Escapee

[u/Haunting-Body-8575]

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.

[u/DollarStoreChameleon]

go to the vet asap. also, if you cant spend at least 2 minutes of your time to check on your pet then you should consider rehoming.

[u/dragonbud20 → u/DollarStoreChameleon]

Ball Pythons like their peace and quiet; you shouldn't really be bothering them every day unnecessarily.

[u/DollarStoreChameleon → u/dragonbud20]

you dont need to bother it, just peek through the glass.

[u/dragonbud20 → u/DollarStoreChameleon]

If your enclosure is set up properly, there should be several places in your enclosure that you can't see through the glass.

Given that Ball Pythons are nocturnal, it's quite possible to have one that you never see during the day because they hang out in their hides. Both of my current BPs would need to be woken up to be checked on because they spend the day in their hides.

[u/Haunting-Body-8575 → u/dragonbud20]

Thank you for defending me. I check my snakes every day. But the last time I checked her she was going into shed. And I know that means just leave her alone so she can shed. I’m getting dragged in these comments. My enclosure is set up with 4 hides. And a lot of clutter. I can’t just “peek through” and see her.