BP got out last night

He must pushed open the lid and broke the latch (it was old) I can't find him anywhere I put a box I had a mouse in under a box and hopefully he will find it... I'm in ohio and its a bit chilly outside now any ideas where he is?

my advice is to check in the littlest places possible... you'd be amazed where a snake can curl up :)

other than that, i'm sorry but i don't have any advice.. i have yet to lose a snake *knocks on wood*

Every time a snake escapes, it provides fuel for the arguments of those who want to ban the ownership of exotic animals, including reptiles. Besides, members of the general public have a right to live without the unexpected visit of an escaped snake in thier yard or home. Please be a responsible snake owner for all our snakes. -Pg. 16 of The Ball Python Manual.



Sorry about your loss of him/her.

Generally they will be found within 10 feet of their enclosures, often someplace you think they couldn't possibly fit. Just keep checking, spend a lot of time near where he escaped, especially at his usual active times, and check every little thing. Good luck to you! I have one escaped at the moment, too, but his room is clear enough it's very easy to determine that he's not in there.

pandora escaped years ago and i found her about halfway down in the clothes hamper. look under and inside everything, especially in dark, small places. good luck!

Check warm places too ... Heat is like a magnet to ball pythons ... behind radiators, hot water heaters, clothes dryers, etc.

Good luck!

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Check warm places too ... Heat is like a magnet to ball pythons ... behind radiators, hot water heaters, clothes dryers, etc.

Good luck!

-adam

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That makes perfect sense. Really, it does. Yet every time I have ever found an escaped ball python, it has been someplace cold (bathroom floor, desk drawer, top of metal file cabinet, etc.). *shrug* Maybe it's just something about my snakes ...

search at night, they tend to roam around at night.
Adam's nailed it about warm places. My corn got out one day and I found him under the fridge.
good luck

I agree Marla, you do have to look everywhere!

I've been really lucky though, only one escape ever. He was a hatchling from my first homemade rack. I really suck at building stuff! ... LOL

-adam

and computers they give of a lot of heat

you might want to check inside your furniture (couch,chair,or closets)

Marla was right I found him when I got home from work about five feet from his enclosure under my computer all balled up. I went that night to a hardware store and bought two good latches and locks now only I can get him out.

Thats good. For future reference, check your bed, my RTB decided he wanted to snuggle up with me at night and I found him in my bed when I was making it. lol

Congrats on finding him! :D I'm sure you're relieved. Secure cages are definitely the way to go -- as long as the security is used consistently. I hadn't had an escape since I switched to more secure cages, but when I let a kid get one out and didn't double-check behind her, a latch got incompletely secured and that's all it takes. :(

I am so glad you found your snake! What a relief it is huh? I had 2 of mine get out this time last year- I was freaking out, Joe, was pretty big, my Dad found him cruising in the kitchen. But Hershey was tiny, I turned the house inside out- every day for 2 weeks... he showed up when I just had given up, on the shelf just below his cage. I cried cause I was so afraid one of my babies were gone for good, I felt like a bad snake Mom, once both were recovered and deemed to be OK, we put locks on cages so it would not happen again... and it has not cause we are so anal retentive about our locks. In fact, that made me super careful, got locks for all cages, even lizards.

congrats on finding your snake i had one get away about a month ago and i still havent found him.im also in ohio little chilly for him outside i have looked everywhere in my house

I had my first BP escape, and the ending was not a happy one. We found her a few days later in the cold basement; seems she got into a small hole in one of the heating grates on the floor and was presumably hiding inside the heating ductwork while we looked for her, for a day or two. Then she fell through a loose duct and landed on the dirt floor basement, then climbed up a shelf and was inches from the ceiling when we found her. All because one of my acquaintences did not lock the cage. But I really can't blame anyone but myself, because ultimately we are each responsible for our animals, no matter who puts them back. When my boyfriend found her, I admit I cried over her body, harder than I have cried at many human funerals.
She was such an awesome snake, had such a b*tchy temperament and bit anyone who tried to handle her, but she was loaded with "personality" and never refused a meal. Here's a pic... she's the big fat female on the right. Interestingly, the snake on the left is Ashes, one of the males I still have.

See what a nice, fat female she was... :(
Even in the pic, you can see how poised to strike she was. If I remember correctly, she bit me after I took the pic! :)
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/3979untitled.jpg


Now that I have rambled on about my escaped snake, all I can say is, don't let there be even a remote chance that your animals can get out. I know that accidents happen, but I really would not want anyone going through the loss I went through.

Ginevive, that is heartbreaking. She is one healthy looking snake! My Henry went missing, and I found him about a week later inside a shoe, inside a shoebox, inside my bedroom closet. That snake had to crawl from one end of the house to the other, up a full flight of stairs, and again from one end of the house to the other to end up where he was. And he had to dodge a cat and a dog!

I am glad you found yours. Sounds like he had a monumental journey!
I often wonder what would have happened to my snake, if it had been summertime. Feasably she could have lived in the basement until someone spotted her. Too bad it had to happen during wintertime. :/

Dang Smynx! Poor Henry did dodge alot to end up there. Wow!

Ginevive- wow, I am so sorry that happened. I bet you are right tho- had it been summer, she would probably have been OK. She was just gorgeous too!

Yeah, she was cool. I got her for free from a Petco, because she had been biting people and was written off as a loss.
At least I was probably able to give her a better home, than she would have had at the store, with people gawking at her through the glass. I would be striking at those people too!

I had a corn snake, poor thing, who escaped and was not so lucky in dodging other animals.
It was feeding day and I went to find Pyro (albino corn). He had managed to escape. I keep the snakes in a seperate room because I do have other pets, but it looks like he went out of the room to hunt on his own rather then wait for me.
I found him in the chinchillas cage. She must have smelled tastey or somthing, but she is much bigger then he was.
I was pretty upset about that.
I have actually been thinking about moving away from colubrids seeing that they are escape artists and I would hate to repeat that tragedy...