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One of my babies escaped!

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VulgarTheClown

My problem falls under none of the given selections.

Strangely enough whole I was making this profile one of my baby Brazilian Rainbow Boas escaped his feeding bin.

(lucite shelves. I didn't realise there was clearance on the sides. I know, I'm a moron)

I'm trying to figure if there is a way I can lure him back to a certain spot...

I've torn my room apart looking for him and have come up empy handed. He is only about 11inches long so I figure he's unable to really get anyplace off the ground.

Sugestions on anything are welcome.

Thank you

-Ben

p.s. the below photo was taken mere moments before this all happened.

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Points:	150
Topics:	General Health
Tags:	Boa, Brazilian, Escape, Find, Lost, Rainbow
Species:	Boas > Rainbow Boas > Epicrates cenchria cenchria
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Accepted Answer

9/5/2008 9:00:46 AM

JohnJohn

Hey. Sorry to hear your problem. But it happens to all of us. Over the years I've had three escapes and was lucky to find them all. My biggest suggestion is this: you might feel depressed and give up after some time, but don't give up. Keep looking. I had a juvenile carpet python escape once and I had almost given up. I found him six months later in my basement. He was cold, and dehydrated, but otherwise fine. I had a corn snake escape one and I found her two days later under a rug. O had a ball python escape one and found him coiled up happy in my desk drawer! I think that they usually find a place they like and sit there a while, as most snakes usually do just sit in one spot a lot. Maybe you could start by looking everywhere near the enclosure and then work your way out. You could also try putting a heat source near there and hope that he will like to hang out there. You could also put some T-shirts or crumpled newspapers near the heat source so he might like to crawl in and hide.

This happens to everyone sooner or later. Don't give up.

Member Comment

9/5/2008 1:29:50 PM

InfamousJustZack

Your screwed... I'm telling Greg how bad of a parent you are

Member Comment

9/5/2008 3:46:31 PM

aalomon

Dont assume anything. I had a two week old corn that escaped. I found her on top of a stack of my boaphiles.

Member Comment

9/5/2008 5:54:35 PM

dalvers63

Start looking at the place where he got out. Most snakes stay within 6ft of the area of escape. Look EVERYWHERE, even in spaces you think he couldn't get into cause they can get into the smallest spaces imaginable. If you systematically look from the tub outward, you'll find him.

I have lost (and found) baby Centralian pythons, a baby Irian Jaya and my adult pastel ball python just this way. Don't give up! He'll show up and is most likely holed up somewhere close digesting the nice meal he just had.

Assisted Answer

9/10/2008 5:30:54 AM

MegF

Check under the tubs near the heat pads if you have them. I've found snakes under tanks quite often. My snake room is secure so most of the time I find them in a closet inside boxes or under them. I've found them between stacked tanks and even up high in the closet. You'd be surprised at how well a snake can climb...even a small one.

Member Comment

9/10/2008 8:14:00 AM

Sparkle

If he'd just fed, he'll be looking for a place to curl up and digest. I agree with Meg, look for warm places where he can curl up and cook his dinner. He probably won't venture far on a full stomach...

Member Comment

9/11/2008 2:45:37 PM

jbt123

One of my friends, after weeks of not finding his snake, put out a live pink in a deli cup in the middle of the room where the snake initially escaped, and set a sort of "trap" for it. I hope you find your baby soon!

Author Comment

9/11/2008 8:33:22 PM

VulgarTheClown

I've put a fuzzy in a deli cup in my bathroom (i hear thats a good spot) and I might put one in my room. I have a heating pad available but I dunno if thats a good idea....

Member Comment

9/11/2008 11:16:15 PM

noahsboasandreptiles

This has worked for some before............................................get a 2 liter bottle, and cut it with a knife a few inches from the top, so it looks like you now have a a funnel on hand. Put that "funnel" back on top but inverted so that the bottle top faces inward towards the bottom of the bottle. Tape it so it stays put. Before you do this, leave a pinkie inside the bottle. Set the bottle on the side and with pinkie inside, maybe the snake will make it;s way inside, but not figure it's way back out.

Member Comment

9/22/2008 1:52:17 PM

Islandcorns

DON'T GIVE UP!
When I first started my collection I had 6 baby corn snakes escape! I found all of them...or they found me. I searched high and low, they all turned up unexpectly. The worse part was we were fixing up the house so there were no baseboards and not everyone in my house liked snakes. Two were found by those people but besides a lot of screaming and threats..lol...they are all fine...thats including the people who found them....lol

When you do find your snake...and you will...I found my last one six months later! Try putting some elastic bands around the middle part of your container to hold the lid tighter:)
If we didn't make mistakes we would never learn:)

Member Comment

10/22/2008 10:16:57 PM

RB3067

The snake trap described by noahsboas has worked for friends in the past. The only thing I would add is in regards to placement of the trap. You should make a couple of these traps and place them on the floor against the wall. The theory is that as the snake is moving about and encounters a wall it will slither along it for at least some distance. I think this might improve your odds a bit. I also have a friend who has had success by laying lengths of duct tape sticky side up on the floor against a wall as well. The snake will get stuck and entangled in the tape. If you catch him this way you can use a little mineral oil to get him free of the tape. Good luck!

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10/6/2009 3:19:36 AM

bwaffa

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