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My 5' Suriname redtail got loose last night after I failed to lock her cage properly. I take full responsibility since it was MY error that lead to her getting out. I know where she is and she's 'trapped' there for the time being but I have no way of getting her out safely and I stress the word 'safely'. She's in our rafters grid and I have no access to her other than a VERY small square opening. How do I get her out without harming her or myself in the process. She has a bowl of water available a foot from the opening to lure her out and I check on her every few minutes but again, I can't get to her. Any suggestions would be helpful and please keep negative comments to yourself. I am berrating myself sufficient enough for at least 8 people and I don't need the added stress.

Is she in the Sheet Rock ceiling type situation? I would try to lure her out with food.....otherwise I would rip off some Sheet rock....

Good luck and keep us posted!!

Chris
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Chris Smith
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Hey, stuff happens, one of my BRB's escaped a week or so ago, I found her within minutes of her getting out, I had her in her cage (door unlocked), in a feeding tub I guess the lid was not latched. She was only a few feet away but had it gone longer......

Don't understand "rafters grid". Can you see her?

maybe a nice rat in a cage that the snake cannot get into, one of the creature keepers would work nicely. She might come out to get it?
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB)
4.12 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
2.1 Hypomelanistic BRB
0.1 Het for Hypomelanistic BRB
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)
1.0 BCI albino het stripe
1.0 BCI salmon hypo
0.1 BCI ghost

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

It's rafters but all sides are enclosed and she won't eat. She was given a chicken last night and she regurged shortly after which is why I'm panicking here. I don't want to leave to get a rat since she might come down and find her way to our cats...anyways, she's surrounded by wood and my mom forbids me to cut a hole in the ceiling...pity.

I appreciate the quick replies and I came across a noose method used for capturing snakes and even lizards. If this safe to use on her?

I would high recommend against a noose!! I would ask your mom this question.....would you rather a snake in the ceiling or a hole?

Also, have someone else watch the hole while you go and get a mouse/rat??

Good luck,

Chris
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Chris Smith
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No one else is home. My friends live an easy half hour away and everyone else is at work. She's usually very docile but she's becoming very skittish. Are there any other suggestions other than food?

If she is in the rafters and it is too small to get into then I can only assume that it is in the short jack rafters near the edge or corner of your roof. If that is the case then she isn't cornered. Can you look inside with a flashlight? If she has no way out then she should be within reach and you should be able to get her out. I built houses for over 20 years so if you want to call me and explain better maybe I can help. There may be a solution other than destroying anything or harming her. My name is Ty (919)550-6480.
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Ty
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She's in our basement between the first floor and the basement ceiling. She's again MIA and I don't know how she did this. Each 'shaft' is easily Burmese puthon length and my arm isn't that long. I have no idea where she is currently but when my mom gets home, she's going to stomp on the floor and 'flush' her out, It probably won't work but it's worth a try. I'm also going to try chicken and beef broth.Yes...I AM running out of ideas.

Nail up a platform where you can grab her from, just outside the opening. Put a regular heating pad from a drugstore, wth the cover on it on low ( check it first yourself on low to be sure it doesn't overheat) on the platform. Make it sure it can't slip off with bungie cords or duct tape, so she doesn't fall. Come and look at about 4AM and she'll probably be sitting on it. This works even if she isn't hungry.

If she is hungry, and she is used to F/t even better, put a largeish f/t rodent in a container with small holes so she can smell it like a tub with a tight fitting top but with holes drilled in it. Cut a hole in the container top just big enough for her to get in but not so big if she eats the rodent she can get back out. Come back later she will be in there alright, unable to escape. You can put that heating pad under the tub too, it will make the smell more pronounced.

Good luck!
Caden
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