Escaped Ball python

So I have an animal plastics T8 divided in half with my 3yr old lesser on one side and I had my 8mo old banana ball python on the other. I noticed my light had dislodged on the bananas side so I quickly grabbed the key and inspected his enclosure. He was nowhere to be found... my husband and I have since torn apart the house but still haven't found him. It had to be within the last 48hrs that he escaped. We also have 2 dogs in the house.... any ideas on where to look cause right now I'm at a loss.

Check for the snake in tight, warm spots. It will want to get warm. I hope you find him soon!

What kind of room are they in?


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What kind of room are they in?


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It's in the living room. I fed them both Sunday and last checked on them on Wednesday evening. We have 3 kids in the house (2 under 4yrs old) so it's never quiet unless they're asleep.

Start in the room they are in on one side, check HIGH and LOW and in between, looking in dark spots, and warm spots (Near electronics/behind your cable box/computer/tv/anything that heats up when on is a good place to start). Once you have gone from one side to the other of that room branch out from there doing the same to each room then moving on. That way if he is still inside your house you will find him.

Main thing is to be sure to not hurt/crush him when moving stuff looking for him or that your dogs get ahold of him.


GOOD LUCK and keep us posted if you can!

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Start in the room they are in on one side, check HIGH and LOW and in between, looking in dark spots, and warm spots (Near electronics/behind your cable box/computer/tv/anything that heats up when on is a good place to start). Once you have gone from one side to the other of that room branch out from there doing the same to each room then moving on. That way if he is still inside your house you will find him.

Main thing is to be sure to not hurt/crush him when moving stuff looking for him or that your dogs get ahold of him.


GOOD LUCK and keep us posted if you can!

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Would he try and get into a heating vent? That's the only place I can't look.. otherwise my house is a ranch, there's only so many places for me to look.. still can't believe this happened.

A heating vent sure would be a place they would want to get into unfortunately. I sure hope thats not where it went... if its not near the electronics maybe up inside the furniture..like under the couch but up in the wood frame ect....

I had a young king snake get out of a tub, I thought it was weird so I put him back in the tub. The next week he was out again, come to find out he was so small (smaller than a pencil) and the gap above the tub was so big he was able to slide right out. It's been about eight months and we still haven't found that snake. In fact we just stopped looking LOL.

Tonight, make sure the dogs are locked up and then sprinkle your entire floor (hoping your living room isn't carpet) with flour. Make sure lights are all off. In the morning, any tracks will be visible and give you a clue. If you feed f/t, you could try setting up a warm area with a hide and some food.

Sorry to hear about your snake being MIA. I know they like warm, enclosed, dark areas. I have heard of them finding their way under stoves/ovens as well as fridges. Check under, behind and even up and inside the workings of the appliance. I was recently at a fish/reptile shop near me and one of his BPs escaped over night. He had gotten into the back of the freezer unit and the shop owner had to pull the unit apart and pull the angry snake out. They were both fine after a bit, but both were stressed due to the whole adventure. Be careful to move furniture/appliances slowly so you don't injure the snake. Good luck!!!

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Sorry to hear about your snake being MIA. I know they like warm, enclosed, dark areas. I have heard of them finding their way under stoves/ovens as well as fridges. Check under, behind and even up and inside the workings of the appliance. I was recently at a fish/reptile shop near me and one of his BPs escaped over night. He had gotten into the back of the freezer unit and the shop owner had to pull the unit apart and pull the angry snake out. They were both fine after a bit, but both were stressed due to the whole adventure. Be careful to move furniture/appliances slowly so you don't injure the snake. Good luck!!!

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Thanks for the tips everyone... I do feed f/t and today is feeding day so Im thinking I may turn a heating pad on low with a hide over it and some food... see if I can persuade him to come out of hiding. My husband looked inside the coils and back of our fridge and oven but no snake that we could see. If one of my dogs had gotten to him I would assume there would be blood somewhere in my carpets but we haven't found anything. Plus whenever I've had the snakes out, the dogs are more afraid of them than the snakes are of the dogs hah.

my boy has escaped twice: first time i found him under my fridge about 10ft from his tank (studio apartment wooo), the second time he managed to stuff himself in a box of shoes that was in my closet. i've come to find they're never that far from their enclosure. check literally everything, even in places where you think "there's no way" check anyway. good luck!

I was going to suggest the same thing. I lost a retic twice first time he was under the fridge the second time he was in the linen closet for two weeks. I had gone through the linen closet piece by piece and didn't find him and then one day I came home from work and there he was in the middle of the hallway.

Day 3 with no signs of my banana bp. We've looked under/in the fridge, oven, all out couches multiple times a day... I've searched in shoes and closets, my children's dressers, my dressers, linen closet, under the hot water tank, by the furnace and so far nothing. I set up a warm spot with a hide last night but it didn't lure him out either.

Check out the "Everyone makes mistakes" thread advising how to find your escaped snakes ...


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They can squeeze into some mighty tight spaces. I'm sure he is holed up somewhere not thinking twice about it. If it was me, I would go room to room and scent with a rat and watch closely for him to come looking for it.

So my father-in-law is in HVAC and upon hearing the snake is still missing offered to come over tonight and explore our duct work so we can rule out the vents as his hiding spot. Fingers crossed he shows up soon

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So my father-in-law is in HVAC and upon hearing the snake is still missing offered to come over tonight and explore our duct work so we can rule out the vents as his hiding spot. Fingers crossed he shows up soon

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good to hear, let us know how it goes.:gj:

Did he find him? Ginger got herself wrapped around the plumbing pipes in the basement of our new house.

Look for places that are warm. Also, put out a few hides safely with heaters blowing on them.....your guy might turn up inside a warm hide.


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No sign of him in the duct work. Ya I've been checking the pipes, hot water heater, appliances, etc every day. No sign of any movement via the flower method either. And all my hot spots (heating pads with hides on them) have gone untouched. I bought a live mouse yesterday and set him up last night so I'm hoping the smell will draw him out eventually.

Flour*

It's been a week since I noticed our banana bp missing. Still no sign of him despite going through the house once daily and my husband checking our appliances every night.
I feel horrible for having this happen. I was just so busy last week I didn't do much beyond checking their water levels and spot checking, not even thinking one of them would escape their T8.... fingers are still crossed that he'll randomly show up

have you tried laying out a warm feeder? he's gota eat some time. keep diligent! he'll turn up.

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have you tried laying out a warm feeder? he's gota eat some time. keep diligent! he'll turn up.

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Yep I have.... and I've created "hot spots" using heating pads and hides (one in each room) overnight

Tonight my husband opens the doors to the filtration system of his 90gal fish tank to do routine maintenance only to have my banana ball python fall off the doors in front of him... luckily he doesn't appear any worse for wear aside from being chilly. He's back in his tank on his hot side. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d4b66f1725.jpg

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Tonight my husband opens the doors to the filtration system of his 90gal fish tank to do routine maintenance only to have my banana ball python fall off the doors in front of him... luckily he doesn't appear any worse for wear aside from being chilly. He's back in his tank on his hot side. https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...d4b66f1725.jpg

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Thats awesome.. Im sure your relieved!! Hopefully its warmer where you are then here in NY!! I would be freaking out and so would my girls hahhaha. Im glad I have the LED lighting hahahaha. Thats going on 3 weeks. Wow. :gj:

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Thats awesome.. Im sure your relieved!! Hopefully its warmer where you Re then here in NY!! I would be freaking out and so would my girls hahhaha. Im glad I have the LED lighting hahahaha.

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I'm in northern Illinois so it's been fairly chilly.

I'm so glad that you found him and that he's safe!

Glad you found your snake.


I'm not overly familiar with how the T8 is inside. Just curious how it got out. Is there a hole from where the light comes through, or behind the light, I guess for the cable?

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Glad you found your snake.


I'm not overly familiar with how the T8 is inside. Just curious how it got out. Is there a hole from where the light comes through, or behind the light, I guess for the cable?

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There's a hole for the light cord to thread out the tank but the light fixture is mounted over that. He managed to dislodge the fixture off its screws to get to the hole it was covering.

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Tonight my husband opens the doors to the filtration system of his 90gal fish tank to do routine maintenance only to have my banana ball python fall off the doors in front of him... luckily he doesn't appear any worse for wear aside from being chilly. He's back in his tank on his hot side. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...d4b66f1725.jpg

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yes, found you!!! can't even imagine how you feel; i'm in N IL too, and i'm relieved with you!

Glad you found you beautiful snake

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My BP escaped 4 days ago I searched every were didn't give up I found her today moving to other side of room I suggest making a real warm spot with water and a mouse on the ground at night and don't give up look in dark tight places nothings to high or to low

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We found him tonight. It had been 3 weeks since he went missing

wow, what a relief! beautiful snake BTW!!

Glad you found it safe and healthy. Beautiful snake you have there.

Awesome!! Glad you found the snake!!

What a beauty and I'm sure a huge relief for you. I once had one escape on me twice and I was a mess.

did you figure out how it got out?