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Disgusted with myself:

I lost my 18 inch baby python in about 5.4 minutes right in front of me. It’s been gone just under a week now. I don’t need to know where to look. I have disassembled most of our appliances and stayed up very late set food, water, and heat boxes out. I feel bad enough about it so no slamming please. That quiet little ninja could be anywhere being only 18 inches.

I don’t believe there are any holes big enough to let the snake venture out of the house. BUT: It is starting to snow here and I was wondering if you have ever seen a snake willing to venture out into the cold? Even though this would cause its own demise! Can I assume that the snake will survive within the confines of the warm house at least until warm weather comes?

Thank you,
Jerry

AAAHHH!! What a cute face! I wouldn't think any snake would venture out into the cold snow. Keep Looking!! I haven't had that experience of loosing one of my snakes but I've read people finding them in the strangest places. One person wrote about finding his snake after a couple MONTHS. So keep looking!
Just my thoughts on the question..

That happened to my mandarin ratsnake... disappeared right in front of my. Fortunately my dog helped find her. Speaking of the dog, even SHE won't go outside in the weather we're having now, so I bet your python will stay in the house. Make sure you leave water out where the snake can get it, long periods of dehydration can kill a snake slowly even after you've recovered it.
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Most people said they seem to find them within 5-10 feet of their cage.
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hey, no worries, im sure it will show up wen u least expect it, i had a baby and i do mean baby milk snake only bout 8 inches get out. it got out in oct of 02 adn i didnt find it till jan of 03. i was at my frends house and i got a call from my dad yellen to get my ass home that my 7 yr old sister seen it, it came out and then went right bak under my basement couch(in the room next to mine). i did all the same things you did and i finally gave up and then that happnd so just keep doin what u were doin, and just really keep an eye out for it.
hope this gives u a lil hope that u will get it bak, and u dont realy need to feel bad it happns to the best.
good luck
nevin
ps really really cute snake

yeah.don't worry too much.i've had wandering balls(no laughs please)for up to a month.the last time my dogs found the little bugger not 5 feet from his cage.it'll show up-probably when you least expect it.

I lost my ball python twice, not my fault, stupid family members. First time he just happened to be the first place I looked, behind the couch. Second time he was missing for a month or two. I tried duct tape and dead mouse traps, so finally I bought a live mouse to lure him out. A couple days later my mom impusivly bought another live mouse, and I was mad at her at first for wasting money and time but as soon as the second mouse was in the cage nariko (my snake) appeared out of nowhere!! Well not really nowhere, it turns out he was inside the computer chair I'm sitting on the whole time. He didn't pull his head away from me when I picked him up like he used to, so I think the smell of mice reminded him that he's not going survive very well on his own. He's still terrified of everyone else in the family, but he's gotten used to the dog, maybe because the dog never takes him out of his cage and loses him.

Ball pythons don't move very far from wherever you lose them, so keep searching the area. Also, snakes tend to travel along the sides of walls, so that's the best place to set up traps. Be careful about taking out the trash and putting on shoes.