I'm Back...But Auryn's Missing.

[Wrongside]

My boy escaped last week....found him UNDER his cage in the 1 inch gap curled up next to the UTH.


That was after spending hours looking for him and leaving my poor Jack Russell Terrier locked outside in the rain the whole time

[isorokko]

Hey!

My first BP escaped only after 2 days in his new home... (great way to find out about a fault in the doorsystem) We looked EVERYWHERE, tore apart the whole small appartment, disassembled the couch etc.. Well, we found her in the closet behind a shoerack looking content as ever Good luck on finding him, patience and not paniccing is definately the key here.

[AzureN1ght]

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to everyone who has responded with encouragement. I'm feeling a lot less anxious. I still have about 2 hours until I can go home and look for him (not that I'm counting...), and I'll be stopping on my way home for a high-powered flashlight.

It's REALLY nice to see (read?) all the familiar faces (names?) I missed you guys.

[JeffJ]

you could try shaking a bag of F/T mice or rats too haha just kidding

[fishmommy]

good to hear from you!

Mine has gone off feed for a couple months each winter, but he always comes back around when he's ready.

As for the escape - I left a cage door open once but found him only a few feet away checking out a closet. I'm sure you'll find your boy once you have a chance to really search. Doesn't help the panic much though, I know!

Gosh if my boa ever escaped I'd be much more worried, but the BP is pretty likely to be found on or near the floor, which really narrows things down.

GOOD LUCK! POST PICS SOON!

[RhacHead]

Hey sorry about your escapee but don't worry It happens to everyone at one point in time or another! I would do a forum search one escapee or loose snake and see what you can find. There are a number of threads out there covering this exact topic with some excellent Ideas!

I had a similar incident where my Female Spider figured how to open her Sliding top 20gal Long Needless to say I understand your panic.
I tore the room apart and realized there was an open vent cover and a nice crack/hole in my wall she could easily get in.I tried a few techniques I rembered reading in old threads but the best one was sprinkel baby powder around the hard wood floor.My girl was loose for 3-4 days and I was beginning to lose hope but after my late class (about 10:30P) I did a quick check and noticed snake trails.That put me in search mode and within 5min I found her on the window ledge!

So don't go your snake should turn up.Keep us posted!

[AzureN1ght]

Hey guys!! I found Auryn! And I didn't even have to do any digging!

I stopped by Home Depot on the way home from work to pick up a good LED Maglite (I didn't have a powerful flashlight at home). When I got home, I took my shoes off, crept into the kitchen and put together the flashlight. My plan of attack was to keep most of the lights off upstairs (where his tub is) and try to creep up the stairs with just the flashlight and listen for any sounds.

Well, I got halfway up the stairs when a familiar (and welcome) head became visible. Auryn had his neck and head poked about 5 inches out into the air in the stairway from between the slats in the banister, and his body was sticking out in the upstairs hallway. It was almost like he was waiting for me to get home and come up the stairs!

I got a hold of him, and popped him back in his tub. He's cold, but he looks just fine. I had to laugh. I was prepared for the worst sort of snake hunt, complete with tearing closets apart, dragging washers and driers out, and dismantling floorboard electric heating units. Auryn wasn't in the room his tub was in, he was in the hallway. The bathroom door and my bedroom door were just a few feet away and our washer/drier closet is in the same hallway I found him in (with the doors open, of course), so it could have been MUCH worse.

THANK YOU SO MUCH everyone for keeping me sane throughout my work day today. It really, really helped and I definitely need to come back around here more often

[Spaniard]

Sweet! Thats good news, glad you found him and made it through work with all the hairs still attached to your head

[Slim]

Glad this one had such a happy ending. Glad he showed back up for you.

[Brett]

Glad to read that your worry ended so soon and with a laugh! Don't stray too far!