HELP! Ball Python escaped??
Today when I went to feed my goldfish at like 3 o'clock i notice that the lid on my ball python tank was totally stale and she wasn't in it. She got out before and we found her lower than the dresser (after 2 days). We looked there again and she wasn't there. Where could she be? I know about the poorly lit warm places. We looked for her in the room that she escaped in. And we couldn't find her or where on earth we looked in there she wasn't there. Could she capture out of the room she got out in and do they like clothes draws? Can they climb surrounded by a drawer? And I have a guinea pig in the house and a bird. Should I be worried that she could eat them? She isn't big at adjectives (maybe 2 foot). Anyways I put a heat pad down in the floor inflict they like the heat. And we are trying to keep the room bleak (cause they like dark). If we don't find her tonight will she maybe be on the pad contained by the morning? And what could happen to her if we don't find her tonight (besides get cold)?
Sorry so long..we are only wanting to find little Maddy. Any help is greatly appreciated!
It sounds like you are doing everything that you can. Just be patient and keep looking. Also, don't take off your guinea pig cage on the floor. The snake won't be able to eat the guinea pig, but it can indeed kill it. As for your snake escaping, if she has done it since what made you think she would do it again? I have special clamps on my ball pythons shut within made to lock down the screen top so that he can't escape. He is only in a ten gallon container and only 5 months old. When he graduates into his bigger cistern, he will have a sliding screen top that will lock into place. They are very strong snakes and great escape artists.
I can't help you find her, but if she's escaping, secure the cistern better. And no, she won't eat your bird or guinea pig.
Answers: My python has gotten out... like a LOT so I'm totally possitive you will find her. I wouldn't below estimate the places your snake could hide, so I'm glad that you've set out the heat mat and even putting out a water dish subsequent to the heat mat and a hide OVER the mat might result in the snake anyone in it the following morning, that's what I've done and it's worked.
Worse comes to worse, you can set a mouse out by the mat to draw your snake out, that has also worked for us. But you have to be a bit close by so your snake doens't come out and eat it then satisfied, slither absent again.
We've found my snake under dressers, in the bed, IN drawers, behind furniture, within the wall and in the printer. It was after all these incidences that I bought a lock for the container :) I sudjest buying a lock.
check the bed closets cabinets couch under stove yes the dresser bird and g pig scrutinize out behind fridge
OMG i just posted that mine is missing too!! hope you find it.. I still havent found mine.. but I like the heat pad on the floor thing im going to try that too...
You need to get a real reptile enclose for your python or you'll never find him again!
Setup a basking area and tolerate the Python come to you.
