I'm Back...But Auryn's Missing.

[anatess]

Hey there


Welcome back!

I think he will show up when and where you're least expecting it

Hopefully, not in the neighbor's couch. Okay, bad joke. Thought I'd throw a little humor from that story of a boa found in Brooklyn.

Snake's probably still in your room when you get back. Let us know how it goes.

[Brett]

I had the same thing happen, I forgot to re-latch completely and the next morning one of my babies had run away. I spent the entire day looking for her, the ENTIRE day. I checked behind the books on the bookcases, in my computer towers, in the futon, in the clothes in the closet just incase she somehow found a way into a pair of jeans or a jacket, I mean everywhere. Everywhere except a foam basket that was within 1ft away from her enclosure. I was working a few days later and heard a rustling, pinpointed that basket and just shook my head saying, "No freaking way." Well, to my embarrassment, there she was, not even a foot away from her enclosure.

Be persistent, I have read that if you get a shoe box and place a dead rodent in there, the smell will attract your lost snake. Simply cut a hole thats large enough for Auryn to enter, but not exit once she's eaten. I never tried that, so don't quote me!

Check everywhere, even the dumbest place that you'd never think she'd go.

Do you keep the door closed to that room when you aren't in there?

[JLC]

SO nice to see you back! I know that panicky feeling. Kisasa escaped twice on me. First time, I found her in a deep closet on the other side of the house, behind some boxes in the very back. ("Flashlight" is your best friend! LOL) I tell ya, I never realized how many tiny, dark, unreachable (by me!) places my home had until she escaped and I had to find her! I was very glad all I had to do was move a bunch of boxes. The second time, I could hear her moving and found her slithering behind some stuff against the wall.

It's unlikely you'll just see him slithering across the middle of a room...but follow along the walls....look for any "trails of destruction" (stuff knocked over or moved out of place) to help determine which direction he might have gone. Make the home as quiet as possible and just sit silently and listen. Try to think like he does...warm, quiet, dark, tight. And don't dismiss any hole, opening, crack, crevice etc that you think is "too small" for him to have fit through.

I'm sure you'll find him! And I don't think one day in a cool room will do him any harm!

[rabernet]

Kim!!!

I really can't add much to the other good information shared already, but it's great to see you and PLEASE post when you find him!

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Nice to see you back Kim, sorry Auryn is missing and I hope you will be able to find him.

Look for dark small cramp places, laundry basket, behind dressers, in drawers etc.

Good luck on finding him!

[JeffJ]

My lil guy escaped when i first got him. thankfully he just coiled up on top of the screen around the latch and sat there.

to the petstore for some clips i went, i have since moved on yo a bigger enclosure that is secure. and since my girlfriends younger nephews come by to be baby say and the little girl next door comes to play with them i have it under lock and key that requires you to lock it with the key to close it properly helps let me remember.

[XGetSome]

Sorry bout your luck Kim,

About 8 Years ago I lost a ball python, took 4 or 5 months to find him, he was in a folder in my filing cabinet...He was alive and well.....oh the funy thing about it, was the filing cabinet was the stand for his cage....lol

Good Luck Kim

[asplundii]

It's unlikely you'll just see him slithering across the middle of a room...but follow along the walls....

Never tried this myself but I have heard that pouring corn meal along the base boards can be helpful, give you an idea of where he may have passed...

Only escapee I ever had turned up at the toilet. Guess he wanted water...

[Exotic Ectotherms]

As mentioned by others, check UNDER refrigerators. Its amazing that they can fit under them, but they do it. I never realized how nice and warm it is under there until I checked for myself.

[PythonWallace]

Welcome back. Sorry to hear about Auren. I've had a young bp escape and after I searched everywhere with no luck, I started listening for him. Whenever I was reading or watching T.V. or anything, I kept an ear out and any time I heard anything I ran to see if it was him. Eventually I heard a noise in my kitchen and ran to check and I found him wrapped in the window blinds. Good luck finding him and getting him eating again.