the bathroom that exits off the office... there was a floor vent we hadn't replaced yet. not the horizontal slats like we used to seeing, but the curly cue decorative kind. with huge holes. he's not in the bathroom, but he could be in the vent. there's a lot of dust in the bottom of it that hasn't been disturbed, so i'm not sure. i've closed the vent, in case he's still in the house.

going back to the hall.. at the opposite end from where he escaped is a dining room. has a dining table and a bag of laundry i hadn't gotten to yet. he /could/ be in the laundry bag i guess. i haven't checked it good. off the dining room is the laundry room. with a hot water heater that is covered in insulation. i pulled on the insulation. tried to look, but don't want to pull it all the way off. there's a gap in the floor there where they added linoleum onto wood. he could be in the floor. there's also a hole where the water flushes from the washing machine. i've tried my best to check under the washer and dryer, but it's hard to see and i have no idea how to flip them upside down, or even if there're 'guts' underneath for him to crawl into.

the dining room also opens up into the kitchen and den area. in the den, we have a couch, loveseat, two recliners and a gas fireplace. would he have crawled up the fireplace? i've checked all the furniture. in the kitchen... there are holes under the fridge, the stove, and two holes in the cabinets on the floor that go behind the sink (? or somewhere). i've stuffed towels in them.

if my cats aren't alerting on anything, are they just lazy, stupid, or could he have escaped the house?

i've moved my pinkie baited trap into the master bedroom for today and tonight. tomorrow i'll move it to the office.
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1.0 Pueblan Milksnake (Urulokë)
0.1 Hypo Brooks Kingsnake (Mumuna)
1.1 Leopard Geckos (Leppy and Leo)
1.0 Miniature Schnauzer (Dooly)
2.1 Random House Cats (Jack, Tonka, Duchess)
0.2 Sticky Children
1.0 Patient Husband

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