When my bp got out (at my cousins apt, while she was watching him for me) he was gone for a few weeks. He was found on a shelf in a closet, curled up in some stuffed toys. He was probably about 4 feet when that happened. Another time my Savannah monitor got out of his tank, he was less then six inches long at the time. I looked everywhere for him. I couldn't find him and pretty much gave up. I found him six months later, sunning in a window. He spent the winter in a drafty attic, which was also my bedroom. Don't give up hope, you will most likely find him when you aren't looking. Good luck.