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Hi All,

You may not have caught my reply to the lost brb thread, so I am starting another!! Fuego managed to escape the confines of his feeding tank last night!!!!

We had him in there with a f/t mouse, and a plexi top, and he still got out! He didnt eat the mouse, and we had checked on him 5-10 mins before he dissapeared! I tore the room apart, but to no avail.

I have a few (silly) questions...

1) do you think he would be more likely to travel up...or down from where he was (tank was sitting atop a piano!!!)

2) How far from the point of escape would he be likely to travel???????

These may be silly questions, but any help would be great....I left a mouse in the feeding tank this morning....plexi lid is off now.

Hoping we find him, he is greatly missed

Leyla x

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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

Leyla,
....In my experience they always first go into the nearest exceedingly tight hiding spot that they find. You probably think the snake could not find a path to get inside the piano but I am betting that you will find him inside it. If not there then inside or behind something else that is close and smaller than you think he could get into. After time they will travel further away from the point of escape. They are most likely to move at night. The humidity inside your house is WAY too low for the snake. Depending upon how small the snake is it will dehydrate and die. A little baby BRB will dehydrate and die fairly quickly. A healthy adult can survive for months if it can find water to drink in your house.
Good luck,
Jeff

>>Hi All,
>>
>>You may not have caught my reply to the lost brb thread, so I am starting another!! Fuego managed to escape the confines of his feeding tank last night!!!!
>>
>>We had him in there with a f/t mouse, and a plexi top, and he still got out! He didnt eat the mouse, and we had checked on him 5-10 mins before he dissapeared! I tore the room apart, but to no avail.
>>
>>I have a few (silly) questions...
>>
>>1) do you think he would be more likely to travel up...or down from where he was (tank was sitting atop a piano!!!)
>>
>>2) How far from the point of escape would he be likely to travel???????
>>
>>These may be silly questions, but any help would be great....I left a mouse in the feeding tank this morning....plexi lid is off now.
>>
>>Hoping we find him, he is greatly missed
>>
>>Leyla x
>>
>>
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>>1.0 husband
>>1.3 kids
>>0.1 african sulcata tortoise
>>1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
>>1.0 green iguana
>>1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
>>1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
>>1.2 canine buddies
>>1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat
>>

Thanks for the advice Jeff,

He is just over 4 months old, the only place I havent looked yet in the immediate vicinity, is inside the piano, although it was my first guess, it was just too dark last night to get a really good look inside there. I will do that in a few mins.

Would it help to put several bowls of water around, in the area that he escaped??

Am starting to freak out now

Leyla x
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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

hey dont feel so bad, mine got out 2 days ago too. i cant find him, i have alot of places he could be and im getting a little discouraged. good luck

ok, so I pretty much destroyed my piano moving things around inside it.....but, he didnt go there!

I think I am going to have to broaden the search area now. The biggest problem is the fact that we are currently remodelling our house, so there are walls half up/down etc, he could be anywhere!!

Will keep you all updated!

Leyla x
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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

Just a thought, make some really nice places for him to go, warm/damp/tight place to hide that you can check periodically.
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife
0.2 kids
4.12.100 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.1 Ball python
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)
1.0 BCI albino het stripe
1.0 BCI salmon hypo
0.1 BCI ghost

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Thanks Dave,

I followed some tips that I found online earlier, which is to lay down grocery bags in the most likely places.....the theory is that if he moves over the bags (like leaves I guess) we will hear him...will probably have to wait for nightfall for that!! (yes, I can see myself pulling an all-nighter) I have also left the feeding tank exactly where it was, set up with a f/t mouse and heat lamp. Will probably put a bowl of water in there too. All I can think to do, is to keep checking the same places over and over, whilst expanding the search to other rooms.

Thanks for the advice, will also try to come up with some warm moist places to stash here and there for him too.

Leyla x
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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

Leyla,
...Lose the heat lamp. Unless your house is exceeding cold the snake will want dark security far more than heat. The paperbag trick works with bigger snakes but a little snake may not move them much. The dog usually finds the lost snakes here. After two Copperhead bites he has finally learned to bark at rather than attack snakes.
Jeff

>>Thanks Dave,
>>
>>I followed some tips that I found online earlier, which is to lay down grocery bags in the most likely places.....the theory is that if he moves over the bags (like leaves I guess) we will hear him...will probably have to wait for nightfall for that!! (yes, I can see myself pulling an all-nighter) I have also left the feeding tank exactly where it was, set up with a f/t mouse and heat lamp. Will probably put a bowl of water in there too. All I can think to do, is to keep checking the same places over and over, whilst expanding the search to other rooms.
>>
>>Thanks for the advice, will also try to come up with some warm moist places to stash here and there for him too.
>>
>>Leyla x
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>>1.0 husband
>>1.3 kids
>>0.1 african sulcata tortoise
>>1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
>>1.0 green iguana
>>1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
>>1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
>>1.2 canine buddies
>>1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat
>>

...The dog and I are both slow learners. We both have had two hot bites.
Jeff

>>Leyla,
>>...Lose the heat lamp. Unless your house is exceeding cold the snake will want dark security far more than heat. The paperbag trick works with bigger snakes but a little snake may not move them much. The dog usually finds the lost snakes here. After two Copperhead bites he has finally learned to bark at rather than attack snakes.
>>Jeff
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>>>>Thanks Dave,
>>>>
>>>>I followed some tips that I found online earlier, which is to lay down grocery bags in the most likely places.....the theory is that if he moves over the bags (like leaves I guess) we will hear him...will probably have to wait for nightfall for that!! (yes, I can see myself pulling an all-nighter) I have also left the feeding tank exactly where it was, set up with a f/t mouse and heat lamp. Will probably put a bowl of water in there too. All I can think to do, is to keep checking the same places over and over, whilst expanding the search to other rooms.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for the advice, will also try to come up with some warm moist places to stash here and there for him too.
>>>>
>>>>Leyla x
>>>>-----
>>>>1.0 husband
>>>>1.3 kids
>>>>0.1 african sulcata tortoise
>>>>1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
>>>>1.0 green iguana
>>>>1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
>>>>1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
>>>>1.2 canine buddies
>>>>1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat
>>>>

np
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Thanks,

Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"

0.1 Wife
0.2 kids
4.12.100 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.1 Ball python
0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)
1.0 BCI albino het stripe
1.0 BCI salmon hypo
0.1 BCI ghost

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

>>np
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>>Thanks,
>>
>>Dave "Rainbows-R-Us"
>>
>>
>>0.1 Wife
>>0.2 kids
>>4.12.100 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
>>1.1 Ball python
>>0.1 BCI "Elvira" normal from 1989
>>1.0 BCI albino / het-anery
>>0.1 BCI Hypo / het-albino
>>0.1 BCI Anery / het-albino
>>0.1 BCI Hypo (possible super)
>>1.0 BCI albino het stripe
>>1.0 BCI salmon hypo
>>0.1 BCI ghost
>>
>>lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Jeff,

I have 3 dogs, and they all know fuego quite well now. I have been saying "where's fuego?" to them all day in the hopes that they will find him!! lol......no luck yet.

Will definitly lose the heat lamp... am hoping this will be more fruitful after the sun sets.

will keep you all updated.

Leyla x

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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

Well don't get disheartened if you don't readily find him. My vet lost my BP in his clinic for 4 months one time due to a careless tech. I even went there with a flashlight and searched extensivly for hours to no avail. (BIG clinic)

After 4 months the receptionist stood up, turned around, and there was my BP sunning himself in front of the double glass front doors. (I'm in hot Florida) They nabbed him and called me. Man was I one happy camper.

I'm still amazed he survived 4 months in an icey central air conditioned clinic without getting sick!

Hope your luck is as good.
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1.0.0 BP
1.1.0 Chondro

Wow, 4 months!!!!

It has been 3 days here, and I am going out of my mind! All I keep thinking is "I hope he didnt get outside, is he cold, can he find water" etc etc

I was starting to lose hope, until I read this! Thanks so much for posting your story..... the search continues!

Leyla x
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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

Hey

Is this the Fuego you purchased from Head Hunters? that snake looks very familar and I remember that name! I hope you find him he is a really awesome snake. Good Luck and definately keep me posted on your progress.
Chris

Hey Chris,

Yes this is the fuego from head hunters!!!

The search continues, we are absolutely heartbroken over it. He has had several successful sheds and looks more and more beautiful everytime!! He also has an EXTREMELY healthy appetite. I will keep you posted on our progress.....everyone keep your fingers crossed for me????

Leyla x
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1.0 husband
1.3 kids
0.1 african sulcata tortoise
1.0 Argentine Black & white tegu
1.0 green iguana
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0 egyptian Uromastyx
1.2 canine buddies
1.0 Nubian Dairy Goat

thsi sounds kinda cold, but oh well:

whast with the rash of people loosing pets? seriously: rubbermaid, small holes, heavy rock. thats it.

its not that difficult.

best of luck finding him though, i'd be pissed.
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2.3 kenyan sand boas (albino, anery het snow, normal)
0.6 ball python
1.3 brazillian rainbow boa
0.1 colombian rainbow boa