Found Escapee

[OregonSnake]

Hello everyone.

Back in January, one of my baby corns escaped. I'm happy to report that my dad found her today in our back yard. She's in deep blue and looks like she hasn't grown since we lost her 5 months ago but otherwise seems healthy. When should I start feeding her again and how often? I assume I should wait until after she sheds but should I treat her like a new snake and give her a week or so to settle back in?

Thanks everyone!


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[axis1]

Reunited!!

Wow! So glad to hear that you and your little sneaky one are back together again!

I would definitely give her a couple of days to settle back in. Why chance a regurge after all she's been through, right? Good thing you also noticed that she was blue (it's very possible that your dad might not have caught her if she wasn't!).

Did she lose lots of weight? How cold is it in Oregon from January till now? Poor baby must be traumatized!!

 

[albertagirl]

Wow, great news! That's awesome. I would expect treating her like a new snake is probably safest, but I don't really know. Just wanted to say how happy I was for you!

 

[DollysMom]

I am so happy for you and your little sneaky one!

 

[OregonSnake]

I'm not entirely sure how much weight she lost, especially since she wasn't very big when she escaped. She looks thinner than when I first got her, however. I'll get her back on a weekly feeding schedule once she sheds. Winter in Oregon is cold, though I don't think it got below freezing for any significant period since January (I could be wrong however). I assume she stayed underneath the house until it warmed up. I doubt she would have survived very long outside. I'm happy we found her. I had pretty much lost hope a month after she escaped.


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[OregonSnake]

Hers what she looked like before:

And now:

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[axis1]

Wow! She looks pretty drawn, poor baby!

I would give her a couple of days to let her adjust and as soon as she sheds offer her a size smaller than you used to feed her. She looks like she should only take a fuzzy or a couple of pinkies. Then after a week or so (after her first meal) I would bump her back to what she was getting (she looks like she was up to hoppers, but without a weight in grams it's kinda hard to tell). But then again, YOU know what she was getting, right?

Well at least now deciding what to feed her is a GOOD problem, as opposed to her being LOST, no?

Congrats on your reunion!!!

 

[DLena]

Keep us posted! What good news.

 

[OregonSnake]

An update on Mira:

She had a successful shed (all one piece). Though it hasn't been a week yet, I decide to offer her a pinky, which she ate almost immediately. She got it down without any issues.

She's about third of the size of her "siblings" (snakes I got at the same time as her that were approximately the same size as her when they arrived), probably due to malnutrition. She also seems to be less colorful to me, although I could be wrong. Could that be due to malnutrition/stress of living in the wild as well? She's a sunkissed.




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[axis1]

Wow! That poor thing looks so skinny she could probably tap-dance on razor blades!!! Am SO glad you found her, so now she can get plump again and won't be needing to "rent a shadow!"

But seriously, I know it must be a real relief to know she's safe again. Nothing is worse - well, FEW things are worse, than losing a snake never to find it again. I also learned the hard way that snakes were BORN to find their way OUTTA their enclosures!