King Snake got out... - Page 2

jjhill001 · 11-23-17, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Bandit

This was most certainly user error. Still haven't seen any signs of her, but I'm not losing hope. We're out of town for a few days. I cranked the heat up and laid blankets and other items around the floor. Hoping that the quiet and warm atmosphere makes her more comfortable moving around, and when I get back on Sunday I find her.

Turn the heat down and leave the tank open but warm.

SerpentineDream · 11-23-17, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jjhill001

Turn the heat down and leave the tank open but warm.

Agreed. And make sure to leave her some water.

Bandit · 11-23-17, 05:15 PM

Will do guys, thanks. She has a water bowl in her tank (which is on the ground) and then the dog has water bowls both in the bedroom and in the living room.

Albert Clark · 11-23-17, 06:10 PM

Wow, good luck finding her. Remember that kingsnakes are great climbers too so look high as well as low. And I agree that a night time search is a good bet. Get that dura cell into that flashlight and happy herping.

Bandit · 11-23-17, 09:47 PM

I figure she's still in the apartment, so I think with some good searching and her getting hungry I'll find her. I figure if I can find the snakes I do in the wild, I should be able to find one trapped in a small apartment lol.

Bandit · 11-29-17, 11:19 AM

Update: Still haven't found her. However, I think she may be up inside the fridge. I've been home studying for finals a lot over the past week, and two or three times I've heard something in there that sounds like it's coming from the fridge area (but didn't sound like the ice machine). Each time had been when I was sitting here studying for a while in the quiet, and all of the sudden I heard something loud enough to catch my attention, but it's still somewhat subtle. I was pushing it off as me just trying to make something out of nothing, until my girlfriend brought it up, and said she'd heard some small noise twice over the past couple days come from over there. Both times she said she had been in the living room watching tv when she heard it.

I'll keep everyone updated. I tried leaving a f/t rat in a minnow trap next to the fridge to no avail. I may try to just leave one under the fridge and if she takes it I'll at least know she's definitely there.

SerpentineDream · 11-29-17, 01:31 PM

You might try sprinkling flour around the fridge and see if you find any squiggles in it later. If she's going in and out she'll have to crawl through it and will leave a "footprint."

Bandit · 11-29-17, 04:30 PM

I've been thinking about that. Just haven't had the nerve to ask the girlfriend about it yet. She's been really good about the whole ordeal, so maybe she'll go for it if it means figuring out where the snake is.

Bandit · 12-03-17, 10:31 AM

Update: She's been found!

After I posted about hearing those noises from the refrigerator area, they completely stopped and I hadn't heard a peep since then. Well I was in the living room last night and I heard a noise come from the bathroom like something fell. I went to check it out (somehow it being her didn't even cross my mind) and sure enough, I see a shampoo bottle that had fallen into the tub and the back end of a snake with the rest of her crawling up the shower curtain. I picked her up, and she acted like nothing was up, like she hadn't been gone for two weeks. Glad to have her back.

REM955 · 12-03-17, 11:20 AM

Glad to hear you found her.
If I recall correctly, the more senior members here will say to treat it as a new animal and quarantine the animal. Hopefully one will confirm.

jjhill001 · 12-05-17, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by REM955

Glad to hear you found her.
If I recall correctly, the more senior members here will say to treat it as a new animal and quarantine the animal. Hopefully one will confirm.

Idk, it would depend on how many animals I have for me to take those kinds of precautions, plus I live in an area that's not likely to have any wild pests that could get on my snakes that were out of the cage. It is probably a good idea to watch for respiratory issues from being out and away from the warmth if your house gets cold though.

Bandit · 12-03-17, 02:07 PM

She already ate and drank, and she seems alert. I'm going to be keeping a close eye on her for the next few weeks just to make sure she's all good though.

**EL Ziggy** · 12-03-17, 09:15 PM

Woo-hoo! Im glad you got her back B. Did you cut off her escape route?

Bandit · 12-03-17, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by EL Ziggy

Woo-hoo! Im glad you got her back B. Did you cut off her escape route?

I basically have her in the snake version of Alcatraz right now lol. No way she's getting out on my watch again.

Albert Clark · 12-04-17, 01:11 AM

Fantastic! Congrats, and I know you can rest a little easier now. Lol.