Aaaaargh--- so that others may learn

[olive oil]

That is rotten! I hope she will turn up for you.

[mtolypetsupply]

Take heart, Lori. She may not be far. I had a "feline-assisted escape" with one of my corns. Keep looking, and I've read stories on here where people found snakes climbing up high, so she could be anywhere! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, and keep you and esme in my heart and prayers.

[snakems]

i hope you find your snake!.... and I second the fact that they sometimes can be found up high. Snakems Once escaped the first day I brought her in before I could find a good enough cover for her tank, and she was on top of my closet!! I have no clue how she got there but somehow she made it!
be optimistic and I'll be praying for your little snakey.

[guidofatherof5]

Lori,

Give you missing snake a place it wants to go. Get a heating pad and put it it a cardboard box. Cut a few entry holes and put it in a good place.

Check it often. Here's a link to a trap I designed.
http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/gene...nake-trap.html
Put out some water so she doesn't get dehydrated. Good luck

[jitami]

Sorry Lori... I'll keep you and Esme in my thoughts and prayers...

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Lori, don't beat yourself up.... my cats cant even get in my snakeroom, but I do know what you mean with those lids, some of my tanks have them and I actually love them... but i can see how frustrating this must be. Don't give up hope, I have found snakes months later after an escape! you never find them until you are least expecting them. I lost a pueblan once for 4 or 5 months, and we had a friend over whos terrified of snakes. We were in the basement when suddenly he screamed and ran all the way out the house, and down to the end of the street!

[guidofatherof5]

Shannon,
Don't you mean a former friend?

[Lori P]

Thanks Shannon and everyone. No sign of her yet. The good thing about loosing a snake is, my closets get cleaned out more often... why do I keep so much crap??!!

I really miss her... I think coming so close to the death of the Florida blue makes it worse. But I'm not giving up hope that I'll trap or find her. It's the worst feeling looking at her empty tank!!!!!

I don't have a snake room... I have a snake house... lol. So I can't keep the cats off the tanks... I must just learn from this and make better security. My worry too is that it won't be me who finds her... it will be one of the cats or dogs. :-(

[guidofatherof5]

As far as the cats go you could always.... Never mind

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Lori, try keeping in mind when placing traps that snakes love to crawl hugging the walls of the room. I have actually helped myself locate a snake by placeing heaps of flour at intervals lining the room, and I could clearly see which ones she had crawled over!