My worst nightmare

[Marrissa]

I'm so upset right now. I came home after being away for over a day. I glanced to see where Allure was. He wasn't in his tank at all and the screen vent was slightly pushed back. I've been tearing my room and the living room apart for the last hour. One clip has been wearing out or something so I don't know if I just didn't snap it in all the way or what. I know to look in small dark, warm spots. I've gone through all the low spots in my room, removed clothes and random things from the room piece by piece and shook them out. I crawled under my bed and went through everything, checked under my night stand, dresser, fish tank, all around his tank, through the clothes hamper and all the clothes, behind the computer desk, up against the walls of the dressers. The space under my door is big enough he could of easily gone to the living room. It's a small house. I tore apart the couch, checked the best I could under the stove, dishwasher, and fridge. I may have to try to pull the fridge out by myself. Everyone else is asleep. I'm so freaking mad at myself and frustrated. I just want to find him right now. I don't think the dogs got him because my parents haven't called or texted me and I don't see blood or anything anywhere. My own dumb fault. I should of double checked when I put him up last. And I was going to put through my order for the T8 with a lock tomorrow, and was hoping to never go through this is my snake owning lifetime, and then here I go and screw up only after three months.

My next step is to removed everything I pulled out from under the bed, search through it all one more time, and move it to my sisters empty room. I'll go through my room one more time. I may warm up a mouse and use the hairdryer to put the scent out there. He always gets excited and comes out when he smells mice, but that's just in his tank. UGH I have to work in 4 hours, haven't gone to bed, and I really want to call out of work to keep looking but I can't do that.

[The Serpent Merchant]

That really sucks. You might want to try putting some flour on the floor (especially in doorways) to see if your snake is on the move, and to try to locate him.

Unfortunately BP's are masters of hide and seek. Be sure that everybody is on the lookout for him if he isn't found by morning. I remember a thread awhile back where an escaped BP went through a spin cycle in the washer before he was found.

[Southern_Breeder]

That really sucks. You might want to try putting some flour on the floor (especially in doorways) to see if your snake is on the move, and to try to locate him.

Unfortunately BP's are masters of hide and seek. Be sure that everybody is on the lookout for him if he isn't found by morning. I remember a thread awhile back where an escaped BP went through a spin cycle in the washer before he was found.

^^ Woah woah woah. Lets not make the situation any worse!

He will show up, no worries. Way back in the day when I used a tank I had the same thing happen to me. Just tell everyone to be on the lookout for him. They always show up when you least expect it too! In my case, mine had been missing for about a week and I still had no luck findin him. My fiance n I went out for a nice dinner and a few (well...alot) of drinks at a bar about 5 min walking distance from our house. We were having a great night, awesome dinner, plenty (*cough* way to many) drinks and even ran into some friends at the bar. So we finish out night and get home and my old lady goes and uses the restroom. For whatever reason she didnt turn the light on. Next thing you know there is a gut wrenching scream and I jump up and race to her. Well well well, guess who shows up. He had slithered across her foot and at the time, by the scream, she swore it was a 35ft andaconda from the movies! lol In actuality it was a 2 foot ball python.

So keep your head up. Just keep on the lookout and do your best!
Good luck!

[TheSnakeGuy]

If you haven't yet checked behind the fridge make sure you do. That's where I found my snake the one time I had an escape years ago. Also my snake was kept in the next room from the kitchen. And if you have a normal type bed and haven't thought of it you need to check inside the box spring. There's all kinds of room to hide in there. But first, relax.

[kitedemon]

Calm, first thing. They usually don't go too far. Look at where you think the vent is and start looking from that location. Leave no space un checked they can get in to very very small locations. Search close to where the enclosue is and just keep looking out farther from there. calmly and gently.

[cinnamonpython]

look at night since ball pythons get pretty active between 10:00 and 12:00
my dad found my ball python coming put of the bathroom at almost 1:00 in the morning.
don't lose hope i am sure you will find him i almost loss all hope after my snake went missing for 3 months.

[Marrissa]

I moved the fridge and looked in the parts the best I could this morning. I got an hour of sleep because I kept looking. I checked the bathroom before and after I slept, rechecked my room and looked underneath the couch and down the hallway again. I put out a frozen mouse last night and put one of his hides near it. I put his other hide behind the fridge. Nothing. I get off in 6 1/2 hours. Going to check again and then take a nap and keep looking. There aren't any floor vents thank goodness. His tank is in my room but its near the door which has a large gap underneath it. I looked everywhere I can think of in my room besides taking the mattresses off. I'll do that when I get home.

Thanks for the help guys. I feel so torn up about this. I don't think the big dog would harm him but the little dog, I don't know.

[Luciferskeeper]

Sounds bad but ive read a million threads on here where people found their missing balls weeks-months later. Im sure hes just doing what balls do best hiding out. Good luck I hope he turns up soon for you!

[satomi325]

I wouldn't panic quite yet. I've had one particular snake escape 2 times. She was a baby at the time. Around 100-150 g, so really difficult to find. She went missing for a week once. And 2-3 months for another. She turned up on her own both times. The little ones are much more difficult to find than the hulking adults.

Good luck with your snake.
Try making a trap and fix it to a wall or something. Put some feeder bedding in it. Or even a FT. Covering part of it will make it seem like a secure hidey spot for the snake too. (If you choose to make this trap, put a little flap of cloth around the opening on the inside of the bottle so he wouldn't be able to get back out)



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[Marrissa]

Thanks so much guys. I left a note for my dad and step mom this morning explaining that he got out and to please keep an eye out. They looked all over my room, the living room, and the couch, and ended up finding him in their room. He wedged himself between the little dog's crate and the wall inside the blankets that cover crate. Ah I'm SO happy he's been found and is fine. I'm taping the lid now just in case until my T8 comes in. I never want to feel that again.

Thanks for the support guys! You are awesome.