My turn...

[garterchick]

sorry about your bad luck, don't give up hope, i had a very similar incident (darn cats) and i found the little baby snake under the dog bed (go figure).
tina

[Sid]

Really sorry, Rosina. Hopefully they will turn up.

Sid

[garterking]

My baby king snake got loose last year. He was about the size of a pencil. I thought I would never find him becouse of his sizeFound him the next day, in my shoe pile and next to the floor vent. I can't believe he didn't end up in the furnace, so don't give up hope. Good luck in your search.
If it makes you feel better, give the cats a cold water shower. That'll fix em.

[KITKAT]

Cats rarely eat garters. They may play with them, and I won't say that damage isn't likely... but the fact that you have not found any bodies yet may be an encouraging sign.

Watch those cats... if they spend a time sitting and staring at an area, go search that area. I have found escapees that way before.

I have 9 cats running my house. Herps are kept in the same room as the computers... where all cats are forbidden and the door kept closed.

[Sputnik]

I FOUND ONE!!!

I nearly stepped onto the poor little mite as I walked downstairs to my front door. There is was, tiny little wormy, very dry and weak as anything, but it gave a little wriggle in my hand. I carried it upstairs and gently laid it into a shallow dish of water, watched it for a while then placed the dish into a small feeding tank and half onto a heat mat. It has managed to lift its head and half an hour later even wriggled out of the dish. I'm not sure it will make it, it is terribly weak and it has obviously been carried in a cats' mouth, there are a couple of small injuries on its chest.
Please keep your fingers crossed, pray, whatever you feel comfortable with, but please just hope with me that it will survive. I will have to name it "Phoenix" if it recovers.


P.S. KitKat, our three cats aren't supposed to be in that room either. The door had been closed but they managed to get it open. In future I think I'll forget about starter tanks, they are just too light and easily knocked down.

[Morph]

I FOUND ONE!!!

I nearly stepped onto the poor little mite as I walked downstairs to my front door. There is was, tiny little wormy, very dry and weak as anything, but it gave a little wriggle in my hand. I carried it upstairs and gently laid it into a shallow dish of water, watched it for a while then placed the dish into a small feeding tank and half onto a heat mat. It has managed to lift its head and half an hour later even wriggled out of the dish. I'm not sure it will make it, it is terribly weak and it has obviously been carried in a cats' mouth, there are a couple of small injuries on its chest.
Please keep your fingers crossed, pray, whatever you feel comfortable with, but please just hope with me that it will survive. I will have to name it "Phoenix" if it recovers.

i am keeping my fingers crossed for a full recovery. <3

[adamanteus]

I'm keeping everything crossed for you and Phoenix, Esther. If it takes a drink, things will seem more promising.

[Sid]

Esther, I'm certainly hope for the best for all three.

Sid

[Sputnik]

Sadly little Phoenix died this evening. She was just too weak and even though soaking her body in the water temporarily seemed to revive her a tiny bit, in the end it just wasn't enough.

[adamanteus]

Damn. Esther, I'm so sorry. XX