Houdini Escaped!

[ChrisP]

My little Pastel Het Red Axanthic escaped I guess late last night/this morning. Shes 130 grams and she was in a 6qt sterelite tub. I guess she popped the lid off 5 feet high on the rack and im pretty sure she took the fall down to the floor. How should i go about finding her? I did find some poop on the door so she's in the room i guess.. should i be worried shes crawled into my house under the doors? My parents hate snakes so I must find her before they do.. I also have a 20 pound dog who im afraid for... mainly him eating her..
Any pointers are greatly appreciated!

[Kinra]

They generally don't go far. Start by checking around the rack and move out from there along the wall.

[wendhend]

With escaped ball pythons, I have always found them within about 20 feet from where they escaped and usually hiding inside of furniture. Sometimes they climb to higher locations as well. I found one once on my kitchen counter, and he would have had to escape onto the floor before figuring out how to climb up onto the counter. Good luck!

[ChrisP]

When I got home today I just kept reminding my self to stay calm and to never over look things as thats the key problem when on a search for something. I used a flash light to peek into dark holes and corners and sure enough she struck at it! Thank god i found her! but she doesn't seem too good, her head seems a little weak When my mom gets home i'm going to take her to my local breeder to have them take a look at her but nonetheless there is no loose snakes in my house anymore!

[RoseyReps]

Yay! Glad you found her! Hopefully she bounces back without issue for you.

Side note: what did you expect?! Naming her Houdini and all

[Kinra]

I'm glad you found her. I've noticed that snakes seem to hate flash lights, my sister theorizes that it comes from being candled while they are still in the egg.

[Anthony Renna]

how funny my pastel male is named Houdini