Baby Red Tail escaped today...

My baby red tail boa Rambo just got out of his cage... I have no idea how, his tub is a sterilite with locking handles and 3 bunjee cables holding it in the middle... I can hardly open it without unhooking the cords.

Anyways, hes lost in my room, I dont think he can get under the door and get out. Theres less than 1/8" under the door between the door and carpet.

He was in my closet, closet has 3 shelves and he was in the middle shelf, about 3' off the floor. I searched the closet and corners and walls of the room, hes nowhere to be found.

I folded up a big heating blanket and put it on the floor under his cage, put b so I can hear him, and put a thawed mouse on a plastic bag next to the heating pad.

Any other suggestions on what I can do? Hes only 3 months old and I really dont want him to die. Hes my first RTB and I've grown pretty attached... :(

I pretty much have to find him asap. The reason he was in the closet is because my mom hates snakes and makes my adult ball python stay in the garage until my new cages come in 3 weeks... Mom doesnt know I have the boa... haha. If she finds him before me I might have to look for an apartment. If I find him first... everything will work out.

At night, sit and listen for any sounds of it slithering over something and hope it will take the mouse...Good luck! :gj:

o jeez check everywhere especially places you know he cant fit also check in and behind everything that gives off heat =[

You sure he's not under the substrate or water dish ;)

I've done that before with my rat snakes lol, and not ashamed to admit it :P

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Originally Posted by LizardofOzz

You sure he's not under the substrate or water dish ;)

I've done that before with my rat snakes lol, and not ashamed to admit it :P

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Yeah... I literally tore the tub apart... no luck. :(

ANYTHING you have in your closet.
Laundry bins, drawers, shelves, boxes. I found my ball in between two metal plates meant to catch seed from a parrot cage! I don't know why because that's awfully cold but it seemed save to him.

Don't forget to scrounge your room. If your closet door was open then look everywhere, in your bed, drawers, and again, laundry. Behind everything.

He should turn up. They usually do. ;]

If you have a computer check in there my rtb seems to fancy mine got her head stuck in the floppy drive door thingy. Rather funny actually until i had to break it to get her free. She will turn up RTB's are smarter that your average bp (well in my experience) if there wasnt a direct path to get down to the floor from your closet shelf then she will be around there all my bps just seem to kamikaze off the edge of things lol. Well I guess thats the difference between arboreal and terrestrial snakes. Check in everything. I MEAN EVERYTHING. Heck check your tub again maybe she burried herself mine did that when I had aspen bedding and I swear my heart stopped when I went to get her one day and didnt see her in her tank. Good luck,

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Originally Posted by LizardofOzz

You sure he's not under the substrate or water dish ;)

I've done that before with my rat snakes lol, and not ashamed to admit it :P

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oops didnt read this before my last post.

Got him!!!

I stayed up until 2AM and never heard a peep but this morning I checked the mouse in the closet... it was gone... so i picked up the heating blanket next to the mouse and sure enough... there he was! He must have smelled the mouse, eaten it and crawled into the heating blanket to warm up.

I'm so happy. Mission successful and mom never found out. :D

CONGRATS! :) WOOT! :banana:

Excellent! Your plan worked perfectly!

You are sooo funny!!! I can't believe that your mom doesn't know you have a snake in your closet :P What are you going to do when the boa outgrows the tub he's in? Is there a way for you to come clean with your mom?

Congrats on finding it! :D :gj:

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Originally Posted by starmom

You are sooo funny!!! I can't believe that your mom doesn't know you have a snake in your closet :P What are you going to do when the boa outgrows the tub he's in? Is there a way for you to come clean with your mom?

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Haha. Well I'm a college student living away from home during the school year. I'm an engineering student and intern at an engineering company during the past two summers and have lived at home both times to save money. I've had corn snakes since I was a kid and when I left for college wanted to get bigger snakes.

I got the ball two and a half years ago and the parents know about him, and the RTB about a month ago. The ball is in an exxo terra cage, its a 2'x1.5'x1.5' and I need to upgrade it because the ball is just starting to tip over 800 grams.

The deal is if I got an animal plastics locking cage I could move them into the house as long as mom has the keys (so I dont pull them out without her knowing and spook her... its happened... not always an accident... :taz: )

Well I figured since I was getting her to let the one in... I might as well get the snake I've wanted for the past year. Once shes agreed to let one in, no big deal in a second right? Well I ordered the two animal plastics cages for them and in 2 weeks they will be fully set up. :banana:

You are a riot!!
Keep us informed as to how it goes with your ma... :P
This is gonna be good!!! :D

hahah i love scaring my family w/ my boa too. =]

I am in a similar situation... My apartments next year don't TECHNICALLY allow pets other than fish... But who's going to notice a small shelf with a couple rubbermaid bins in the corner of my room? I don't think the "powers that be" will even be going into my room anyways, lol.