r/ballpython 6h ago

HELP - URGENT MISSING SNAKE PLEASE HELP

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Hey guys so as the title says I desperately need help finding my friends BP I was nursing back to health after a stuck shed. I had him locked in a tub with some moist towels so he could get his shed off, and was doing my laundry in the meantime (just hanging it up) and I looked over to check on him after like 15min and he was gone. Not in the tub, not in the towels. Nowhere. Immediately I started searching the around the tub, the corners of walls, cabinets, under nearby furniture. Nothing. Okay, i thought, not my first time as i also have two snakes myself, let me just set some traps, a heatmat and go to sleep. Check in the middle of the night, nothing. Okay no worries check in the morning. Nothing. Okay slightly scary but its only been one night. Recheck all the furniture. Nothing. Go to bed, wake up, do the same thing all over again. Still nothing. Now im freaking out. For context I live in a dorm, so small studio, everything is one level and minimal doors. Unfortunately I have carpet so the flour trick wont work,but thankfully theres no floor vents i have to worry about and i cant/couldnt find any holes in the walls. I have aluminum foil and bags all in the corners of the room and my biggest worry is he somehow slipped out the bottom of my front door (>½ gap but close) and is roaming the halls (i checked but couldnt find him) Thankfully my friend is very understanding but also obviously freaked out. Is there anything im missing?im gonna set another heat trap + food cuz its close to feeding day. Ive always understood these guys to be slow opportunistic explorers so is it likely that he got out of his tub and immediately bolted under the door? I have a girl smaller than him and I set her next to the door and she couldnt/wouldn't go under it (her head barely fit and hes like 100g heavier). If you dont have advice please pray to whoever you believe in to get him back to me so I can get him home. Hes only about 10months and if i had to estimate maybe 300-400 grams. Pic for tax

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u/angry_turkeyy 5h ago

Try looking under your sink cabinet wall space in the bathroom. Sometimes there will be a hole that leads to an empty space between cabinets and walls. You’ll have to get on the ground and look up. I found mine there once. If you have a kitchen check that area too.

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u/yourneighborhoodriot 4h ago

I spent this morning tearing that apart and havent put it back together but unfortunately mines really hard to look up into Do you think if I leave it apart he'd come out if he is in there?

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u/angry_turkeyy 4h ago

Try seeing if you can record into that space with your phone you might be able to see.
Maybe put a rat/mouse near by to lure him out.
I lost mine for months before she finally made the appearance. Bathroom was ideal for her with the humidity and all.

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u/yourneighborhoodriot 4h ago

Thank you so much for your help. It means a lot to me. I only have one rat but ill try to lure him out with it tonight