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Hey Guys, Hello Ladies,....yes he managed to get out, I forgot to put the corner clamp on, thus of course, he escaped into the basement! Any pointers on how to catch him and return him to the enclosure? I am continuing to look around, seems that he has the advantage now, I put his water bowl out,....where do I go from here? Oh, this is a Black Ratsnake about 4ft. long, very stealth!

Anthony C. Sr.

>>Hey Guys, Hello Ladies,....yes he managed to get out, I forgot to put the corner clamp on, thus of course, he escaped into the basement! Any pointers on how to catch him and return him to the enclosure? I am continuing to look around, seems that he has the advantage now, I put his water bowl out,....where do I go from here? Oh, this is a Black Ratsnake about 4ft. long, very stealth!
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>>Anthony C. Sr.

Look up ? every one I've had to hunt down always went for the high ground such as book shelves and the ceiling panels.
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PHWyvern

hehe...my 6 foot black rat has gotten out before... and one of my corns eats live mice....and when i'm finished with the boxes, i just throw them on the floor and throw trash in them....well...when willard got out...i heard rustling before i even noticed he was missing(it was during breeding season so i guess he was trying to find love) but i looked in the box and there he was....sleeping like a lil baby. i dunno if it would work like that for othr people....but i've found 2 of 3 loose snakes in boxes....the 1 time...there were no boxes and i cleaned my reptile room so it was in the corner. whoever said it doesnt pay to be messy...didnt own snakes.

~kin

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude)
1. unknown hypo? normal? (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy [Emilys babies])
.1 Amel (Pepperoni)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss het Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Classic het Hypo, Stripe (Gracie Lou) {Reduced black}
1.1 Anery het Motley (Lleroy, Persia)

Rats:
1.1 Black rats (Willard, Cecily)

Cal Kings:
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)

Other:
0.0.1 Worm Snake

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LEOPARD GECKOS~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. Normal het Midnight Blizzard (Mr. Spot)
0.1 Blizzard (Blitz) SHE WAS FOUND ALIVE!!!!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (no name)

U have me lol,.....thanks for the good advice! While I'm looking for "DEBOE", my snake's name, do I have to fear being bitten? I have to move around alot of stuff, may startle the little bugger......

If I were you, I'd be more concerned about being bitten by other lurking creatures (ex. brown recluse spider)! If you scare your ratsnake, you may hear some tail rattling. I once had a corn who was a notorious escape artist. Invariably, if I moved objects in the room slightly, he would tail rattle, thus giving me a chance to hone in on his location. Best of luck!
rgds,
althea

Hi "althea", and thanks for the info. I feel more confident now as I still search for "DEBO". Yes, it's alot of spiders down here in the basement, no signs of him yet, still looking......