Another Lost Checkered

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I have 3 of the above, born in 07. They are approx. 12 inches long and are masters of hiding. Today I went to feed them and I have one that is AWOL. I searched the usual hiding places in the cage etc... to no avail.
Everything looks fine and I can't imagine the one getting out. One was a bit smaller than the others but not significantly so.

My question is, can Checkerds be canabalistic? I know Wanderings are and I'd like to know if this is a possibility before I tear my house up!

Thank you,

Bob

[adamanteus]

Yes, in my experience Checkereds can be cannibalistic, but it is usually adult males eating newborns. I think if one of yours had eaten it's cage-mate you would notice that it was significantly bulkier than it should be!

[garterchick]

i agree with james, i never heard of a checkered eating another snake that's roughly it's own size. good luck finding her/him.

what is it with all these snake escapes suddenly? this is the third one with-in about 24 hrs.

[Sputnik]

Could it be that they get restless at this time of the year? One of mine managed to get out a couple of weeks ago,too, and I realised when one of the cats got really excited. Luckily Zuki is back with her friend but minus the tip of her tail.

[adamanteus]

You might well be right there, Esther.... they may be looking for a suitable hibernation den!

[anji1971]

It does seem to be a day for runaways here! Best of luck to everyone hunting down the little bandits!!