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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Shy-Corny[/i] [br]Hi Everyone, I was hoping I could get some guidance from you guys. Our Cornsnake Shearer who is around 5 months old, had his usual weekly feed last night. We take him from his viv to feed him (in a lunchbox style container with airholes), usually let him digest his pinky and then pop him back into his viv. As we went to get him out of his feeding box we realised he'd escaped! He was on top of his viv in his feeding box, his viv is located between our kitchen and living area, we live in a flat and had the door open to our balcony as it was a warm night. We have searched the whole area around where he got loose. We've pulled the washer and freezer out and got the torch to the intricate areas thinking it would be a nice warm place for him to reside to. Looked round the heat sources in the flat as advised here on other threads, we know he always likes to curl up in the warm end of his viv when he's fed and he barely moves for atleast the following 2 days though he is quite an active corn. We was up for sometime last night trying to find him and I felt and still physically ill that the little fella has got out! In the end we lay down the flour and water dishes to try and ascertain where he could be. We have also placed some water and flour on the balcony incase he did decide to venture out. We put a container with plenty of paper inside and the lid ajar incase he needed to get warm. We have had no indication that he moved during the night, there are no smears in the flour that we lay down. Last night was the last of his pinkies we had stored so we were goin to be purchasing more from the pet shop prior to next Sunday which is his feed day. Have read on the idea of leaving food traps but wondered if there are any other alternate ways that may make him want to venture out. We would like to try and get the little begger before he even begins to think about food again ha! I know we sound quite calm and collected here but we're really not, we're so worried for him and just want him home and safe! Thanks for reading guys, any pointers would be really appreciated :) Em and Rich [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.