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So upset!!!!

K

kandie_kitten

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I have posted about the very obese, huge corn snake I adopted some months ago. He's a remarkably friendly snake (if I put my hand in the cage, he'd come out of his hide, and would climb up my arm), and had made a lot of progress with his weight/general health since I've had him.

Well, my apartment lease ended, and my new apartment did not allow any pets of any kind. And since I had a 75 gallon tank for my snake, it wasn't like I could smuggle him in.

My parents, to whom I owe my love of snakes, agreed to house the snake for 6 months until I moved into yet another new place.

It was going well. They would generally take care of him, give him water, clean his tank, and I would come home weekends to handle him and give him exercise, and feed him every 2 weeks.

Well, that all ended this past weekend. I came home as usual, and stopped on my way home at the pet store to pick up a mouse. When i went up to the "snake room", I didn't notice anything unusual, it looked like he was curled up under his bedding. And that's when I noticed the tank lid had been pushed back...and there was no snake in the cage

I guess when my parents put in water, they forgot to put the lid back in place, or they forgot to lock it and he pushed it. :mad:

I'm so upset. He's a huge snake (just over 5 feet) and still very fat. I have literally pulled the house apart the last few days, checking every nook and cranny and every remotely warm space, and there's been no sign of him. I tried setting up a way to draw him out with the mouse I had (put the mouse is a mesh "cage" in the middle of the floor on top of trash bags, so I could hear him if he came out) and nothing.

I've done lots of searches on how to find a lost snake, and I'm trying each one, but any other tips, or encouraging stories, would be appreciated.
 
I wouldn't get too worked up about it unless there are cats in the house. Over the years I've had about 5 or 6 snakes loose in my house and they all turned up in the house within 1 to 24 weeks.
 
I've had a few escapees and every time we spend ours searching only to have the snakes "find us" a couple of days later.

You can lay down flour across door ways to get a general idea of the snakes direction or room to help narrow the search.
 
No cats, just one big dog (Golden Retriever). I have nightmares about my parents' dog finding him and using him like a chew toy, but luckily, the dog is a big wuss who is afraid of everything, and will likely run away from the snake.
 
There are a few traps you can set up, the only one I know how to make is just laying some tape on the ground, sticky side up. The snake slithers over and viola, it's stuck! lol.

Lots of people say they found their under the fridge... check there? Behind washers/dryers?

I've heard some amazing stories of people finding their snakes after a LONG time, so don't loose hope. And EVERYONE looses a snake eventually, everyone.
 
I once opened a kitchen drawer and found a startled corn that had been missing for a couple weeks. Found a kingsnake one time after following a wall from the cage area to a closet...sure enough, she'd moved right along the wall and into the closet.
Don't worry, your snake will most likely turn up and maybe even scare someone in the process!
Nick
 
VickyChaiTea said:
There are a few traps you can set up, the only one I know how to make is just laying some tape on the ground, sticky side up. The snake slithers over and viola, it's stuck! lol.
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Good idea! Just make sure you only use a painters tape or masking tape. Stuff like duct tape or packing tape, could injur the snake when you go to remove it.

Put the tape down around edges, sticky side up, along walls, furniture, under tables and behind appliances. Check it often.

Good luck and I hope he turns up!

Wayne
 
Yikes!! Wishing you the best of luck finding him. Maybe smuggle him in and keep him in a bin? You can always claim you're using it to store something if someone sees you bring it into your apartment...
 
I've lost one particular corn three times. Ranging from 1-3 days, and I live in a very cold country.

I keep the tanks in a closet so I pulled everything out, moved the table etc and nothing.
one time he was in a bag of potting mix in a cupboard,
checked again after a few days and he was in a bucket in the closet
 
Good news! He's reappeared!

I was home early from work, so I had all the lights out, watching a movie. About 90 minutes into the film, I heard a rustling. I turned on the lights, and there he was, curled up around a fake plant next to the TV. He looked like an orange and red Christmas tree garland.

On the upside, I've always had trouble feeding him f/t, but the pet store didn't have anything else, so I decided to try f/t again. I guess he was very hungry, because he gobbled it, and it wasn't even thawed all the way (I've never thawed a mouse that size before, so I thought it was thawed through, but it wasn't).

I'm so happy to have him back!
 
well, it is good news that he's back.....

the bad news is that eating food that is not completely thawed could kill him......
 
Yes, I am aware of the dangers of a not fully thawed mouse. I put the frozen mouse in a pot of very hot water for twenty minutes, I thought that would do it. The mouse was warm and squishy to the touch, so I thought it was fine. When I actually put it int he cage, I noticed it sort of plunked and was stiff (even for a pre-killed mouse) and I reached in to get it out, but the snake was very hungry and had already latched on. I thought the risk of injury of me taking it from his mouth would be worse, I may have been wrong.

I'm watching him carefully, and I'm hoping all is well. I think that's all I can do right now, but if you have any other suggestions, I'd appreciate it.
 
I'm very happy that you found yr snake. It must have been a really big relief to you to have just been sitting around watching TV and for him to have just showed up. I have just lost my snake earlier this week on Tuesday and still have not been able to locate her and she/he hasn't come out to any of the things I have put out to catch it with. I've turn the trailer up and down through all the rooms and have had no luck. But my corn snake that is missing is just a yearling corn and much smaller. Rose is only 2 feet and 4inches in length so she's not very big and kind hide in very small places. I just hope she turns up some day soon like yrs did.
 
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