Turns out Dean had crawled into the broken heater right behind his tank, less than a foot away! I'm so relieved, the little bugger was all snuggled up inside there and I had to take it apart to get him out. https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=57663&c=3
always keep the search area close! they're not big explorers like other species; they just want to hide. i'm so happy you found him, and i hope i was able to help some.
darn you, Dean!
EDIT: your pics aren't showing on Tapatalk.
Last edited by tttaylorrr; 05-07-2018 at 10:00 PM.