Snake Escape

My high white reduced pattern king escaped at some point either last night or early this morning.

At the moment, I'm still baffled on how he got out... he's just a baby, not more than two months old, and was living in a 10 gallon habitat with weighted screen lid. However, this morning when I went to feed him, he's gone. I've taken the habitat apart looking for him, and at the moment am taking apart this room to try and find him.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to lure out an escaped king? Or ideas on where to look for him?

Best thing is to look hard now. Look everywhere you can. They often are not found then show up months later not too much worse for the wear, but being that it is warm weather you want to find it before it gets outside - in winter they tend to stay in the house.

When you do find it, put it into its tank and secure the screen top properly, and that is not by weighing it down.

I've had more escapes than I care to contemplate. Only three have been "permanent" and in all three cases they were hatchling kingsnakes. In ONE case, we found a fresh (I mean FRESH... still damp) skin about 5 months later, but we never did find the actual snake. Last fall we lost two cal king hatchlings, and last month we lost a cornsnake (an unnoticed defect in the lid to the cage). Best thing to do is think like a snake..... Imagine what it would do if it escaped and where it would go.

Good luck to you!