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I don't know how but, he got out, I saw him under my bed but couldn't reach him in time, then he disappeared. he's been out for a day now. It's been a week since he ate. he's only about 3 months old, so he's very small, I've looked everywhere in my room, I know he was there cause I saw him under my bed but I tore the room apart last night and haven't seen him since that one time. I called it quits and went to bed, then looked a little bit again this morning, no luck. I know you can't help much but any suggestions on getting him back? I've got to go to work now but I'll check back later. Thanks

check extremely carefully in, under, and on top of your bed. Make sure to take the sheets off and search those and the blankets VERY carefully. Look take the mattress off (very carefully, as you don't want to squish him). I hope you don't have any holes in your box springs, as they can also end up in there.

Next, check all around his cage. Lift it and any surrounding cages up and see if the snake is hiding under the cage. Take everything out of the cage and sift through it, to see if he is hiding in the substrate, under the water bowl, tucked on the underside of the hides, etc.

Then, start searching EVERYWHERE! Look high (on top of pix frames, window blinds, etc), look low (under sofas, fridges, stoves (but don't squish him). Look inside laundry baskets, inside the clothes, etc. Look inside shoes. Look behind books. Look right next to and underneath his tank. Search very thoroughly boxes and baskets and bags. Look inside any cabinets and drawers. Don't forget the bathroom.

Some people will put flour on the floor right next to the walls (snakes can hugs the borders of rooms to travel) to see where their snake has been. Some people will sit up at night with a flashlight and turn it on every once in a while to check for the snake. If you have any animals, watch their behavior. If the cat is watching an area very carefully, go check to see if your snake is there.

Seal off rooms after you search them, as snakes have been known to return to a room that you have already searched. Make sure that no gaps occur in the towels that you stuff under doors, etc.

Then I would suggest making a snake trap:
It is pretty simple. Use an appropriate size plastic soda bottle, for a small snake use a 16-20 oz bottle, for a larger snake use a 2 litre bottle. Cut the top off the bottle right where it is the largest. Then insert the top of the bottle backwards into the bottom of the bottle. What you are doing is making a fancy funnel type trap. Put the trap that you have baited with a frozen/thawed mouse of the appropriate size in the house where you think they may be on the floor. You can put one of those heat pads under it. Leave it overnight. In the morning, hopefully you will come out to a sleeping snake in the bottle.

You might want to make a few of these to use in several rooms. Don't forget the hallway and bathrooms.
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phflame
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i got into this thing not too long ago and have had this happen several times with my kings and milks ... the most consistant place i have found them is along the wall and the even more common place was under my dvd player ... think about it ... they cant regulate their temp. so they need something warm ... not too safe but electronics put off a lot of heat ... good luck mate