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I feel like an idiot! I have a 1 year old normal corn snake and he sneaked out of his cage! What do I do to find him- I've been looking everywhere! He just ate on Tuesday so I know he's not hungry. He's about 3 feet long ang and I don't know his/her sex. Any advice would be great.

Thank You

Gabby

I would suggest setting up a snake trap. It is pretty simple. Use an appropriate size 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

Thanks alot- I'll give that a try but I just got this guy a week ago and he has been brought up on live mice. Will he still go for the bait plus he just ate 3 days ago? I would prefer to get frozen mice for him- I felt bad for his last meal- ha ha At least it was quick- I guess. If this trap doesn't work right off how long can he survive?

Thank you
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without eating. People have said that their healthy snakes have lived for months without eating. If he just ate three days ago, the snake trap will probably not work yet.

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.

>>Thanks alot- I'll give that a try but I just got this guy a week ago and he has been brought up on live mice. Will he still go for the bait plus he just ate 3 days ago? I would prefer to get frozen mice for him- I felt bad for his last meal- ha ha At least it was quick- I guess. If this trap doesn't work right off how long can he survive?
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>>Thank you
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>>1.1 Bearded Dragons-Jessie and "Goldberg"
>>1.0 Geo 4yr orange munchkin
>>0.2 Dogs- Wendy 7yr Lab/Tori 4 yr Boxer
>>4.1 Kids plus Hubby
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