Ball pythons missing!!

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Like said my ball python got out of his cage two nights ago. I still can't find him I've searched every were. I live in a small one bed apartment with one door out that he can't fit behind. What's my best way of finding him.


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i have herd that you can put a small heater in the middle of the room and the snake will go to the heater for warmth. i have never tried this though....

i used to work in a pet shop and if any of our snakes get out we usually find them around the sink or behind the refrigerator...
idk if this helps or not but good luck hope you find him!
 
ive found mine under the fridge everytime mine got out. Anything that puts off heat is a good place to look. Ive also found loose snakes in dark places like bags of clothes or storage boxes. you could try to put some sort of hide on a heating pad and hope he goes for it. If you do find him in an appliance like the fridge heating coils, just give him a check for burns to make sure he didnt hurt himself
 
Kay out a heat pad or hearing blanket with a dead mouse or whatever you feed him. And you should find him pretty quickly


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First places I checked were the fridge and stove I've ha the heat pad out for the last two days now il put the hide on it. Since he will be more active at night I will put a rat out under the hide too.


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I lost mine in my apartment one time. I tried the heating rock in the living room and it didn't work. My wife found him in a 3 ring photo binder. She was pretty surprised haha.
 
Check your radiators or heating vents, I've found some of my missing snakes and lizards in or near them on a few occasions.
 
A little trick that some people have used if you can't find him after a while is to spread a little flour on the floor(not carpet) and you can see his path if he is moving around at night and often you can tell where he went. obviously don't just throw flour everywhere lol.
 
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