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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult

1083 Posts

Posted - 19/09/2012 :  21:11:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
still gutted about Freddie and very annoyed at myself for not having aquasealed the faun where he escaped

would be nice to hear about stories of escapees who have returned to give me some hope!

1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo

paulie78
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2331 Posts

Posted - 19/09/2012 :  22:28:20  Show Profile  Visit paulie78's Homepage  Reply with Quote
I found Barl in a sack of potatoes strange but true lol


6.8.0 Corn Snakes http://buzzsprehistoricpets.yolasite.com/
1.1.0 Royal
0.2.0 Chinchillas
1.1.0 Cats
1.1.0 Birds
0.0.2 Fishtanks
0.0.1 Cali Kingsnake
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3319 Posts

Posted - 19/09/2012 :  22:54:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Bar one few-week-old hatchling, all of my lost snakes have returned to me - dont loose hope!
Asides for being a bit cold and thirsty, none were any worse for wear

Goonie was found in the garden(!!) by my trusty terrier
Mew was on the top shelf of the bookcase in the reptile room
Salem was in the incubator (empty at the time, except for him )
Dinger was on his way to the shower room
Felix was on the radiator in my brothers room
Rumpel the beauty snake was inside the drawer of my bedside table (it was a bit of a shock when i opened it!)
Moose the baby king was gone for about a month, then decided to come out to play with a bin bag one cleaning day
Snausage the baby sand boa was sneaking around behind some other vivs, poking his head out to watch me watching him
and Terrible Tex the bull snake was off terrorising small villages before finally returning to sit atop her own viv

Edited by - Figs on 19/09/2012 23:00:06
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oakleyman18
Yearling

828 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  09:08:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hah! Great accounts of all your returns Figs :D

My only corn escapee was also found pretty close by, in a cupboard on the other side of the room next to my PC, I suppose that provided some warmth.

My BRB did manage to go for a wander one day, because I left the screen mesh off one night (I know.. stupid!). I woke up in the morning and picked up my jumper and she was curled up inside the hood... I didn't even know she had got out!! I was looking at her thinking "That looks an awful lot like Jade... but she's in her *looks over to Viv*... OH!"



Oscar Morrell
0.1.0. Tessera het Caramel Diffused Hypo ph Amel Anery CB'12 "Cassi", 0.1.0. Diffused Powder CB'12 "Ruby"
0.1.0. Normal Stripe, het Hypo, Amel, Lavender CB'11 "Amber", 1.0.0. Lavender Stripe het Diffused Anery Amel Hypo CB'11 "Pluto"
1.0.0. Hypo Opal Ph Stripe CB'12 "Hops", 1.0.0. Caramel Stripe het Amel CB'08 "Jasper", 1.0.0. Opal Stripe het Anery CB'09 "Topaz"
0.1.0. Amel Stripe het Caramel CB'09 "Poppy", 0.1.0. Tessera het Amel Lavender Stripe ph Diffused Hypo Anery CB'12 "Amethyst"
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manda88
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
1002 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  12:03:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
One of my hatchlings from last year escaped his tub by pushing the lid off (EVERYONE has elastic bands round each end of the tubs if they're not in a RUB or clip lock box, now!!) was absolutely devastated, completely gave up hope of finding him as there were holes in the floor that appeared to lead to outside in the airing cupboard.
I left traps out and allsorts but to no avail, and then two weeks later I found him poking his little face out of the airvent at the bottom of the door to the airing cupboard, he was curled up inside having a great time! I named him Jimmy after that, as his number was 007 and he had his own little adventure for two weeks



Wanna know what animals I keep? Check out www.facebook.com/mnmreptiles :)

Location: Surrey/Bournemouth
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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult

1083 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  12:57:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
These are all great stories! Figs - that is a good percentage of returning snakes :) makes me happy!

1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo
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Isoldael
Yearling

Netherlands
999 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  16:03:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Found Saphira between the cushions on our couch once. Found the one who's now called Houdini under the scales in the bathroom. :)

1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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williamwallsend
Egg

United Kingdom
66 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  16:58:45  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i found my bella the first time in my motorbike jacket, which was hanging on the floor lol, then in a hifi speaker spying on me through the wire mesh. i found my normal hatchling which i have just bought 2 weeks ago slithering along my passage towards my bathroom. now bella is missing again which i just think she is on an adventure and have every faith in finding. she got out of the viv which i left open when i went to bed. your snake will turn up, have u left traps or anything? i have a spare viv open with a heat mat and hide so incase she wants to re appear she can. another thing i have done is left a few shoe boxs out with a small hole in the side which i check often. good luck


0.1.0 staffy
0.1.8 corns
0.1.0 fiancee
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5599 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  19:02:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I had Loki disappear. He did a poo on the lounge carpet to the right of his viv,but was found nestled in a large bag of aspen on the left hand side. Thankfully my sister found him within 45 minutes of me noticing he'd gone,not sure how long he'd been wandering round my lounge though!

Hope you find Freddie soon,don't beat yourself up about his escape. They are crafty wee blighters.


3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,







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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult

1083 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  21:03:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks Mort :)

WW, i've got hides all around, water bowls with flour around them (so i'd see a trai|) and put out a pinkie or two around the house every week, just in case! if a pinkie was ever taken, i'd put down a bottle trap the next few times! Lol at in the hifi speaker!

I'm liking this thread it cheers me up :)

1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo
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NexivRed
Yearling

United Kingdom
551 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2012 :  22:07:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Can someone reassure me that Bob has a chance of being alive? The room where he went under the floorboards had water in it, but it was 3 days AFTER he escaped that we finally moved the cats out of there (it was their bedroom). Would he have been too afraid to come up from underneath the floorboards with "predators" around? Or could he have snuck out. The hole he went down was right by the door and there's a massive gap underneath so he could have left the room.

Could he have lasted for 3 days without having a drink? He's only a baby. We put out water, heat, hides and flour on that 3rd day but no sign.

What concerns me is we have very little heat in our house. No heating on in the bedrooms. Bathroom is downstairs at the back of the house and is cold. No tumble dryer. I literally don't know where to look.

R.I.P. 0.1: CB10 Ophion - pewter masque het amel
1.0: CB10 lavender stripe het ??? - Alabaster (Bats) Codify
0.1: CB12 hypo plasma het amel - Nebula
0.2: CB13 diffused 66% pos het cinder - Demeter (Mimi) & Bombulurina (Reenie)
1.0: CB13 hypo cinder ?% pos het amel stripe - Huckleberry
0.1: CB13 anery aztec het amel - Tetris
1.0: CB13 gold dust motley stripe - Helios
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2525 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  00:27:27  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I hope this helps a bit - I read on the " Dark side " about corn snakes appearing after a year! And not just once... Perhaps it's better that it's cold, their metabolism will be slow, so they can survive much longer without food, and you can bet they will find water.
Re heat - computers get quite warm, ovens, Tv's - anything electrical...look around there. Watch your cats - they might see him, even if you don't. Keep your chin up.

0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat
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NexivRed
Yearling

United Kingdom
551 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  00:34:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you.

What's "The Dark Side"?

R.I.P. 0.1: CB10 Ophion - pewter masque het amel
1.0: CB10 lavender stripe het ??? - Alabaster (Bats) Codify
0.1: CB12 hypo plasma het amel - Nebula
0.2: CB13 diffused 66% pos het cinder - Demeter (Mimi) & Bombulurina (Reenie)
1.0: CB13 hypo cinder ?% pos het amel stripe - Huckleberry
0.1: CB13 anery aztec het amel - Tetris
1.0: CB13 gold dust motley stripe - Helios
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Thorne Walker
Yearling

Canada
642 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  02:57:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by NexivRed

Thank you.

What's "The Dark Side"?



It's another site where ppl talk about corn snakes.. not very a friendly place..

My cats found Monster when he got out.. fortunately he was up where they couldn't get their paws on him. When I noticed Usagi peering between the slats on the rad I lifted the cover and there Monster was..

1.0.0 CB'11 Volcano Corn 'Kitty'
0.0.1 CB'11 Russian Rat Snake 'Monster'
2.0.0 CB'04 Roof Rabbits 'Baka Neko-San' and 'Usagi Neko-San'

My Setup :http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=27228
The Kids: http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=26248
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2525 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  08:09:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
It's another forum, large, but generally not as nice. you'll get lots of topics like " my burm is bigger than yours ".

If you want decent, friendly and helpful reply to your questions, stick around here :-). Everybody LIKES corn snakes here.

0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
0.1.0 house cat
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault

United Kingdom
8403 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  15:41:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Dark Side is RFUK they can be a little mean there sometimes,although a lot of nice people too, its just waaaaaaaaaay to big for me


0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes
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monalisa70
Hatchling

United Kingdom
269 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  17:47:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Found saber under a table in the middle of some blankets where the cat was nesting before having her kittens....luckily said cat was out at the time.

4.2.5 corns
2.1.0 royals
1 BCI
1 MBK
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viraleye
Yearling

United Kingdom
695 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  17:52:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
RFUK is a swear word!!!!

1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko
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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult

1083 Posts

Posted - 21/09/2012 :  18:07:29  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I've had a look on RFUK a few times, decided not to sign up after a few angry posts i seen! Alot of arguing seems to go on over there lol!

NexivRed, i hope Bob turns up soon, they are hardy little creatures :) stay hopeful!

1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo
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BOWZER43
Egg

USA
63 Posts

Posted - 23/09/2012 :  22:13:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Once upon a time there was snake. He got lost. Then he came back. And he lived happily ever after.

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