I lost a snake... - Page 2

Footbag · 11-30-2009, 08:20 AM

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 · 11-30-2009, 08:44 AM

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 · 11-30-2009, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.

I would just move.

Dux · 11-30-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by 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

I would suggest putting the crickets in something with a lid

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

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.

smokeyandthebandit05 · 11-30-2009, 01:19 PM

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

mosesbotbol · 11-30-2009, 01:39 PM

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 · 11-30-2009, 01:43 PM

Nice looking snake.

Don Fernando · 11-30-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

I friggin' hate snakes.

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

Pilon · 11-30-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

Skywalker · 11-30-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Dux

Nice looking snake.

Ewwwwww!!!

sikk50 · 11-30-2009, 02:56 PM

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. · 11-30-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AD720

I would just move.

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

Ron

11-30-2009, 05:03 PM

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 · 11-30-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Fernando

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

My girlfriend calls snakes "boots".

kgoings · 11-30-2009, 06:27 PM

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

smokeyandthebandit05 · 11-30-2009, 07:30 PM

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 · 11-30-2009, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.

Is corn snake venomenous

Just for my information. Tx

smokeyandthebandit05 · 11-30-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Barteur

Is corn snake venomenous

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

11-30-2009, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RGD.

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

Ron

Good bead...............general proximity works

12-01-2009, 08:16 AM

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:

11-30-2009, 08:20 AM	#21
Footbag I Need My Space Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Adam Location: NEPA Posts: 1,216 Trading: (7)	Re: I lost a snake... 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.

11-30-2009, 08:44 AM	#22
tsolomon Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 1,255 Trading: (31)	Re: I lost a snake... 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?

11-30-2009, 01:19 PM	#25
smokeyandthebandit05 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Rich Location: Branchville Posts: 758 Trading: (1)	Re: I lost a snake... 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 __________________ MIAMI CANES 9-4 NJ DEVILS 37-21-3

11-30-2009, 01:39 PM	#26
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: I lost a snake... 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. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

11-30-2009, 01:43 PM	#27
Dux Lebowski Urban Achiever! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,103 Trading: (24)	Re: I lost a snake... Nice looking snake.

11-30-2009, 02:56 PM	#31
sikk50 Just Bored Really... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The Jefferson State Posts: 2,084 Trading: (13)	Re: I lost a snake... 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 __________________ "Not a Headache in a Hogshead"

11-30-2009, 05:03 PM	#33
kayaker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I lost a snake... 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.

11-30-2009, 06:27 PM	#35
kgoings Cigarologist Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kirk Location: Highlands Ranch, Co Posts: 1,979 Trading: (42)	Re: I lost a snake... tagging this thread to see if he finds the snake...good luck! __________________ Your silly little opinion has been noted!

11-30-2009, 07:30 PM	#36
smokeyandthebandit05 Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Rich Location: Branchville Posts: 758 Trading: (1)	Re: I lost a snake... 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... __________________ MIAMI CANES 9-4 NJ DEVILS 37-21-3

12-01-2009, 08:16 AM	#40
Wanger Guest Posts: n/a	Re: I lost a snake... 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:

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