At a complete loss...need help

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Ok...i have delayed in asking for help for two reasons....1) i made a huge rookie mistake and 2) i really thought i'd find her before now....

my retic escaped from her enclosure saturday evening. i was misting my cages and like an idiot, i became distracted and left her cage lock loose enough she was able to "nose it" open. probably around 2-3 hrs before i noticed. i have torn my house apart. moved dryers, freezers, furniture. i have placed flour on the floor in the doorways where we have tile to see if she is on the move. i have placed a box with an entry hole on each side containing a thawed rat in various parts of the house (the box is also placed on top of a heating pad). I have shut off all access to water except for water dishes placed on the floor by the boxes. i even borrowed a fiber optic scope from a colleague of mine to look into appliances and furniture. nothing. i am really desperate now for two reasons....i really love this snake and i am sick that i allowed this to happen and want her back safely. the second is my daughters cat is basically "dead man walking" right now. we have kept her sequestered in my daughter's room with the thresholds blocked off (i am relatively sure it's not in her room...hers was one of the easier to search with limited hiding opportunities).

you guys can take your best shots at me, it's probably nothing more than i've already said to myself. i feel like a total fool for this. i would appreciate any advice you may have. i really want to get her back.....

thanks