I made a grave mistake when cleaning out her tank earlier this evening and forgot to place the lightfixture that I use as a weight back on Azuli's tank lid. I was out at a movie when I got a frantic call from my mom who was picking up some stuff from my apartment that she had seen my new snake crawling under the futon in my living room. The futon was spread out like a bed and had tons of lumber underneath it for a tortoise tank project, so she couldn't see the snake once it went under. She kept an eye on the bed until I got home, but I don't think she watched it close enough because after carefully removing the wood piece by piece Azuli was not there. My sister and I went over every inch of this place and even moved all the books off my shelves and carefully leaned back each shelf to see if she was hiding in the gap underneath. This snake is no where to be found.... What do I do? Are there any tips to try and catch her, or lure her out of hiding? I have no idea where she could be.
She just shed last night and hasn't eaten for several days so she is quite hungry. I've had snakes escape before, but usually ones with much slower metabolisms, and never a gravid one. This escape worries me much more. Plus I have two ferrets and I am afraid to let them out of their cage until I find her. Please, any suggestions??
Angela