What I lost for my birthday

So...the night before my birthday, I had set my snake Basilica's tub (it has locks) outside since it was nice out (82F) in the shade, because either her heating element wasn't getting as warm as I liked or her thermometer was broken, and I didn't want her being cold. My plan was to pick up a new thermometer and heating element on the way to work (which I did) and install it when I got home. I returned home to find her tub in the garage, because my mom wanted her in--and that was fine. But mom had held Basilica and then put her back in, and when she put her back in, she didn't latch the lid on properly, so...by the time I got there, no snake.

We searched the garage, but TWO garage doors had been open the entire time. I put her hide out there and left her new heat element on in the hopes she'd go back somewhere safe and warm and familiar, and then put a cage with a rat out there hoping she'd be hungry...but no such luck. It's still out there and...well...I think she got outside.

If so, I guess I'll just...I don't know. It upsets me. I hope I end up finding her but to be realistic I'll probably never see her again. Ugh, it was so stupid of me to have even put her out...but I didn't want to put her in with one of the other snakes, for fear of stress and competition and such. I was just worried about leaving her, since my mom keeps the house about 69F.

Sorry for the depressing story, everyone. Wish me luck at finding her.

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Originally Posted by Seneschal

So...the night before my birthday, I had set my snake Basilica's tub (it has locks) outside since it was nice out (82F) in the shade, because either her heating element wasn't getting as warm as I liked or her thermometer was broken, and I didn't want her being cold. My plan was to pick up a new thermometer and heating element on the way to work (which I did) and install it when I got home. I returned home to find her tub in the garage, because my mom wanted her in--and that was fine. But mom had held Basilica and then put her back in, and when she put her back in, she didn't latch the lid on properly, so...by the time I got there, no snake.

We searched the garage, but TWO garage doors had been open the entire time. I put her hide out there and left her new heat element on in the hopes she'd go back somewhere safe and warm and familiar, and then put a cage with a rat out there hoping she'd be hungry...but no such luck. It's still out there and...well...I think she got outside.

If so, I guess I'll just...I don't know. It upsets me. I hope I end up finding her but to be realistic I'll probably never see her again. Ugh, it was so stupid of me to have even put her out...but I didn't want to put her in with one of the other snakes, for fear of stress and competition and such. I was just worried about leaving her, since my mom keeps the house about 69F.

Sorry for the depressing story, everyone. Wish me luck at finding her.

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Keep thinking you will find her :gj:.Let us know ok

Wow, that sucks! :(
I really hope you find her!

I hope you find her.

So sorry she got away. I hope you find her.:(

You should make your mom pay for a new snake. She shouldn't have touched it if she didn't have to.

If she doesn't, take her cat or dog and drop them off in the country somewhere.

Thanks everyone, I'll be sure to keep you updated.

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Originally Posted by Skoalbasher

You should make your mom pay for a new snake. She shouldn't have touched it if she didn't have to.

If she doesn't, take her cat or dog and drop them off in the country somewhere.

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Look, I'm upset about the loss of the snake but I'm not vindictive. She didn't mean to lose her, and she was just trying to help, because she was worried about Basilica getting too hot. She likes my snakes, and I don't mind if she holds them. The snake in question cost me a grand total of $35, alright---but it's not the money, and I don't want a replacement. It's the loss of a valued and loved pet that bothers me, not the loss of a 'collection piece' or monetary investment. As for getting petty revenge---No. I love the cats and dogs as much as I love my snakes, and I would NEVER abandon an animal like that. It sickens me that someone would even suggest such a thing.

I'm really sorry to hear that. I had something similiar happen with my first BP, Kain. His cage was next to the door that led out to the shed in our old house, and one day I forgot to latch his cage back, and by a stroke of extra bad luck, the door was also cracked open. So out he went. You might try doing what I did, if you're friendly with your neighbors at all - I took a picture of him and knocked on a couple of doors, told them what had happened, and that if they saw him, to come and knock on my door. I didn't want someone taking after him with a shovel or anything out of ignorance. But I lived in a very friendly neighborhood, my neighbors knew I had snakes and were ok with it. Yours might be different. Is there any way she could have gotten underneath your house? Have you checked all the water heater pipes, behind the washing machine-anywhere warm in the garage. Odds are she took to the first dark, warm place she found. Good luck!

Yeah, we searched under the water heater, the washers and dryers, the heating unit, the cars, the freezer--we couldn't find her. It was warm that day, so she probably went out of the garage door, which was about six feet from where her tub was sitting. But thanks for the advice---I might have to try the picture idea!

Uh Oh, Now Ball Pythons are going to be established in Fla also!

(Sorry for your loss)

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Originally Posted by Seneschal

Thanks everyone, I'll be sure to keep you updated.



Look, I'm upset about the loss of the snake but I'm not vindictive. She didn't mean to lose her, and she was just trying to help, because she was worried about Basilica getting too hot. She likes my snakes, and I don't mind if she holds them. The snake in question cost me a grand total of $35, alright---but it's not the money, and I don't want a replacement. It's the loss of a valued and loved pet that bothers me, not the loss of a 'collection piece' or monetary investment. As for getting petty revenge---No. I love the cats and dogs as much as I love my snakes, and I would NEVER abandon an animal like that. It sickens me that someone would even suggest such a thing.

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Sorry to sicken you. It sickens me someone would leave their snake tank outside while they are at work. Now we're even. I am sorry you lost your snake, but... could have been prevented.

i wouldn't be surprised if she was still in the garage somewhere. ;) good luck!!!

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Originally Posted by Skoalbasher

You should make your mom pay for a new snake. She shouldn't have touched it if she didn't have to.

If she doesn't, take her cat or dog and drop them off in the country somewhere.

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That really was a very unnecessary comment. She obviously already knows that it wasn't the brightest idea to leave her outside. But unfortunately her mother took her out and did not put the locks on the tub.

Realistically, she could have left the previous story out and left it at her mother forgot the locks.

Why do you feel the need to suggest abandonment and vindictive recourses when clearly she is already upset about the loss of her snake?

I think it's horrible of you to even suggest such a thing as abandoning any animal, much less for revenge when it was an accident.

For the future, keep those sort of comments to yourself, since it only makes you look like an ass at the expense of others.

Ok, you're right, I should have left that comment out, but at the same time, it really does sicken me that someone wouldn't care for something like they should, and then ask for sympathy.

I mean, like insurance. If your car gets stolen, because you left the keys in it, you won't be covered. Oops, shouldn't have left your keys in your car. Same thing here.

She left her baby outside and went to work. You're right, it's not the mom's fault here. Can you guess who's it is? I'm a pretty easy going guy, and I'd like to think I was liked by most on here, but again, it's hard for me to feel sad for someone who didn't do the right thing. And until they make opinions against the rules here, I'm going to continue to express mine. Whether people like them or not.

:weirdface: You're not helping your case, bud.


I'm glad you live in Florida, because this means your snake has a very high chance of being alive. Call me a fool, but I strongly suggest you run around the entire area and look EVERYWHERE you can. I mean EVERYWHERE. Culverts, logs, under cars, near hoses, sheds, anywhere you think she might be. Balls are pretty slow goers and if you hurry, I think you might catch her around somewhere.

I would highly recommend NOT contacting the vet.. If it is found out that your snake got away, they might pull some "release of invasive species" crap on you. :(

I really hope you find her. I can tell she means alot to you. :(

Was it during the day when It got out? If so, I would definatly check all around the house. My guess is they don't travel too far during the day. Putting out food would be my best guess on how to get it back. But BPs you know, don't always want to eat.

I wonder if there's a GPS chip you could put in them. Or something that you could turn on to locate them.. like a beacon or something, like in airplanes (but much much smaller).

Sorry about the above posts, mondays are not good days for me, and I shouldn't post on them because I tend to be more of an ass. If I offended you, that was not my intent.

I would triple check everywhere. Most cases that I've heard about BPs getting out, they were found within 15-20 ft of their cage. Good luck finding her!

Happy Birthday. Sorry to hear about that, it's seriously a horrible thing to have happen....especially on your b-day. :'( I feel so bad.

What I would do is search the whole entire perimeter and all the grasslands near the house and anything around your house. Maybe take a picture of your house and around your yard and see if we can find Waldo (Basilica). :P

I would look and look and look, then look some more.
I really hope you find it.
Good luck.

I know I don't post much on here, but this makes me a bit angry. You left your snake outside and now it's gone. Your one of the reasons we have this NOI and potential ban now. I feel for you losing your snake, I've lost one too but it didn't leave the snake room. I just don't get why it was outside. Whatev I guess.

Alan

Thanks everybody.

I'm still looking for her (I've gone through the garage again, with no luck) and have set out rats in cages (bars are too small for her to get into, but hoping she'll hang out near it) in various places around the immediate vicinity, as well as her hide boxes.

Skoalbasher, yes you offended me (and hurt my feelings) but it's alright. Everyone has bad days, and we're not always kind on those days. No hard feelings. I've already got scented food out for her, and yes it was daytime. A GPS tracker would be really useful right about now...however about her not wanting to eat, I don't think that's the problem, since she has never refused a meal...she LOVES her rats. The problem is that there are wild rats in the area as well, not just the ones I breed for the snakes. She might be able to find an easy food source outside.

I appreciate the concern. And for those who have negative feelings about me, and think that I'm looking for sympathy or something---fine. You can have your opinions. I told the whole story because I wanted to share it, not because I expected anything. It's just another reminder that the cages we keep them in are not as secure as we think they are, and that we need to be extra careful. Yes, I screwed up. I will freely admit that. Does that satisfy you? I screwed up, and I lost my pet because of that. And I absolutely guarantee that I feel worse about it than any of you, because this is the snake I have raised from 97 grams for a year and four months. Yes, I feel terrible. If you're trying to make me feel worse, well congratulations. You've succeeded. Great job. Congratulations.

Go find someone else to harass, please and thank you. Henceforth I shall not acknowledge you in any posts I might make in this thread.

Houzi, Yeah, I'm searching...Unfortunately (perhaps fortunately for her?) I live in a rural area; my yard is an acre and a half of grass...bordered on all sides by forest. I'm worried though because there are a lot of free ranging dogs and cats in the area, and we have a LOT of hawks and falcons. We have a red shouldered hawk that hunts out of my yard--I don't know if it'd eat a snake, but it's had a try at my rats (almost ran into the screen on my porch!) and I'm worried about that.

Lowen, yeah, that's what I've been doing...LOTS of places she could hide around here! I'm just really worried she's decided that a car engine is a nice safe place to hide. I check under my tires before I drive anywhere, now. And yeah, so am I! Luckily it's perfect weather for snakes, right now, it being 88-93 in the daytime and falling to 73ish at night.

Nothing to do now but keep looking, I guess.

Where in FL are you located?

Sorry to hear you lost your little buddy... Just don't give up on her and keep on looking. I'll be sending good vibes your way in hopes she makes a speedy return...

Hey good luck finding her man. I think some people should really just learn to keep there comments to themselves sometimes. It's obvious you didn't mean to lose your pet and I know how I would feel if the same thing happened to me. At least you're in an area where the snake has a good chance of getting by outside! If my snake got away up here I don't think it would last long at all. Even during the summer nighttime temps are usually around 40-50 degrees. Keep us posted man! :oops:

I am sorry to hear this.. I hope you find your bp.

I too have lost a pet, my iguana(3yrs) old, I had him in my son's room basking in the window, my husband opened the door. My iguana got out, went down stairs, & got out a ripped window screen. Our windows are low in the livingroom/ dinningroom.

Jade has been missing for over a year. I put posters up, even added a reward if he was found. But no luck. My hubby still hasn't fixed that window screen.

Keep the faith, you may find your bp.