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This time it was the male.

I went to feed my polyz and Ed the BM this past Sunday morning... female poly and Ed went smoothly... when I opened the male polyz (Gomez)enclosure he wasn't there!

I spent Sunday tearing the house apart looking for him... having forced hot air for heat I also have floor grates. At first I thought the openings in the grates were too small for him to get through, but seeing I couldn't figure out how he managed to get out of his enclosure where the largest opening is the space between the two sliding glass dorrs... I went down into the basement and starting opening all the ductwork... even took the furnace apart... all to no avail.

Long story short I spent the other three days repeatedly making rounds of the house and basement... shining a flashlight into every nook and cranny I could think of... this morning I had already made two rounds and decided to have one last look before heading off to work... within thirty seconds I found him... right on the floor behind the enclosure stack I had already checked twice.

I love those polyz dearly... so why is it they seem intent on causing me grief?

Here's a picture of the female Morticia I took a few short moments before discovering Gomez was AWOL. She's just out for a Sunday morning cruise... most days she's out in the open somewhere... that's what makes her and my adult BM Jade so endearing... both like being seen

Wish I could figure out how he managed to escape... all day long today I wondered if I'd be searching for him again when I got home...

Anyway, gotta go and put a furnace and the ductwork back together because he's still there...safe and sound... though deep in blue... not to mention deep in the dog house!

Gerry

haha your polyz are a couple of rascals.

It's been about 11 years since i've had a snake get loose (knock on wood), but it was always a pita trying to find them. I ended up making the decision to completely seal off my snake room in any house i've lived in. I put screen over any heating/cooling vents, make sure all widows are basically air tight, and ensure the door is pressed firmly to the floor when closed. I figure that way, if one does get loose again, i'll only have one room to tear apart.

My first snake to get loose gave me a semi-funny story to tell. It was an adult desert kingsnake when i was about 13 years old. I spent 4 days going through my parents house and found nothing. then on the 5th day my little brother asked if i would get a Tonka truck off the top shelf in his closet for him. Sure enough the king was curled up in the cab of a toy truck about 6 feet off the ground. no idea how he got up there.

Gerry, Great story & good job on finding the poly, after days of searching. Its always a challenge when escapees do that & we get to "snake hunt" right at home, LOL! Milks are indeed escape artists & its heart-breaking & frustrating when they are loose....John

heart-breaking & frustrating

Is an apt description... on day four after having made a couple of rounds of the house with no luck... I came to terms with the fact he was gone... 10 minutes later I made one last look before heading off to work... and there on the floor was a snake... I didn't even try to pick it up... the very first thing I did was look in on the female... I just didn't believe it was him, I thought the female was out as well... but there she was all tucked under her favorite bit of wood... it was a good day after that!

Gerry