 PM
    Leone
    No luck. I'm whipped emotionally & physically. Just laid out sifted flour in each room with a warm bowl of water inside each area. Will lay out the tape strips soon. Had to make sure it was "el cheapo" tape that wasn't too sticky...sure don't want to hurt him & stress him even more.
    Gonna be a long night, but hope it'll pay off for us...if we don't get him tonight, it'll be pinkies added to each area too along with tape, etc...
    Actually looking for a retired/active search dog to com ein & just FIND HIM! Seriously...this is killing me inside to know he's out hee all alone...
  • 03-04-2012, 10:40 PM
    Dracoluna
    I've used the tape trick for corns that have escaped but those were much smaller. I would also recommend something like painters tape that's meant to come back off so it doesn't hurt him. Run it along the walls, behind furniture, and across any opening he might use to get out such as doorways. If he's going into blue though, he may not move much at all so pull everything away from the walls, check inside furniture such as couches, desks, etc. and work your way across the room. With the tape, also be sure to check it first thing in the morning. If you do catch him on it, use a little oil to help it release from his skin. Hope that you find him soon but don't lose hope. I had a corn girl (adult) missing for close to 3 months when a friend was borrowing her. She was found upstairs, hiding under the vacuum cleaner, digesting a meal she'd caught. Snakes can be amazing survivalists so don't give up on him.
  • 03-05-2012, 01:45 PM
    Leone
    Found him!
    Laid out the tape everywhere, water bowls surrounded by flour in every room & woke up this am heartbroken because there was NO evidence of my baby boy anywhere...so I turned on the computer, glanced to the bookshelf to myleft & saw a book was hanging out of place. KNOWING I searched there lastnight, I pushed it back in & no go...took it out & there was Felix, in a tight little ball.
    Ice cold but still snuggly & sweet...we held him under the heat lamps for awhile, got him nice & warm & he's back home where he belongs!
    I thank everyone here for helping me find him...and from what I've read, it was a quick find - 3 days.
    Hoping this never happens again, but if it does, I know exactly what to do & where to look!
  • 03-05-2012, 01:50 PM
    satomi325
    Yay! That's great news! Glad he's back.

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  • 03-05-2012, 02:19 PM
    Slim
    Glad you found him :gj:
  • 03-05-2012, 02:25 PM
    snakemomma77
    I am so glad you found him safe. I was hoping you would find him sooner than later. Congrats on finding him.
  • 03-05-2012, 02:27 PM
    chasingtime
    yay yippie yahoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 03-05-2012, 02:41 PM
    Rob
    Good news!
  • 03-05-2012, 03:05 PM
    ExotixTowing
    That's the best news all day!!!
  • 03-05-2012, 03:08 PM
    Juliemay13
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Yay!! Glad you found him! :)
  • 03-05-2012, 03:10 PM
    Ashleigh91
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Yay!! So happy for you guys :)
  • 03-05-2012, 07:50 PM
    Dracoluna
    Gratz on finding the little guy. I'm sure he's happy to be back safe and warm. :)
  • 03-05-2012, 08:19 PM
    AdamF
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Not sure if this would give you any comfort at all, but 8 months after my female escaped, she showed him on the floor of my laundry room (not far from the boiler). The survived an entire winter!
    They could literally be anywhere, but knowing BPs look in every dark spot you can think of, starting with warmest areas first.

    I'd also look alot at night, as this is when he'd be most active

    Good luck
  • 03-05-2012, 09:12 PM
    Slim
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by AdamF View Post
    Not sure if this would give you any comfort at all, but 8 months after my female escaped, she showed him on the floor of my laundry room (not far from the boiler). The survived an entire winter!
    They could literally be anywhere, but knowing BPs look in every dark spot you can think of, starting with warmest areas first.

    I'd also look alot at night, as this is when he'd be most active

    Good luck

    Sometimes I wonder if people even take the time to read the posts, or just go by the the thread title...
  • 03-05-2012, 09:29 PM
    angllady2
    :dance:

    Yay! I'm so very glad you found him. Now you will know not to underestimate how strong and stubborn these guys can be when it comes to a weak spot in the cage/tub.

    Gale
  • 03-07-2012, 02:40 PM
    pianoflute2
    Re: BP escaped - I'm joining the crowd! Need help!
    I'm so glad you found him!! And in only three days.. When Slytherin got out it took us 4 months to find him... And of course it was a few feet away from his terrarium, just snuggled up with some stuffed animals. I was sure he was gone! So so so glad you found him!!
  • 03-07-2012, 04:23 PM
    hurricaNe
    Man id lose it if my BP got out, Grats on finding him :cool::banana::snake:
  • 03-07-2012, 04:43 PM
    Solarsoldier001
    I'm happy you found him! When my boyfriends snake went missing. When I called him at work about it, he got do sad because he was an hour away. He couldn't leave to help me find him. But he hung up with me and called his mom, dad and sister. It was like the army came to search. We found he in less the 2 hours. I was surprised we found her do fast :)
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