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4/21/2009 1:19:26 PM
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tmth
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Its too bad we can't search the answers database.. *coughcough* I had a question a long while back in which my then 7 ft carpet python went missing for a few weeks.
Basically, look EVERYWHERE even if you think they can't get into it. I found my girl in a bathroom drawer- she fit through an inch gap in the base of the vanity and was curled up in one of the drawers.. I had no idea it was even possible for her to fit through such a small opening, but it did.
You're not going to like this- but you're best bet is to start cleaning. Bait didn't work for my girl, even when the guinea pig was rotting and the whole house started smelling...
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4/21/2009 1:39:06 PM
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jenerallizationn
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OOooohh that's rough. Keep the cats and dogs away and I agree that cleaning would be your best bet - it will really make you search every inch of that room...and won't you feel better when it's clean? haha.
Good luck!!!
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4/21/2009 1:41:06 PM
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TomPiperni
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I'm working on getting it cleaned now, there's just so much shit in there and NONE of it is mine so it's not like I can even throw it all out.
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4/21/2009 3:05:18 PM
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JohnJohn
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I had a big carpet python escape once. He went down to my basement and that's where I found him almost 3 months later. I had nearly given up but I found him and he was fine.
Make sure he can't get outside.
And keep looking. Don't give up.
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4/21/2009 5:13:48 PM
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cslinca
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Where do you live and are you sure its still in your house? I think I would die if I found a runaway snake! :o
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4/21/2009 5:15:53 PM
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TomPiperni
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No way for him to have gotten outside.
I live in Canada, Quebec, Montreal.
It's starting to warm up but still much too cold for him outside.
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4/21/2009 5:34:24 PM
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cslinca
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Ok cool far far away from me :) I hope you find him!
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4/21/2009 6:25:32 PM
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4/21/2009 6:38:19 PM
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sonja
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Well, I don't have anything to add that others haven't said already, but don't give up. Keep searching. And since he is such a big snake, I think that gives you an edge in finding him. If I lived nearby, I would come and help you look!
Good luck and let us know what happens.
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4/21/2009 10:14:52 PM
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Jeffriey
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Nick this is Canada and it is still too cold here, especially in Montreal LOL. Tom the boa is not a small snake but it's not a large one either. You'll be surprised where a 5.5 foot snake can hide and climb to so I'm sure you have your work cut out for you in the search. I'm not sure what your workshop looks like but don't forget to look high. The ground would be too cold for it to sit there if this is a basement we're talking about so chances are it's gone up. Wish you luck in your search.
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4/21/2009 10:19:52 PM
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Brewster320
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I've seen instruction on how to make a lobster trap style (can get in but can't get back out) traps that you can make to catch your escaped snakes. I forget the full details but it was ment for corns and involed a coke bottle and mouse as bait. I'm sure you could change it around a little so it could fit a 5.5ft boa. I'd have to find the link though.
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4/21/2009 10:31:32 PM
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Brewster320
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Ok here is the instruction on the bottle trap and on another trap.
First is the soda bottle trap. Cut off the top 1/4 of a 3 liter soda bottle, remove the cap, turn the top around, insert the opening into the bottom 3/4 of the bottle, and put in some bait. Much like a lobster, a snake will find it's way into the hole, but have a VERY difficult time finding it's way out.
For the 2nd trap you can purchase some painter's tape. The blue or the green has the lowest amount of "tack", which is important to prevent injuries to the snake. Then, you can lay lengths of the tape, sticky side up, along the wall, and you snake will hopefully crawl along that area at some point, and get stuck to the tape. When/if it does, lukewarm water or vegetable oil will help remove any excess adhesive.
They are ment for smaller snakes like corns but I'm sure you could upgrade them. Wish you luck with finding you boa!
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4/21/2009 10:40:06 PM
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TomPiperni
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Thank you Sonja, appreciate it.
I did check high Jeff, all the way up to the ceiling.
Thanks Brewster, I'll try and make some sort of trap tomorrow night. I've spent my whole day tearing that work shop apart.
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4/21/2009 10:58:36 PM
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vonnick52
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Jeff, I didn't mean I would worry about him/her getting out and surviving, I was meaning more of the opposite. Check out that link I posted from VPI. I know he wouldn't survive for long outside of the house, which is why I was saying make sure he can't get out for his safety.
http://vpi.com/sites/vpi.com/files/ComeOutOfCold_BCHS.pdf
Good luck Tom! I had a roommates BP loose in the house for 4 months before we found him upstairs on the opposite corner of the house in a closet....still plump as could be.
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4/21/2009 11:00:41 PM
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TomPiperni
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Thanks Vonnick, nice to hear all these stories of snakes showing up 4 months later, I just hope it's sooner..and that none of my other animals get killed in the mean time.
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4/21/2009 11:06:58 PM
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ryanricks
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try throwing flour on the ground and then you should have some tracks if he's moving
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4/21/2009 11:20:07 PM
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vonnick52
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Ryan, that's a really good idea. give it a shot!
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4/21/2009 11:21:24 PM
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4/21/2009 11:50:36 PM
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Jeffriey
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Yeah I know what you meant Nick. It's just me still sitting here with a portable heater beside me LOL. It's true I was also thinking it would try crawling through some place to find warmth and end up escaping to the outside. If it's anything like my place right now I've watched my snakes when I let them out and they go straight to higher ground or even climb back onto me. They will crawl under things but keep moving since it's cool on the floor.
That is a very interesting article though Nick. I was reading it earlier. Thanks for posting that. My room temps can drop down to 55-60 at night in the winter time so I've always wondered the what ifs in case heaters failed in my cages and racks. I've also noticed the change in some of my snakes behaviour even by just having their cages out for cleaning for a short period. All of a sudden theres a drop in temps by 10 to 20 degrees if I don't turn up the heat.
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4/22/2009 7:45:35 AM
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ScottF
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Hmm... Ever thought of Low Jacking your snake? LoL!
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4/22/2009 4:11:14 PM
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Sparkle
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Jeff, ever look in to a battery backup/UPS system for your rack heaters? I've got one on my wish list for next winter...
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4/22/2009 10:19:29 PM
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Jeffriey
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Not yet but I did pick up a power inverter that you could hook up to a car battery and run a small heater. This was because the heater fan in my car wasn't working and I was freezing my butt off driving to work LOL....it was too cold to go out and work on it and I'm too stubborn to pay someone to fix something I can do myself  .
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4/22/2009 10:23:07 PM
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glendtcocaine
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If the snake is on the floor try looking behind and under the fridge. There is always heat there. I found one of my brb's there one day. It escaped the first day I got her and found her under the fridge the next day. Good luck with it!!
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4/23/2009 2:01:55 AM
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Brewster320
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I also agree with the fridge, when one of my father's leopard geckos escaped he found it back of the fridge where it was nice and warm.
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4/23/2009 12:16:55 PM
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PassionsPythons
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This may or may not help you since my snakes only reach 5.5 ft. at max. But I had a ball python get out once. I had been painting the room about 3 weeks prior and had left an outlet cover off one of the walls. Well she got into my wall. It took about a week to get her out with some coaxing and a small rat. I would have to agree with everyone else though, cleaning is gonna be your best bet.
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4/24/2009 8:23:40 PM
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4/27/2009 8:12:46 PM
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4/27/2009 9:09:38 PM
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4/28/2009 11:47:58 AM
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shellboa
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Do you have a female boa? a friend with one? Set up a cardboard box with a red light dangling over it for heat and a towel or some thing to hide in. Put the females shed in side the box and maybe even put some water on the floor by the box. Also I had a carpet escape and set my alarm for 3am, got up and sure enough there she was roaming around the top of the hutch. Good luck!
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6/14/2009 8:47:01 PM
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torn_treasure
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Any luck thus far, I know it's been a while but I just found the question?
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6/15/2009 12:16:49 AM
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TomPiperni
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No, I haven't found him and I don't think I will at this point :(.
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6/16/2009 9:07:27 PM
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TomPiperni
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Hey everyone, he's been found.
Sister found him right at the bottom of the stairs out in the open with 2 cats sniffing him.
He's back in his tank with lots of weight on it and I'm going to try and feed him tonight, you can tell he's lost a bit of weight.
8 weeks to the day missing and he's back home :).
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8/17/2009 1:26:45 AM
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8/17/2009 8:40:10 AM
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JohnJohn
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That's really great. I'm glad you found him. A story with a good ending. Confratulations.
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1/17/2011 6:50:23 AM
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abi21491
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