Lost boa - Page 2

Linds · 08-29-03, 09:36 AM

How big is the boa? Try placing traps (you can make them out of big plastic bottles if the boa is small enough) with a rodent inside, along the wall. Snakes often travel along the walls. I would recommend putting your cats away when you are not around, cats can AND will mess up, possibly kill, a snake. When I was away several years ago at a funeral for 3 days, my cat had busted the screen open on a rosy tank. 3 weeks later I found the snake, all chewed up

Made a full recovery, just a few little scars to remember the incident. Cats are not smart when it comes to snakes either. They have no problems taking on a snake that can eat them. To a cat a snake is just one big moving piece of string

Apart from tearing your house apart and baiting traps, you need a lot of luck on your side. You can try putting flour on the floors at night, you will be able to see slither trails if your snake has gone through it, so you know she's at least there. Good luck, and don't give up! Some people have found snakes they had lost 8 months prior!!!

mark129er · 08-29-03, 09:43 AM

She is only 3 months old and maybe 2 ft long the traps may be a great idea, i'll try it

jncoclub · 08-29-03, 10:55 AM

Is it possible to cool down the room you think it's in, then place a nice warm hide box with heat lamp in the corner to draw it in?

I've never tried it- but I htink I read on this site somewhere that this is helpful.

mark129er · 08-29-03, 11:03 AM

I think I can manage that, I'll let you know how it works. Thanks, for the input

08-29-03, 11:06 AM

water bowl and hide near the mouse

mark129er · 08-29-03, 04:14 PM

Still no luck, but I have mice everywhere so I hope it only a matter of time..

Thanks for all the input, Mark

redtail · 08-29-03, 08:08 PM

try using two sided tape along the wall/floor line. Seems to have worked out well for me

mark129er · 08-29-03, 08:11 PM

thanks, i'll see if i can find some

redtail · 08-29-03, 08:14 PM

good luck

killaclown · 08-30-03, 01:31 PM

look behnd your dish washer, washer machine, dryer ,in the and behind the toilet.

spyderman · 08-30-03, 01:43 PM

I have just got a Boa. Mine hasn't escaped .... YET! But, I know it probably will sometime in it's life. Good luck with finding it.

We also have cats who just sit for hours on end, watching Ozzy (Boa) They even come & sit by me when I'm handling him. I know it's safe at the moment because Ozzy is only a yearling & the cats are too big for him, but I don't know what he'll be like when he is full grown. I hope he will see no point in tagging the cats because he will be fed enough by me.

spyderman · 08-30-03, 01:51 PM

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Originally posted by redtail
try using two sided tape along the wall/floor line. Seems to have worked out well for me

This is a good idea, BUT!!! Take care when you find your snake on double sided carget tape. My Bull snake got stuck to tape & it was a vet job to get her unstuck... After an all day wait to get my baby back & a big expence, the vet told me all I had to do, was use nail polish remover, dilluted to about 5 part water 1 part remover.