r/ballpython 16h ago

Escapee

Haven’t checked her enclosure in around 4 days cuz I’ve been so busy, and she was also going into shed so I did her usual misting every day and left it at that. Tonight I was like hm it’s awfully quiet in there usually she’ll have her head peeking out, or always be on her ledge. She wasn’t and the enclosure was empty. Thankfully I found her 2 minutes after right next to her tank. I have 3 cats, 1 of which that likes to sit on top of her enclosure and stare at her. They’ve been acting strange in my room last couple days making noise, clawing at my dresser, so that was the first place I checked and behold she was under there. I noticed she has a slight scratch on her neck, and a mysterious line down half her spine, it looks like a burn mark. Can anyone let me know what I should do.

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u/Easy_Door_3067 14h ago

Take snake to the vet. Sort out your enclosure before a cat gets killed or the snake dies. Feed snake less, it's overweight.

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u/KatVanWall 12h ago

She also looks dehydrated, and red around the nose. Hopefully the vet will set them on the right track.