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My Snake Escaped!!

Kristel

Kristel

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I just bought my first snake, a snow corn hatchling last friday, and hadn't really held her at all, as suggested. She refused to come out of her hide. I saw a couple of days ago that she had shed on the other side of the viv and decided to feed her the next day. When I went to check which side of the viv she was on and to put her pinkie on, I found that she was gone! Apparently her shed was a "goodbye present". NEway I ended up finding her probably almost 20 hours after she had escaped ( somehow outside my apt. wrapped around the door knob - if you can explain this please do ). I tried to feed her that night I had found her thinking she may be hungry after her little venture, but with no success.

So am I just trying too soon? Could she be even more stressed do to her escape? Or do you think that she is going to be one tof those " problem feeders"?

PLEASE HELP
 
I'm not too sure, I'm a first-time owner myself. But uh... what kind of viv do you have? Remember, anything they can fit their head through, they can get out of, and they're strong little guys too.
As for the food thing, my ideas are that it could be too big or your snake might just be nervous. Just guessing, and tryin to help.
You should try searching more sites, they have a lot of info on these types of things. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable can help you out. good luck! ;)
 
If the snake got outside, it could have found its own little dinner. They eat lizards in the wild, and you might have a few of those wandernig around. Just keep trying to feed, or cut the head off the pinkie and try to feed it that. The excitement of your baby's little adventure probably just made it a tad nervous. I wouldn't worry about it being a problem feeder unless it continues to refuse food. There are a lot of posts on problem feeders, so search the site. There's a lot of good advice.
 
Kristel said:
I ended up finding her probably almost 20 hours after she had escaped ( somehow outside my apt. wrapped around the door knob - if you can explain this please do ).
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Wow! She was actually wrapped around the door knob. That's bizarre! Coulds someone be playing a joke on you?
 
Thanx

thankx alot for your advice. She did eat today (a live pinkie). I guess she just really wasn't feelin the thawed pinkie. I also held her for about an hour last night and another half an hour today before i fed her. I think that holding her for a while letting her see that i wasnt going to hurt her helped as well. When she feared my hand, i dont think she really cared what i had in it.


And no I dont think anyone was playing a trick on me I only live with my 2 year old daughter and no one else really has access to my apt. Im still baffled!!!
 
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