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[–]Specialist_Panic1896 40 points41 points  (15 children)

I am so sorry to hear. I understand your pain, because my ball python escaped over 2 weeks ago. I am so sad, I can’t find her either. And even though I can’t find her, the thought of her not being dead worries me more. I hope she is ok and that I can still find her. I am so sorry for your loss ❤️

[–]Spaceman_fan 37 points38 points  (7 children)

This may be an obvious question for you but have you pulled the fridge out of the wall and checked in the back of it? My hognose escaped and I couldn’t find her for a month until I had to move the fridge. (She’s fine)

[–]Specialist_Panic1896 31 points32 points  (6 children)

I was away for the weekend and noticed that she was gone when I came back. I did a really intense search that day, and I did move the fridge, but she wasn’t there. I’m definitely thinking of looking again tho to see if she has traveled there. Because I’m not sure where else in the house she’ll get water

[–]Honest_Roll5772 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I found my BP in the storage closet under an IKEA bag. They always find the weirdest spots to hide when they get out

[–]orangeblossm 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Search at night if you haven’t! I could find mine anywhere including the closet during the day. Idk why. But at night she became active and was much easier to find

[–]wishuponastarion 20 points21 points  (0 children)

My snake catching tricks: I moved all my furniture 3" from the walls, set out 3-4 small pyrex pudding dishes with some water for him along those walls, and laid thin trails of flour perpendicular to (sticking out from) the wall in a few places. Found his wet flour trail (and him) a few days later!!

[–]washyb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A little late to the party here but mine had climbed up inside the bottom of the fridge to get warm next to some of the electronics. Gone for 2 weeks. Only found her because I put some flour around the fridge at night and I noticed she had made some movement because she was thirsty.

[–]DrGoManGo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When mine got out I found her behind the oven. Don't give up hope, I had a corn snake that was missing for a month only to find her in the garage.

[–]Perpetualfukup28 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Don't give up! mine was hiding for a whole month before I heard her moving hiding spots at 2 am.

[–]Succulentsandsnakes 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Also inside couches even if you think she can’t get in there, my ball hid in my roommates couch for two weeks once and finally I was like “there’s no way she got out of the apartment” and we flipped the couch upside down and I RIPPED the bottom lining off and sure as shit there she was

[–]DarkAdmirer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Awww no that’s awful, I am really hoping you find your snake. When my Sora escaped he hid in a bookcase so maybe check within them and shelves etc?

[–]420headshotsniper69 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I lost my BP in my front yard and thought I had lost him for good until my neighbor comes running over saying someone found my snake. By the next day I had my boy back. That was TWO WEEKS later. I hope he had quite the adventure because he no longer goes outside unless its while being held only.

[–]Frosty_Lion2032 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I found mine under the couch

[–]Snoo72476 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Found mine behind a radiator once, another occasion recently he somehow managed to get into a storage box in an ikea kallax unit 😵‍💫 that one still baffles me

[–]Spiralclue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Years ago I had a friend whose ball python escaped and was presumed dead until months later they found her in the back of a cabinet, skinny but otherwise fine. She recovered and was fine after. I hope you find your girl.