Lost baby python! I'm freaking out! Help!

[twoninerfan]

He escaped from a rack that I've never had issues with until this couple of hatchlings, and he then slithered his way into a closet, then over a step into the attic closet area, which has the entrance to the walls. I found his skin shed about less than a foot away from a small hole in the wall with wires going into it. There is about no other place he could of gone, and I tore up every other place in the upstairs everywhere.

I had no idea it existed, and I plan to seal it up after giving him some time to leave it. I don't want him to be trapped.

Is there anywhere that hole in the wall leads too? I would be willing to bet he could be back there somewhere.

[Salamander Rising]

Are you positive the shed you found was from your lost BP? Finding snake shed in a attic is not unusual. Just something to consider.
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This is all too true.

A couple years ago I found what looked like snake poo in an unused room upstairs.

It puzzled me greatly until I saw a Milk Snake dart across my bathroom floor one night.

It's apparently been living here a long time.

[very, very old country log house]

[ReptileJenna]

UPDATE:
Have some sad news. I talked to someone who knew more about the attic, and he basically said that the pink insulator stuff would of killed him by now and will eventually really hurt me, if I keep looking for him. I'm going to go in one last time to retrieve the dead pinkies, and then just hope I'll stumble upon him. From then on, I'll have to just hope he finds his way outside of the wall.

Thanks for all the help.

[Trochu]

UPDATE:
Have some sad news. I talked to someone who knew more about the attic, and he basically said that the pink insulator stuff would of killed him by now and will eventually really hurt me, if I keep looking for him. I'm going to go in one last time to retrieve the dead pinkies, and then just hope I'll stumble upon him. From then on, I'll have to just hope he finds his way outside of the wall.

Thanks for all the help.

I don't necessarly agree with this. Insulation dust is not healthy, that's a given, but how much dust is a BP going to stir up to breath in? Not much. And yes, if your up there moving bats of insulation around, you should be wearing gloves and a mask, if you do, you'll be fine, assuming were talking about standard insulation batting, not old school asbestos stuff.

[ReptileJenna]

Well, it is suppose to be some special insulation stuff, and they say that I need an actual gas mask to go inside like I want to.

Also, I have to admit, I wouldn't be surprised if he breathed to much of it. It would of been easy to do, especially since it is nearly impossible to slither through without slipping into it. It could barely hold my water bottle.

[Jazi]

Don't give up hope yet! We've had squirrels eat through the roof and only die when they couldn't pass whatever's in the insulation, so apparently actually being in and around the stuff doesn't kill all that quickly for animals that small. We've also had birds and bats living beside the stuff inside the roof, so I don't think short term exposure is that lethal for little ones that breathe a lot less than we do.

[emeraldwinter]

Don't give up! They can survive not eating for a looong time and being cooler won't kill him right away. Did you look at the link for the bottle trap that keeps him inside it once he's in? Also once you've checked a room completely and you're sure he's not in there wedge rolled up dish towels or something similar under the closed door cracks so you know he's not moving between rooms you've already been through. Something else that might work is hanging a heat lamp above a hide on the floor of a room. Nice warm place for him to stay put for a bit hopefully....I've heard of a number of snakes that have been lost for a week or more and turn up eventually Good luck!! I'm hoping for ya!

[Annarose15]

UPDATE:
Have some sad news. I talked to someone who knew more about the attic, and he basically said that the pink insulator stuff would of killed him by now and will eventually really hurt me, if I keep looking for him. I'm going to go in one last time to retrieve the dead pinkies, and then just hope I'll stumble upon him. From then on, I'll have to just hope he finds his way outside of the wall.

Thanks for all the help.

How much does the attic insulator expert know about snakes, and BPs specifically? I understand that you are very worried about your BP, but sit and take a breath for a second. Almost every post you've made in this thread is "I've looked again, didn't find him, he must be dead!" BPs are very hardy creatures - We only stress so much about ideal husbandry because we want them to thrive, not just survive, in a pet scenario. So stop freaking out and just keep looking. The suggestion about blocking off rooms is a good one, so he can't move as much while you are trying to eliminate areas. Try putting pinks out again in a week or so, when he'll be hungrier. I also can't stress enough another point that has been made, which is THINK SMALL. BPs are very hardy creatures - We only stress so much about ideal husbandry because we want them to thrive, not just survive, in a pet scenario. So stop freaking out and just keep looking. I apologize if that sounds insensitive, but the emotional pendulum isn't going to help you find him.

I don't necessarly agree with this. Insulation dust is not healthy, that's a given, but how much dust is a BP going to stir up to breath in? Not much. And yes, if your up there moving bats of insulation around, you should be wearing gloves and a mask, if you do, you'll be fine, assuming were talking about standard insulation batting, not old school asbestos stuff.

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[ReptileJenna]

UPDATE:
Thanks for all the support! Anyways, I found him!

After spending every night exploring the attic (my muscles are now toned from all the climbing, ha ha ), I saw a small connected area that was towards the inside of the wall, and I was able to army-crawl inside. He was in there caught in a million wires/metal. He was extremely thirsty and seems a bit smaller than his brother, but he is alive!

Anyways, I took him to the veterinarian, and they said he'd probably be okay, but to take him in if he isn't acting back to normal within four days, because then they would like to do some more testing on the lungs and his system to check for damage, since it was correct about the insulator in the attic. I know because the person who told me was the person who put in, and specially got it to try to kill any animals that got in, including snakes.


THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP !!!! I had never lost a snake before, and I honestly thought I was immune to the chances of losing one. However, once I saw that I had lost a snake to my gigantic attic that was made to kill snakes and be nearly impossible to walk around, I nearly fainted.

I now have safely taped up the whole reptile room so there is absolutely no where they can go.

[Royal Hijinx]

Glad you found him. Good luck. You may be surprised how hardy the little guy can be.