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Well, I think that my cali king has flown the coop, so to speak. I left her in a sterilite tub for feeding over night and locked the lid down. But, wouldn't you know, she got enough leverage and popped it up. I kept her in the basement(it is in good order), and tore the whole place apart... That is when I spotted it... the well hole for draining excess water from the heating/air conditioning unit...

Since I couldn't find her anywhere else in the basement, I'm assuming she went through the outtake pipe and is now long gone. I've got heat lamps to try and lure a cold snake out... but, two days and no show. It is a bummer. I've had her for three years and she was one of the most docile snakes I've ever had...

Well, hopefully she heads down the pipe, looks around, decides the smell of animals is appealing and heads back into the basement. *crosses fingers*

Oh man, that's terrible! I'm sorry to hear that. I always put a few large books on top of the container anytime I leave one of my snakes in it, because I'm paranoid of the exact same thing happening. I hope you find him, good luck!

good luck.

peter

I have a couple water dishes left out... and heat lamps that are easy to get under and warm the snake if it shows its face. Though, the well it feasibly got into has some water at the bottom too.

Just going to be patient and wait to see if she comes out of hiding...

Thanks for the sympathies.

With a couple of kids , Ive found that escapes have been a little too frequent in the last two years. I've also found that escapees didn't generally travel too far. Most (4)were found within 3 weeks in the same room where they escaped. One - a hatchling Everglades Rat Snake - was found 187 days later. Yeah, he was fine and is thriving today.
Keep looking and be patient. Put flour around the edge of the walls in your basement and check it in the morning for snake tracks. You might be surprised.
Happily, with a little more careful tutoring about handing, our "escapes" seem to be at an end.
Good Luck.

Never give up! Espescially so soon. I had a big eastern get loose OUTDOORS and found him INDOORS on my kingsnake rack four months (!) later. He was no worse off, in fact must have fed on rats or squirrels in his ventures because he was as fat and healthy as ever. I had hoped he would find his way to my rodent room (I have found a few like that) but didn't really expect him to show up right behind my female FL kings on the highest shelf! If he's been used to f/t food, then I'd suggest leaving a food item in a dark box that you can observe/check on easily. Also, if he's male, it may not hurt to place some freshly shed skins of females around too if you have them.
:Mark

I had a King escape back in October of 03 and last week it reappeared like magic.

Kings are escape artists when you recover your hisser make sure it cannot escape.
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