The most hopeless escape case *ever*

[SquamishSerpents]

I would absolutely suggest against getting a cat until you find your snake. Here is a recent incident of a cat finding the snake before the owner did:

The snake was gravid. It was "found" by the cat. This resulted in 2 spinal fractures, (one of which is barely hanging on by the spinal cord) and 2 punctured eggs. The snake had a very hard time passing them. She did pass them eventually, but I believe it took about a wee. Still no idea if she will recover from this, as the chance of infection, ESPECIALLY from a cat bite, is very, very high. Anyways:

[Salamander Rising]

I would absolutely suggest against getting a cat until you find your snake. Here is a recent incident of a cat finding the snake before the owner did:

The snake was gravid. It was "found" by the cat. This resulted in 2 spinal fractures, (one of which is barely hanging on by the spinal cord) and 2 punctured eggs. The snake had a very hard time passing them. She did pass them eventually, but I believe it took about a wee. Still no idea if she will recover from this, as the chance of infection, ESPECIALLY from a cat bite, is very, very high. Anyways:

I had lots of advice involving people's cats finding their snake.

It's an 8 week old kitten.

Considering my three Sight Hounds and a Dobermann, I'd think a kitten is the least of his worries.

[ballpythonluvr]

I had lots of advice involving people's cats finding their snake.

It's an 8 week old kitten.

Considering my three Sight Hounds and a Dobermann, I'd think a kitten is the least of his worries.

Eight week old kittens can bite and scratch pretty badly. I personally would not be getting a kitten. But hey, who am I to tell you what to do here.

[Salamander Rising]

Eight week old kittens can bite and scratch pretty badly. I personally would not be getting a kitten. But hey, who am I to tell you what to do here.

Well, if the kitten's out, then I'm down to simply waiting for him to show up when he feels like it.

Hubby will no longer help and there's a limit to what I'm able to lift or move, myself.

[rebelrachel13]

Why is your husband now refusing to help?

Definitely do not recommend sending a kitten out to look for him. Especially if your house is as labyrinthian as you say it is -- if the snake can get lost, so can the kitten. Wouldn't want those two to meet. That's not to say you shouldn't get the kitten, by all means do. Just supervise and don't give free roam of the whole house just yet.

Good luck with both cat and snake. And I'm no psychic either, but I'm still pretty optimistic that you'll find him.

[Salamander Rising]

Why is your husband now refusing to help?

Definitely do not recommend sending a kitten out to look for him. Especially if your house is as labyrinthian as you say it is -- if the snake can get lost, so can the kitten. Wouldn't want those two to meet. That's not to say you shouldn't get the kitten, by all means do. Just supervise and don't give free roam of the whole house just yet.

Good luck with both cat and snake. And I'm no psychic either, but I'm still pretty optimistic that you'll find him.

Because he's a jerk?

The first two days, he helped some but now is of the attitude that I'm being 'ridiculous' searching for my boy night and day.

[what? I should just park my butt on the sofa, eat bon bons and expect the snake to come crawling up into my lap?]

I'm the 'animal person' here.
I've never not had pets and hubby's only had pets since he met me.

He happily pays for their needs but isn't very keen about "hands on" help.

Now I know I can never die because all my animals would be left in his "care".

Talk about the stuff of nightmares.