I know snakes aren't everybody's preferred pet but I do love mine dearly.
My pastel Ball Python, Alice, escaped his tank sometime between late Thursday/early Friday.
He is the 'smart guy' who always fiddled with his locks and he finally managed to get one open.
He squeezed out of the gap he created and I have hunted everywhere.
Here's the big problem; the house is a house log house almost 300 years old, there are holes everywhere, 'false walls' where layers of clapboard and siding were added later in the history of the house and the bottoms of those additions are NOT sealed from the outside.
We have torn apart both rooms where the snakes are.
Upended fridges and stoves.
Took down a 'wet wall panel' and looked back in the plumbing space.
Gone down into the dirt dug Root Cellar Of Horror, just in case.
Looked in every box, piece of clothing, looked up, looked down, looked all over the other snakes' racks.
He's just nowhere to be seen.
He's a bright yellow Pastel almost 4 feet long and weighs over 1700 grams so we're not looking for a little camouflaged snake, here.
I've got a drinking bowl with flour around it.
Foil/plastic laid down does no good because I'm too hard of hearing to know if he goes over it.
I've done everything you do when a snake goes missing and there's no sign of him everywhere.
I'm am just devastated.
This is my beloved 'lap snake' Alice who is like a dog with scales.
He's hopeless when it comes to being a 'real snake'.
He can't survive on his own and being somewhere in temps below 75 degrees will either make him very sick or kill him.
I am leaving out a dead mouse every night *but* he only eats his mice if they're very warm and won't touch them, cold.
I don't know what else to do but pray.
I could kick myself for leaving that one key in.
It's the one he 'picked' and that gave him a difficult but apparently doable way out of his tank.
Even though he's not a fluffy kitten or cute puppy, he is very dear to me and I miss him terribly.
I stalk the dark house every night, flashlight in hand, hoping to catch a glimpse of him but I fear he may have gone under the house and there's absolutely no way I can get under one part of there to even look.
I have done everything I can and God is now his only hope of survival and safe return.
This is a photo of him sleeping on my lap with his head resting on my fingers.
http://file.walagata.com/w/the-salamander/alicesleeping.jpg
Those of you who know me understand what this is doing to me.
Prayers for his return would be deeply appreciated.
Thank you,
Shari
I join in urgent prayer for the safe return of your beloved companion!
Very sorry about Alice being lost :( I hope you find him quickly. Prayers that he will make it back safe and sound.
Have you tried putting a heating pad on the floor?
Worked for a friend of mine once.
Prayers for you, Sal, and your snake. Prayers to God and St. Francis to keep him safe and get him back.
I see I’m not the only one checking in to see if you found Alice.....praying that you will soon!
(((((Sending Prayers)))))
Awww. I hope you find your snake alive, happy and healthy.
Prayers lifted
Still praying you find your little buddy...
Our friend’s pet boa escaped once and was found MONTHS later, hibernating up on a shelf in the closet. She discovered it, reaching up on the shelf. Surprise!
I picture Alice in God’s loving embrace, right this very minute.
To all who have responded on this thread, and everyone on my ping lists, here is a ping from Salamander to Post 265 at her request.
Whew! This is one massive ping.
Prayers up for Alice’s return home....
In my prayers.
If something were to happen to Bubbles and Bonkers (my cats),
I wouldn’t know what to do.
All the best,
Alan
Prayers that Alice wisens up and returns home. I hope he didn’t go into one of the secret holes in the house.