Snakes are pets that are most fond of escaping from their enclosures and hiding in different gaps. So, if you have a pet snake you should always be prepared for a circumstantial and detailed snake hunt.
Pet snakes mostly escape at night, when it is dark in the house, and all around are sleeping. If there’s even a very thin gap in the cage, they almost always manage to escape.
While looking for your snake take into account the thing that the pet can be in every possible corner and in every tiny box. So, take a flashlight, a mirror and a yardstick and start checking everywhere: in and between the kitchen appliances, under and in the beds, under the rugs and furniture, in all the boxes, in all the bookcases and in every bag and basket.
During all this time keep the lid of his cage open. He may return to his enclosure, realizing that there’s no place like home. However, that doesn’t mean that you must sit and wait for the snake to appear.
Take some flour and sprinkle it in every doorway. In the morning you will see whether it has changed its hiding place or not. If it doesn’t help either, get a small box, put a new, preyed mouse in it and put it near its cage. By the way, make some holes on the box for the snake to smell the meal. In most cases, the snake doesn’t resist the temptation of having a great snack.
After all the efforts you make trying to find it, you’ll never again put it in the same cage, right? So, in order to avoid all this, buy a cage that has no gaps and is safe.
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