Please Help- Emergency!

[Susan]

Once you've thawed a pinky, you shouldn't re-freeze it. They go bad far too quickly.

Search, and search again for your little one. Having recently eaten, he's probably just curled up someplace and not moving around too much. Look closest to his viv, searching every crack and crevice, then start searching outward, in and under everything. Don't forget to look high as well as low. And just to make sure...you thoroughly double checked every hiding place in his viv? It's happened before that a snake got "lost" in it's viv, hiding under the substrate or in part of the decoration.

Good luck!

 

[581775017]

If I can't find him after some pinkie traps I might try that...can you use regular scotch tape or is that too weak?

Actually I just use scotch tape! and it work... Just put a couple of pieces faced up and then tape the edges down... Good luck!

Ps.. don't re- freeze throw it out!

 

[PtDnsr]

Whatever you do don't give up. I found one of our snakes downstairs and accross the house after a week. Wait until it's dusk/night and then turn the lights off or on low and sit quietly. You can place plastic bags around the edges of the room too so you might be able to hear him move but watch the cat at night. I still think that's going to be one of the easiest ways to find him. Good luck!

~Katie

 

[kingnoddy]

Ours went missing for 3 weeks when my mate lost it whilst looking after it. Turned up on his neighbours sofa under the cusions.

 

[tom e]

My first snake when I was a kid, a gopher snake, used to get out quite often. Often enough that I would know right where to look for him. On the window sill in the kitchen early in the morning. If I missed that window of time, he'd be there again the next morning as well.
But I'm new to Corns, and it doesn't seem that they go for the sun?

You might try chilling down your apartment and setting up a safe heat source. I'll bet your snake will go right to it.

 

[louiscypher]

On the cat thing, mine slipped out ironically when I was making his tank more secure! i searched every where, locked my cats away, when i let them out they went straight to where he was hiding under the carpet so supervised your cat might help!

 

[bill38112]

I have to disagree about the birds. There is no way in hell they are a danger to him, unless they panic and *accidentally* hurt him. I've had parrots for years and I have a parrot behavioral consulting business. I study in parrot flock dynamics and behavior. I'm mostly worried about them becoming panicked and thrashing around the cage, as I have seen them do. I am worried for the snake and the birds.

I mean danger by way of degree. I realize that parrots are not likely to hunt a snake. but an eight inch snake isn't likely to hunt parrots either. Generally, just be patient, set you sticky traps, and keep an eye on the kitty.


Consulting at 19...how precocious. :sidestep:

 

[chibitamalove]

When we were gone, my dad just left the viv top open, and left a live mouse in (I know, not the greatest), to see if Rose was still even in my room. Well, a couple of days later, she came in, ate, and left. And then the next day, my dad found her. You can try that, and as soon as you notice that the mouse is gone, make sure that all doors are locked, and that the spaces under them are filled. Then start searching the whole room. Take it apart.

You can leave a live pinkie in a plastic tupperware in the viv. Your snake probably knows that that's it's home, and might return a couple of times.