I lost a snake...

[smokeyandthebandit05]

I lost a snake I JUST got. Its a small corn snake about a foot or so long. I put it in a tupperware container to feed it. I had it in there with a screen top and heavy thermometer not thinking it would get out. Well it did and now cant fine it ANYWHERE in my room. I took everything out of a basket of stuff, took out everything under my bed and dresser. Not there. I emptied my closet floor and found nothing. My dad knows but I havent told my mom yet but its fine cause she used to raise and keep snakes and that kinda stuff with a previous husband. My door was closed and I dont think it got out under it and the cats and dog havent found anything yet.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I would catch this thing? Right now I just have a heating pad on, on the floor. My brother suggested getting an infrared light and shining it on the pad. Ive looked around the internet to see what other people have done and they say try the stick mouse traps, putting flour or baby powder on the floor to see where they have been goin to.

[MedicCook]

I am sure you will find it curled up with you during the night.

[Darrell]

Don't fret, it will find you. :r

[Sauer Grapes]

Sorry, I've never owned a corn snake. I just have a trouser snake.

[smokeyandthebandit05]

A friend of mine actually suggested a mongoose and I actually took the baseboard heater off the wall. He wasnt under or in it. And I think the fridge it too far but I'll look in the morning

[Darrell]

A friend of mine actually suggested a mongoose and I actually took the baseboard heater off the wall. He wasnt under or in it. And I think the fridge it too far but I'll look in the morning

So then you will have a mongoose and snake loose in your house?

GREAT idea. :r

[smokeyandthebandit05]

lol I never said it was a good idea. I dont even know where to get one in Northern NJ. I could fly to Africa and get one...

[BradNC]

lol

Sorry, I've never owned a corn snake. I just have a trouser snake.

[Dux]

Yup real easy way to find him :)

Lay out a rock and point a heat lamp at it. Leave it in the last place you saw him, he/she should come out when it senses the heat. Just make sure you watch the heat lamp in your house so you dont start a fire..

I found my Bearded Dragon using this trick. Heating pads are ok but the snake will be attracted to the UV and Heat from the Bulb.

good Luck

-Dux/Doug

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Yup real easy way to find him :)

Lay out a rock and point a heat lamp at it. Leave it in the last place you saw him, he/she should come out when it senses the heat. Just make sure you watch the heat lamp in your house so you dont start a fire..

I found my Bearded Dragon using this trick. Heating pads are ok but the snake will be attracted to the UV and Heat from the Bulb.

good Luck

-Dux/Doug

Im goin to do this tomorrow. Conveniently my brother lost the milk snake he found at his house and said that I should just go buy another one and if/when I find this one to give it to him. My corn snake only cost $10 so its not like I lost a $150 snake

[Dux]

Im goin to do this tomorrow. Conveniently my brother lost the milk snake he found at his house and said that I should just go buy another one and if/when I find this one to give it to him. My corn snake only cost $10 so its not like I lost a $150 snake

This works best when the tempature in your house is at its lowest :D

[Dux]

Oh and trick #2

If it eats live food you can put crickets in a container, the noise should get the snakes attention.

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Oh and trick #2

If it eats live food you can put crickets in a container, the noise should get the snakes attention.


That is a good idea. When I get crickets from the pet store for the gecko they dont make noise

[Fumes]

I'm not really a snake fan, but my wife is. A couple years ago we acquired a ball python which managed to escape. Instead of telling me that the snake got out, my wife went out and bought another one and put it in the enclosure so I wouldn't know. The next day I heard one of the dogs barking at something in the bathroom. I went in and much to my surprise found a ball python on the bathroom floor.

Got a terrier?

[alley00p]

That is a good idea. When I get crickets from the pet store for the gecko they dont make noise

Of course, then one of the crickets will get out, hide and drive you nuts, when it DOES start chirping.... :r

Or, send a PM to Tanith... she's really into raising and keeping snakes! I think she works with them for her job!

Good Luck!

:dance:

[Eleven]

You pretty much know what to do now, find the warmest spot and there he is. Make the warmest spot and he will come.

I lost a snake in a Uhaul once. Drove from Ohio to Iowa and realized he was gone when I got there. Luckily it was my Ball Python and not that crazy evil Yellow Rat Snake I owned at the time. He was curled up in the seat, I had to tear it out to get him uncoiled from the springs inside!

Hope you find yours!

[adampc22]

in my experiance mate (i used to breed snakes as a job) the more you look for it the more it will hide. most of the time thay just turn up out of the blue in places like sinks and stuff like that were there is water . i had a snake show up in the washing machine once was fine and dandy. i would avoid the cricket in a tub idea mate as all thay will do is fill your house with anoying crickets and the snake wont care about them as u know thay eat meat not insects , like i said mate the best thing to do is just to keep you eyes open if u move all the stuff about in your house all you will do is scare the snake into moveing to a diff hideing spot . hope that helps mate i once had a nile monitor escape in a moveng car we had to take the car apart to get the lil bugger out lol

[Don Fernando]

pm Tobii for help :D

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Thanks Adam for your advice. I sent TanithT a PM.

[tobii3]

pm Tobii for help :D

As if I would go LOOKING for a snake.

&^%$ THAT!!!!!!!!

[Footbag]

Look in any naturally warm spots. Computer cases, around baseboard. etc... It's cold outside, so I'd bet he'd stay away from the exterior walls.

Put out a heat lamp, and some live food under a glass.

[tsolomon]

I would expect to find the snake in the back of a closet or some other dark place where it can hide. Corn snakes are nocturnal and the more you move around the less likely that it will come out. You need to create some hiding places for it to hide in and hope to get lucky. Piles of clothes or small boxes could work for a couple of nesting sites. You might want to put out a bowl of water that the snake can drink or bathe in. It sounds like a young snake, when did it last eat?

[AD720]

I lost a snake I JUST got. Its a small corn snake about a foot or so long. I put it in a tupperware container to feed it. I had it in there with a screen top and heavy thermometer not thinking it would get out. Well it did and now cant fine it ANYWHERE in my room. I took everything out of a basket of stuff, took out everything under my bed and dresser. Not there. I emptied my closet floor and found nothing. My dad knows but I havent told my mom yet but its fine cause she used to raise and keep snakes and that kinda stuff with a previous husband. My door was closed and I dont think it got out under it and the cats and dog havent found anything yet.

Does anyone have any ideas on how I would catch this thing? Right now I just have a heating pad on, on the floor. My brother suggested getting an infrared light and shining it on the pad. Ive looked around the internet to see what other people have done and they say try the stick mouse traps, putting flour or baby powder on the floor to see where they have been goin to.

I would just move.

[Dux]

in my experiance mate (i used to breed snakes as a job) the more you look for it the more it will hide. most of the time thay just turn up out of the blue in places like sinks and stuff like that were there is water . i had a snake show up in the washing machine once was fine and dandy. i would avoid the cricket in a tub idea mate as all thay will do is fill your house with anoying crickets and the snake wont care about them as u know thay eat meat not insects , like i said mate the best thing to do is just to keep you eyes open if u move all the stuff about in your house all you will do is scare the snake into moveing to a diff hideing spot . hope that helps mate i once had a nile monitor escape in a moveng car we had to take the car apart to get the lil bugger out lol

I would suggest putting the crickets in something with a lid :D

The suggestion of using cickets is to get the snakes attention with something moving "a possible meal". :D

I would never suggest feeding crickets to the snake but since pinkies really dont move much they are not a big draw for something you are trying to coax out of hiding. Snakes are curious creatures when it comes to food and will eat just about anything alive if they get hungry enough. :D

[smokeyandthebandit05]

I picked up a new one while waiting for the missing one. This one is a Lavender Corn snake that just ate a pinky mouse

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i244/smokeyandthebandit05/13045_331983840371_876215371_101-1.jpg

[mosesbotbol]

I friggin' hate snakes. They just freak me out. I have a couple living under my front steps and we get along, but no likey at all!

You could not get me in that house unitl the snake is found.

[Dux]

Nice looking snake.

[Don Fernando]

I friggin' hate snakes.

marinated and grilled in the right way, snakes are really nice :r

[Pilon]

Look in any naturally warm spots. Computer cases, around baseboard. etc... It's cold outside, so I'd bet he'd stay away from the exterior walls.

Put out a heat lamp, and some live food under a glass.
:tpd:

[Skywalker]

Nice looking snake.

Ewwwwww!!!

[sikk50]

My buddy lost a corn snake he had had for 2 years. Three months later while taking wood off the pile of fire wood in his backyard he found his corn snake.

It'll show one day probaly, I don't think they move too much

[RGD.]

I would just move.

:tpd:


Unless I could get a good bead on him with my 12 gauge.



Ron

[kayaker]

I saw an albino corn snake for sale a few years back. Normally albino animals turn me off but this looked really cool.

Hope you find it safe and sound.

[mosesbotbol]

marinated and grilled in the right way, snakes are really nice :r

My girlfriend calls snakes "boots".

[kgoings]

tagging this thread to see if he finds the snake...good luck!

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Nothing yet. My parents are confused why I bought a new one and dont know how much it actually cost. Hopefully in a few days I find it before the cats...

[Barteur]

I friggin' hate snakes. They just freak me out. I have a couple living under my front steps and we get along, but no likey at all!

You could not get me in that house unitl the snake is found.

:tpd:

Is corn snake venomenous:confused: Just for my information. Tx

[smokeyandthebandit05]

:tpd:

Is corn snake venomenous:confused: Just for my information. Tx

No thank god. If it was I sure as hell would not be sleeping in my room and everything that was in the room would not be there anymore. I dont mind the idea of it being lose I wish it would turn up in my bed or something just to get this over with

[SilverFox]

:tpd:


Unless I could get a good bead on him with my 12 gauge.



Ron

Good bead...............general proximity works :D

[Wanger]

My thoughts on this, as I've had it happen to me. Crickets as bait will not work, as they are not a natural food for corn snakes. At least I've never heard of one eating them.
Corns are escape artists. My cats helped break mine out once when I was in college. It took a few days, but they turned up. Look in warm places (water heater, furnace area, under the fridge, under the oven, around heating resisters) and keep your eyes open. You never know when you'll see part of them.

Having a food item as bait isn't a bad idea. Do you feed live or prekilled? If it is prekilled, it may be easier. Put the prey item in a container that has a small hole in it, just big enough for the snake to get into. Assuming it is hungry and will eat the prey item, if the hole is the right size, it will not be able to get out after it eats the food left for it.

And corn snakes are actually diurnal, not nocturnal. Just an fyi there.

here's a couple pics of mine:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/291588146_f26849f891_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3491363498_a770926d33_b.jpg

[Blueface]

So then you will have a mongoose and snake loose in your house?

GREAT idea. :r

As if I would go LOOKING for a snake.

&^%$ THAT!!!!!!!!

:r:r:r
Thank you both for my laugh of the day.

[earnold25]

Wanger has good advice. When i found my kingsnake after his escape, he was under the hot water heater (two floors below where his cage was.)

[smokeyandthebandit05]

So I had the snake out today and was letting it slither around in my hands. It pooped on me so I put it back in the tank and when I cane back I saw him crawling along the lip inside the tank between the top and tank. They are escape artists! Good thing I have heavy stuff ontop

[icehog3]

So I had the snake out today and was letting it slither around in my hands. It pooped on me so I put it back in the tank and when I cane back I saw him crawling along the lip inside the tank between the top and tank. They are escape artists! Good thing I have heavy stuff ontop

Hope it's heavier than your thermometer, Rich. ;)

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Oh I sure do. I have a very heavy book, good size ceramic bowl, stack of 200 blank cd's and some other things. Probably weighs 15lbs:tu

[earnold25]

you should probably invest in one of those locking lids they sell. what size tank do you have it in?

[Wanger]

Look for a better sealing cage, honestly. I have all my snakes currently in Oceanic Lizard Lounges. They are a bit pricy, but worth it (to me).

A couple examples:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/353789177_7db7cfbd43_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/291915729_337c2b2269_b.jpg


I know there are other cages that you can get that seal pretty well, but for small snakes the screen tops on Critter Cages and the top that you can buy separately are too easy for them to escape from.

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Yeah I know I need a better lid. Its all I had lying around. The only bad thing is that my local pet store isnt that great in the way of lids. They just have the regular screen tops. I guess I'll have to look around online? Any sites I should look at?

[Old Sailor]

:tpd:


Unless I could get a good bead on him with my 12 gauge.



Ron

:tpd::mad::mad:

[Wanger]

I'd suggest going to a good local pet store and look on craigslist or somewhere else online for something good. It all depends on how much you want to spend on a good cage, though.

[Rabidsquirrel]

www.thatpetplace.com

I've been to their B&M store, and it's amazing. Everything and anything you can think of.

[tsolomon]

Corn snakes are nocturnal do not need a basking light like other reptiles who need the UV light for the D3 and calcium uptake. My preferred caging method was sweater boxes mounted in a rack system where the top of the shelf was tight enough to make sure they couldn't escape. I would use heat mats on the back 1/3 of the shelf for heat. They need a cooler spot to move to, so flourescents lights are better than heat lamps which can overheat the whole cage.

[Blueface]

I am not up on snakes so was interested in seeing what a "corn" snake is.
Good looking creature.

[adampc22]

Corn snakes are nocturnal do not need a basking light like other reptiles who need the UV light for the D3 and calcium uptake. My preferred caging method was sweater boxes mounted in a rack system where the top of the shelf was tight enough to make sure they couldn't escape. I would use heat mats on the back 1/3 of the shelf for heat. They need a cooler spot to move to, so flourescents lights are better than heat lamps which can overheat the whole cage.

yeh most snakes dont need a uv light

[Wanger]

My preferred caging method was sweater boxes mounted in a rack system where the top of the shelf was tight enough to make sure they couldn't escape. I would use heat mats on the back 1/3 of the shelf for heat. They need a cooler spot to move to, so flourescents lights are better than heat lamps which can overheat the whole cage.

That works for a breeding population, but if you're looking to display an animal, it won't help all that much, honestly, which is what it sounds like he wants to do.

Snakes get their calcium from the prey items they ingest (rodents, etc), unlike most lizards (the insect and veggie eaters), so the lighting isn't critical. Fluorescents can be great for being able to bring out some colors, especially with something like a brazilian rainbow boa (my dream snake). If the cage is large enough, a heat lamp/spot bulb is fine, and gives a more natural feel to the heating spot. Though I will say that I use undertank heaters for my corns and Dumeril's. They need those heated places to aid in digestion.

I am not up on snakes so was interested in seeing what a "corn" snake is.
Good looking creature.
...and they're native to Florida. :) The premier corn snake breeder is still there, if I'm not mistaken. Bill and Kathy Love wrote the book on corns.

[smokeyandthebandit05]

I have a question about feeding. When I buy pinkies Im assuming they are just mice right? I know a guy whos daughter has gerbils and they are reproducing like crazy and Im curious if I can feed the baby gerbils to the snake?

[icehog3]

Once it gets big enough you can probably feed it kittens.

[Wanger]

I have a question about feeding. When I buy pinkies Im assuming they are just mice right? I know a guy whos daughter has gerbils and they are reproducing like crazy and Im curious if I can feed the baby gerbils to the snake?

The problem with feeding it gerbil pinkies is that they can associate the smell of gerbils and not mice with food, and refuse to eat mice, in which case, scenting would be needed to get it to eat mice again. That being said, in general, corns are not considered to be picky eaters, but unless you have a constant supply of gerbils, I'd recommend against it, just in case.

[Blueface]

The problem with feeding it gerbil pinkies is that they can associate the smell of gerbils and not mice with food, and refuse to eat mice, in which case, scenting would be needed to get it to eat mice again. That being said, in general, corns are not considered to be picky eaters, but unless you have a constant supply of gerbils, I'd recommend against it, just in case.

I hear there are plenty of gerbils to be found in Fire Island.:D

[adampc22]

The problem with feeding it gerbil pinkies is that they can associate the smell of gerbils and not mice with food, and refuse to eat mice, in which case, scenting would be needed to get it to eat mice again. That being said, in general, corns are not considered to be picky eaters, but unless you have a constant supply of gerbils, I'd recommend against it, just in case.

corns will eat any rodent really lol there not pickie some snakes are i dont think i have ever seen a pickie corn lol

[tsolomon]

That works for a breeding population, but if you're looking to display an animal, it won't help all that much, honestly, which is what it sounds like he wants to do.
...and they're native to Florida. :) The premier corn snake breeder is still there, if I'm not mistaken. Bill and Kathy Love wrote the book on corns.Just about all of my corns came from Bill and Kathy and they did write the book on corns, but that was many years ago. At that time, I was breeding and raising Bearded Dragons and Old World chameleons, but my daughter wanted a snake to cuddle with and corns were good starter snakes. As for housing them, I guess with all the cages and aquariums already around the house, there just wasn't any room left to display the corns. I not only had the reptiles, but all the crickets, superworms and flies to feed them, I was a bug farmer as well. :D

[Wanger]

Just about all of my corns came from Bill and Kathy and they did write the book on corns, but that was many years ago. At that time, I was breeding and raising Bearded Dragons and Old World chameleons, but my daughter wanted a snake to cuddle with and corns were good starter snakes. As for housing them, I guess with all the cages and aquariums already around the house, there just wasn't any room left to display the corns. I not only had the reptiles, but all the crickets, superworms and flies to feed them, I was a bug farmer as well. :D

Awesome. I used to have Leopard Geckos and a couple Veileds. Had an opportunity several years ago to get a beautiful Panther (didn't know the locality) for $100, but didn't pull the trigger, and I'm still kicking myself about that one. :(

As of right now, all I have are a pair of corns, a Dumeril's ground (from the Bean Farm, who are friends of mine), and a Green Tree Python (from Signal Herp). Check this (http://www.flickr.com/photos/50682942@N00/tags/snake/) out for a few pics of some of the things I have/had and such.

[rack04]

:tpd:


Unless I could get a good bead on him with my 12 gauge.



Ron

This reminds me of the scene in Ratatouille when the lady was shooting up her house trying to kill the rat. :r

[smokeyandthebandit05]

Still no luck finding the thing. I tore my room apart, moved the fridge, and stove today. I think hes either in my parents room or the computer room,,,

[zonedar]

I'll send you my hunting buddy's cell. Snakes always seem to find him.

[Dux]

Hope you find him soon..

[Titan410]

I just got my first snake, a Royal Python (aka Ball Python). What a cool animal. I can therefore empathize with you in losing your snake. I hope you locate him (or her) safe and sound.