im sorry james

[Scaley.Jade]

went into the viv last night to feed my little ones found tiddles who hadnt eaten with me before and she ate well
then went to find ketu we had the normal palava of emptying the whole viv but this time it was different she never poked her head out i emptied the whole viv substrate and all but shes gone

i have no idea how as all holes even tiny ones we blocked up when i kept getting paranoid

im really sorry james:(

[infernalis]

That sucks, Hope your wee tot shows up soon.

Time to start searching.:(

[olive oil]

So sorry you lost one of your little ones. Bummer :(

[drache]

don't think of the baby as lost just yet
lots of us have had snakes escape and many do turn back up

[infernalis]

Heck Rhea, I even had one turn up before I ever noticed it was gone..

On multiple occasions:o

[Sid]

Hope the little one turns up soon. In the mean time here's a link that may help[ you locate the little guy. http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets/index.php?title=Finding_a_Lost_Snake

[Sputnik]

I would be tempted to just replace everything as quickly as you can... as you said, they are so tiny it's easy for them to hide in unbelievable small spaces and your little snake might still be hiding in the equipment.
One tip to stop future escapes James gave me last year, which has been incredibly useful, was to stretch a piece of net curtain over the top of the starter tank, if that's what you're using. Just make sure it is completely tight and trapped underneath the lid.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

She is using one of those exo terra terrariums... which I failed to mention before (and I apologize for not having done so) that I used one myself until the two amelanistic radiated rat snake babies I had in there dissapeared. I never found either of them :( That tanks sits in my basement un-used until this day. My advice would be to keep them in a smaller tank until they are large enough to where thres no way they will be able to fit through the grooves in that black part that lines the doors at the front. That's where they get out even though it does not look passable.

I really hope your baby turns up soon, don't give up hope! I too have had a snake turn up before I even knew it was missing.

[reptile3]

Jade, I hope you find your little one. Aundrea lost swiper a few weeks ago...
found him the very next day!!

I lost my BALL PYTHON!! ha ha I went on vacation, after 3 days of me being gone. My bp must have missed me. I had my neighbor watch the house & take care of the many pets. I didn't at the time have latch locks. Well he got out, & my neighbor had a search party(all my neighbors I know, were over) looking.

I came home a week later, at night, I looked & searched for him. Next day, was on the phone with neighbor.. & I realized, one more time check my sons toy box in the bonusroom. GUESS who I found all curled up at the bottom??
He was cold, mad(he hisses) & he was in the shedding process.

I NOW have latch hooks.... :D

[Scaley.Jade]

gutted just wouldnt be the right word

[reptile3]

gutted just wouldnt be the right word

ummm is everything ok Jade?

[Stefan-A]

She is using one of those exo terra terrariums... which I failed to mention before (and I apologize for not having done so) that I used one myself until the two amelanistic radiated rat snake babies I had in there dissapeared. I never found either of them :( That tanks sits in my basement un-used until this day. My advice would be to keep them in a smaller tank until they are large enough to where thres no way they will be able to fit through the grooves in that black part that lines the doors at the front. That's where they get out even though it does not look passable.

I really hope your baby turns up soon, don't give up hope! I too have had a snake turn up before I even knew it was missing.
Could you show exactly where they can get out?

I'm sure I made the right decision not buying an exo terra. It seems that a lot of people have had snakes escape from those.

[gregmonsta]

Sorry to hear that. I know how it feels. You could give bottle traps a go.

[Scaley.Jade]

ummm is everything ok Jade?


i cant find her anywhere ive spend hours sat watching pinkie parts today

ive got the other girl in a cornsnake hatchling tub at the moment its plenty big enough but i dont want her in there for too long im going to get her into a starter tank tomorrow.:(

[adamanteus]

So sorry to hear that, Jade:(. As Esther pointed out, these tiny guys can hide in the most unlikely places... are you absolutely sure she's out?
I really hope you find her..... try bait... she's a great little feeder.

[dashnu]

IMHO, and experience they CANNOT get out the front of the tank. However if you are keeping babies in an ExoTerra tank you must spend about 10 minutes securing the back. Now that I know how to do this I have never lost a snake in one. Course I learned the hard way.

The short, the terrariums are meant for larger critters.

[Garter_Gertie]

Hope the little one turns up soon. In the mean time here's a link that may help[ you locate the little guy. http://www.thamnophis.com/caresheets/index.php?title=Finding_a_Lost_Snake


Sid, thanks so much. Wish this had been pointed out to me when I needed to help Dave. I'll send a link off to him immediately. Thank you so much.

[jitami]

I'm so sorry Jade... hope she turns up for you soon :(

[adamanteus]

Any news, Jade? Did you try putting food down for her?

[Scaley.Jade]

put food down today no sign as yet although i think i heard her earlier im going to put flour down tonihgt see if i can tract down which part of room shes in

[gregmonsta]

This is worth a go ... I tried it with 550ml bottles for an ecaped baby marcianus - Lost a snake? Wanna know how to make a trap? - Reptile Forums UK (http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/snakes/73850-lost-snake-wanna-know-how.html)

[adamanteus]

Jade, let's not expect the worse just yet... there's still every chance that she'll turn up. If not, I will replace her for you.... but don't give up yet!

[Rachel.dopey]

Still no sign of her yet, Jade's starting to feel really down about it now

[guidofatherof5]

You are in our prayers.

[Rachel.dopey]

Found the little monster tonight, she was hiding behind the sink

[adamanteus]

That's fantastic news! Well done you two for not giving up....... give her a drink.... then have one yourself!

[jitami]

WOOHOO!!! Awesome!!! How's she doing?

[Snake lover 3-25]

congratulations!!!! glad you found her:D now......

DON'T LOSE HER AGAIN!!!!!!

lol jk of course:D

[adamanteus]

Jade, Rach... it's really important that you make sure she has a drink..... I had a bit of a near miss tonight....
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/husbandry/4621-vulnerable-babies.html

[drache]

that's great - what a relief

[Scaley.Jade]

oh we wont lose her again dont you worry lol sleeping with one eye open lol
so happy we found her i missed her shes ready for food lol little ******
bit me when i grabbed her (well i didnt want her to shoot down a hole that was at side of her lol)

[Stefan-A]

Great news! :)

[Snake lover 3-25]

yeah.... that tends to happen alot.....:rolleyes: don't wory about it..... i think i've lost my snakes more than anyone else here and i have only had em for 2 yrs....... :eek: almost every time i have found willow my little.... (well.... not so little any more........) male eastern...... he tends to bite..... but after his last little and the longest (hopefully the last....) so far..... he has been a good boy:D:eek:

[guidofatherof5]

Super news. Glad you found her and just before Christmas. What a gift. Merry Christmas.

[Garter_Gertie]

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN... DA DA DA DA DA DA DA DA...

HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!

Sheesh! But these worried baby threads take so much outta me!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! (wiping sweat off brow and relaxing shoulders)

[infernalis]

Yeah, what Gertie said:D

[Sputnik]

What brilliant news! I'm really happy for you. :)

[Scaley.Jade]

thanx guys im so pleased

[Sid]

Happy you found the baby.

[Lori P]

Congrats!!!!!!! :-) :-)

[brain]

You know I have more problems with rats and mice getting of than snakes. But I did misplace my male 50-50 ca. king about two years ago.

What happened?

Well I was cleaning top habitat and yes left the door open (I have the Exo Terra).

I searched for two days and literally took everything out of my snake room. No find, so I just said maybe he will turn up after all it was late spring and he had eaten not 2 days prior so what can you do. He would have survived I guess the summer. On the island get in the 80s but we do have freeze and snow sometimes in the winter.

Three weeks later I’m in the back yard and our old female calico cat is tossing something in the air having a good time. I called the wife and when she came out she said “What is that she’s playing with?” Instantly we both realized it was black and with and ran to intercept the event.

Sure enough it was my male king and by now really played out. I checked for the damages and only found 1 puncher close to his tail. Well, he got a good bathing and for a month I applied Neosporin and he is doing fine. In fact he breed both of my female kings that following spring (05-06??).

Now how he got out of the room … under the house … and then loose in the back yard is beyond me.

Yes I do pay closer attention now J

[mtolypetsupply]

Yea!!!!! Glad she "came home"