Found my missing snake

In October of last year I bought 2 baby ball pythons and in May one of them got out of his cage and went into a hole in my house thought he was gone and would never see him again well today he showed up looks good and healthy I'm keeping him by himself in a cage has anyone else had this happen the snake was gone for 5 months do you think he will be fine I'm still in shock he is back and alive

Wow that's crazy. Amazing that he is fine after 5 months.

I just had my first snake which was a female het albino get loose from her enclosure I know exactly where she went just can't get to her and I can't just go and rip the floor up to get her. Just hoping she is smart enough to come out.

Had a hatchling corn snake get out earlier this summer that was gone for THREE MONTHS, and found him on the front porch. He was good and healthy too, don't know how he managed.
Looks like something got ahold of his tail and he's got a bit of a scar, otherwise perfect still.

Also had my black bee get out of his display cage and climbed up about 6 levels on my rack, and just sat there to wait until I found him! I think he was only out about 15 minutes though.

Congrats! It must feel good to get her back.

I lost one of my females one summer for 3 months. I know she was still in the house, but wasn't sure where. One day I went to a high storage shelf to grab something and there she was sleeping in the middle of the shelf. She was in pretty decent condition. A little thinner, but not bad.

Great stories!

Three to five months would have me scared out of my mind. I cried after finding my girl after one hour missing (she was out of the cage overnight though, I only knew for an hour). I still haven't figured out how she got out. Glad you found him!!

wow! lucky you! :D

Wow! Glad he was Ok. :)

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Originally Posted by Masonic

I just had my first snake which was a female het albino get loose from her enclosure I know exactly where she went just can't get to her and I can't just go and rip the floor up to get her. Just hoping she is smart enough to come out.

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Couldn't you use a frozen/thawed (or live in a small cage/box maybe?) rat to lure her out?

I had just got some rats to breed and I think he smelled them and that is why he came back I would try to get a rat or mouse keep in a cage where the snake went missing from when it gets hungry it will smell the food hope your snake comes back

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Originally Posted by dkspftw

Couldn't you use a frozen/thawed (or live in a small cage/box maybe?) rat to lure her out?

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This can really help.
I know people use buckets with funnels and food as well for overnight(easy to get in harder to get out) and have found the snakes fed and curled up in the bucket in the morning.
Also, if you know where the snake is and is likely to come out dry rice grains on the floor at all possible exits might help with tracking the critter down if it finds it would like to explore on night and changes its' hiding spot.