I have a corn snake and ive lost it where could it be?

Answer 1

I had this same problem in June. What I did was I put a pinky in a soda bottle and left it there. If you manage to find a bottle that your snake will have a hard time getting out of once it is fed this will be much easier. but if not what you need to do is make a shoe box of some sort with a heating pad underneath it so that after the snake eats it will have a dark, warm, and secluded spot to go into. Also place a pinky or two inside of it's cage and leave it open as it may just wander back into it's cage on it's own. My snake was missing for just short of 24 hours after this method was tried. It took me a week before I actualy tried to feed it. And as you must know Corn snakes will eat any thing at any time even if it is about to explode. So you should have soem luck with this. I would also suggest that you put the bottle by your sofa or near a heater vent. I give you the best of luck and I hope that you find your scaly little buddy!!

Answer 2

no idea were it could be, but some tips on finding it.
They all require patients.
1) Put some food in an empty bottle, one that is just wide enough for the snake to get into, then when the snake comes to eat it will go in the bottle, eat the food, get a lump in its belly and wont be able to get out until you help it out.
2) Put some flour on the floor in the door ways then turn off all lights, when the snake goes over the flour it will leave trails and you will know what room its in.
3) Put carrier bags on the floor in corners and along walls, turn off all lights, be very quiet and listen for rustling as the snake goes under/over/through the bag, then you will know were it is.
Other than that the only thing you can do is look, look again and then look some more, snakes can squeeze through the smallest gaps, if you have a hole any where that you've thought "it'll never fit down there" think again.
Good luck, if you find it, buy a lock for its Viv/tank.

Answer 3

i have 3 corn snakes 2 kingsnakes and a python , firstly they all have different personalitys and charictaristics over the years each in turn have all escaped and been lost sometimes for weeks even months , a corn snake does tend to go towards small dark crevices preferably somewhere warm but usually somewhere clean as they dont like bad smells its more than likely underneath the tv of sofa failing that under your bed or bathtub . good luck finding your corn

Answer 4

Snakes like to hide in the tiniest little cracks they can find and are excellent escape artists. Try to look in little tiny spaces where they could fit in. Start from the cage where you kept it in and expand going outword, checking underneath the couches and in all the little nooks and crannies. If there's a place where you figure it probably didn't go, that's where it probably went.

When you find your corn snake, make sure you seal the cage tightly at the top so it doesn't escape again. Instead of putting weights on top of the cage, get 4 strong metal clips to put in each corner so you don't have a repeat of this incident.

Answer 5

Correction you had a corn snake, you don't have it now. Sorry but it could be any where. But I imagine that it is coiled up somewhere nice warm and dark. Maybe check your bed before you get in, or the airing cupboard, behind the cooker. (especially before cooking) Under the furniture, the list is endless, but I would think the last place it would be is outside.

Good luck and merry Christmas.

Answer 6

Hi chances are it'll be in a warm dry place like your airing cupboard or even weirder behind your skirting board!! a friend of ours lost his snake it was gone for 2 YEARS before turning up one morning wrapped around an ornament on the tv...so the slippery little bugger will be around somewhere.

Answer 7

If you've checked all the dark & warm places, the airing cupboard & behind all the radiators, along the radiator pipes & under the sink and in the bathroom along the hot water pipes, then try looking up the hose of the vacuum cleaner .... it might have slithered up there, thinking it a nice, long, dark burrow.

Good luck with finding it.

Answer 8

it'll be next to a wall because they dont like open spaces. look in areas where there is a sources of heat, they can see in infra-red so itll be looking for somewhere warm. try leaving some pinkies in the bottom of an open jar that has butter smeared up the sides so once the food is eaten it cant get a purchase against the sides ti get out.

Answer 9

Check the tank thoroughly if you haven't. They sometimes like to burrow under the substrate. If you're positive it's not in the tank, here's a link with some good suggestions:

http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/reptilesgeneral/ht/escapedpets.htm

They're good escape artists. If you find it, be sure you secure the top well so it can't get out again. You can do that with sufficient weight on top of the enclosure top or preferably with secure clips made for the task. Good luck.

Answer 10

Check near your water heater, dark warm corners, or even behind your toilet. I would also look for skin sheddings, waste, and look for anything within 2/3 length of it's body. ERGO, a 6 foot snake and reach a four counter top.