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 Posted - 05/11/2009 : 20:30:11
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![]() please healp got myself a motley candy cane on monday very very playful and great natured but unfortunatley managed to escape tuesday night and has been missng ever since , did the flour thingy and got bottle traps down and turned of all the heating in the house except the sitting room where she escaped !!! still no sign turned the flat upside doen and inside out and still no luck , has anyone got any advice please help shes only 6 monthes old n im missing her terribly ?????
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/11/2009 : 20:56:51
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I am so sorry that you have joined our forum under these circumstances. You will find it is a great place with experienced owners willing to give their advice and support and help as much as possible.
Do you know how she got out? I know this sounds really silly but are you sure she has escaped? I am not sure what substrate you have but I know of one forum member who was convinced that her snake had escaped and then found it when she went to throw away the substrate in the viv!
It sounds like you are doing a lot of the necessary things required for trying to find an escaped mouse. Dont leave a pinky in a bottle trap for more than 24hrs...throw it away. Wait a few days and then try again. Well done with turning down all the heating in the house except for the room she is hopefully in. You could also put her heat mat on the floor, covered in a towel, in a corner or surrounded by pillows or with her hide on it....she will search for the extra heat. It means you should also check all the places in the house that emit heat, like behind the tv, the fridge, any hot pipes or boilers etc. One member's snake was found by his grandfather when he picked a towel out of the airing cupboard. You need to look high and low as they are amazing climbers, and look into places you dont think she could ever get to...any place she can squeeze her head into her body will follow. Another member found her snake in a box file on a shelf.
You need to put out a waterbowl as a snake can go a long time without food but needs water. It also means that you can see if the water level is dropping and therefore prove that she is in that room.
You can try sitting up through the night and put something like crunched up foil or wrapping paper around the edges of the room. This mean when the snake moves around and will keep to the sides you might hear the movement.
Please dont give up hope. As you have gathered a few of our members have lost snakes, some have been found immediately and others have taken weeks to turn up. One even showed up a month later sliding in the back door looking very healthy (the owner had wondered why her frog population was dwindling!).
I am sure others will also offer more advice and help....you will find her!
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The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/11/2009 : 21:02:06
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Welcome to the site Elizabeth, sorry it's under such desperate circumstances.
It sounds like you're doing all the right things and you may just have to wait and see. My Snow Daisey was recently missing for a month before turning up in Hubbys paperwork of all places. Remember when you're looking that Corns will go up as well as down and like small spaces, inside files speakers even computer towers are just a few of the places our members have found their snakes. Fingers crossed she turns up soon. |
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Posted - 05/11/2009 : 21:21:34
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| HI I AM DEFF SHE IS OUT HER VIV !!! KEEP ON CHECKING THOUGHO JUST TO MAKE SURE ! I HAVE LITURALLY TURNED ALL THE ROOMS UPSIDE DOWN N INSIDE OUT . IM JUST WIEY NOW THAT WHEN I GET HER BACK N IM ADAMENT IM GOING TO THAT HER TEMPER IS GOING TO HAVE CHANGE N SHE ISNT GOING TO BE AS PLACID !!! |
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Kellog
the nice one
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Posted - 06/11/2009 : 02:28:06
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Hopefully when you do find her there shouldnt be any change in her temperament. Just to be on the safe side I would treat her as though you had just got her.....return her to your viv and leave her for a week to settle in, just changing water etc daily. This will give her time to calm down and settle back in. Then feed her (wait the needed 48hrs after a feed) and then you can start handling her again, just for very short periods to begin with. You will need to take it very slowly and be patient. I am so pleased that you are being positive about finding her.
(Please dont write all in capitals as some of us find it hard to read and it can be regarded as shouting, thanks)
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Stumpy
Hatchling
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Posted - 06/11/2009 : 03:39:23
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Do any of your seats have holes in them it is possible the snake is in one of them.
One of my snakes escaped and was found 2 days later in the bathroom on a shelf.
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Posted - 07/11/2009 : 12:38:33
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| Hi Elizabeth, have you had any luck finding your snake yet? |
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KITTYCAT
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/11/2009 : 13:40:17
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| Hi im the one who found casper in a box file. Sorry to hear youve lost your snake. I lost both my hatchlings when they were about 10wks casper was hiding in paperwork work in the cabinet( think snows have a paper fettish) the other herbie my dog found we had looked everywhere but zac wouldnt stay away from the stero unit sat barking we had another look n there was herbie curled up inbetween plugs in a 4 point adaptor. Check even the most rediculous places and anywhere that dark n got any source of heat.Dont give up hope she will turn up.Good luck |
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0.0.1 anery motley corn(diesel)
0.0.1 calafornia banded king snake (ozzy)
0.1.0 royal python (pandora)
0.0.1 boa constrictor (bullet)
1.0.0 weinmaraner (zac)
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Posted - 07/11/2009 : 14:08:11
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| on 5th da now zand no luck as of yet !!! im optamistic she will turn up sooner or later just hope shes as good natuared lol thank you for all ur help ever one ..xx |
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crazy JJ
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/11/2009 : 15:33:38
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hello n welcome to the forum...
i am very sorry hear about your snake...i havnt had that prob yet *touch wood* i prob will do at some point but i could understand what you could be goin through as ma hamster got out n couldnt find her....but she decided to hide behind a box lil cheeky thing lol...but i know thats not the same but i really hope you find her soon....n hope her temperment wont change but sorry i cant help much more...i only know about the flour trick n making sure u leav water out just in case...
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KITTYCAT
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/11/2009 : 17:11:39
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| I meant to say in my last post casper is a very gentle placid snake always has been ,escaping as a hatchling didnt change her and her escapade last month for nearly 2 weeks aint changed her either shes still the same.so dont worry just because shes escaped wont change her temprament. |
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0.1.0 snow corn (casper)
0.0.1 anery motley corn(diesel)
0.0.1 calafornia banded king snake (ozzy)
0.1.0 royal python (pandora)
0.0.1 boa constrictor (bullet)
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
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Posted - 08/11/2009 : 11:42:13
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sorry to hear about your lost snake, but do not worry about her temperament changing, escaping is unlikely to do that 
put a heatmat on the floor in a corner or somewhere where its quiet with a towel over it or something similar so that if she does find it she has somewhere warm and dark to hide,
check all the silly places, lucien was found in a towel by the oh's grandad after a shower so make sure you look in all the unobvious places.. particularly warm and dark places and those that are small
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Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/11/2009 : 12:04:36
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hi and sorry to hear your bad news. i know what its like as bilbo went on the missing list after just 2 weeks of having him. he was missinf for 8 days. but turned up in the bathroom and the only place i didnt look was under the bath. i found the guys on here to be very very helpful they are all super stars.
i have my fingers crossed for you and hope you find your baby soon.... |
  
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Posted - 22/11/2009 : 01:04:27
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omg your not going to belive this ive FOUND her alive and well walked into my lil boys room and nearly stood on her !!! so relived
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Kellog
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Posted - 22/11/2009 : 02:45:22
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Elizabeth - that is fantastic news. I am so pleased to hear that you have found her! That must be 3 weeks she was gone! Makes you wonder how long she has been in your boy's room? Maybe he needs to tidy up more often!! 
Must admit to being glad you did not step on her, and I am sure you feel the same!! 
Shows how amazingly tough corn snakes are and it is a relief to hear she is well...means she must have been getting water from somewhere.
I would advise you to return hr to her viv and then leave her for a week - like the one-week hands off period when you first got her. Sounds like she can wait a bit longer for a feed to let her readjust to her viv and your smell again before handling and feeding her.
Cant wait to see pics of her once she has settled back in and am so pleased she is properly 'home'!
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 22/11/2009 : 17:11:06
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so glad you found her and saw her before stepping on her!!!
must be a huuuge relief for all of you that shes back safe |
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1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
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Posted - 22/11/2009 : 17:18:51
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Yay! After she did the great escape, don'tlet her do it again!!
Seriously though, I triple check i lock my boy's vivs every time. I always make sure I can see them everytime I go past their vivs too. whats she housed in? To prevent possible future escapes you could put some heavy books ontop of the lid if she's in a faun
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Posted - 23/11/2009 : 20:06:56
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haha so relived to have got her alive and well althougho a lil nippier lol
but feed her sat nyt and hand her out today and shes ok
i was putting water out for her all over the house lol |
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