I have sprinked flour at the opening to the stove and refrigerator and my closet hopefully if she travels ill see it.
I totally tapes down the top and put clips i obviously overlooked a spot i tried using my pinky around but couldn’t budge anything. Hopefully she will show up.
This is payback for all the grief i gave my momma growing up. 
I’m sure she’ll turn up sooner or later. The flour is good for knowing if she’s been somewhere, but I’d still advise using the heat pad/hide/water dish, because that will hopefully lure her to a specific spot. Just be sure to plug the heat pad into a thermostat, you don’t want her to get burned or overheated sitting in it (you probably already know that).
I think it’s clear now that the tub you’ve been using for her can’t contain her. I have no idea how she managed to get out of a tub with a clipped and taped lid, but she obviously found a way. When you find her, I’d recommend using a different enclosure. Tanks have become somewhat unpopular in the hobby for a variety of reasons, but if your tank has a secure lid, that might be a better option. I used to keep my sand boa in a tank with a sliding lid that latched in place, and also had a pin in the front to keep it from sliding out even if the latches failed (pretty sure it was a Zilla Critter Cage). My sand boa was always testing the lid, but she never managed to escape, so I feel like that system is pretty secure.
The waterproof tubs with four latches that someone posted above is another good option. My old roommate and I kept our roach colony in something like that and it contained them, even though they’d managed to escape from every other enclosure we’d ever used for them.
If you want to spend a little more money on a really nice display enclosure, PVC enclosures (Kages, Animal Plastics, and All American Cages are some good brands) are great and very secure. Many venomous keepers use them for hots. My sand boa currently lives in a PVC enclosure from All American Cages and hasn’t managed to find an escape route despite months of trying. In fact, I love that enclosure so much that I’m probably going to get a larger version of it for my blood python once she reaches adult size.
I’m really sorry this happened, but you found her once, and I’m confident you’ll find her again. You aren’t the first person to have a serpentine escape artist and you won’t be the last. Still, I know it’s stressful. Hang in there. You’re not a bad snake mommy! These things happen. They’re wily little buggers.
She proved to be smarter than me
Something else that you might be able to do is use weather stripping between the lid and container. It should fill that space and prevent her from escaping. Obviously, you should get a new enclosure, but this might work for your other snake or as a temporary solution.
Aw, dang it! I’m so sorry to hear this. Orange Crush is definitely one of the curious kind. Most of them are truth to tell. Some of them are more prone to poke and prod and skweeeeeze through the tiniest opening. It definitely isn’t about being unhappy in their space.
Something simple like a dark towel or shirt placed along the edge of a wall can make a tempting place to curl up and stay. If there’s water and a heat source on a thermostat, even better. If you haven’t got a spare thermostat and heat mat, you can try a hot water bottle. If you haven’t got an actual hot water bottle, hot water in a ziplock bag or a plastic bottle can work. It will chill, but it won’t drop below room temp.
I hope she turns up soon.
Any luck finding your little adventurer yet?
Not yet, im worried
Goodness, of course you’re worried! Don’t give up though. I once had an escapee yearling, who vanished completely. Turned the house upside down, looked everywhere. I thought that he was gone for good.
When the family came home for Christmas, he magically reappeared. Our daughter wasn’t looking but she found him in a bathroom, right in front of the commode. He didn’t even try to run when I picked him up. He was perfectly fine.
Hopefully Orange Crush will turn up just as fine, and much more quickly.
Bummer, I’m sorry she hasn’t turned up, and I can only imagine how worried you are. But don’t lose hope! I’ve heard loads of stories about snakes missing for weeks, months, or even years before eventually being found. Still, I know it’s stressful. She’s probably just found some little hideaway and is tucked away somewhere.
If you have AC, you could try turning up the power to make the room cooler, which might make her more tempted to seek out the heat trap.
I thought of the ac but im concerned about my other animals that might be susceptible to the cold and the humidity from the AC . Im just at a loss i feel like i failed at raising her. Im just glad that she is not a hot noodle or id be in serious trouble. She has only eaten once since i got her so im worried bc she is young.
If the heating elements for your other critters are on thermostats, they should be able to compensate for a cooler room temp, at least to a point. I’m not suggesting you make the room frigid, but just cool enough to make Orange Crush seek out a warmer spot. Like no cooler than, say, 65F.
She did eat pretty recently, and she’s not a teeny tiny baby, so she can likely go several months without food and be okay. I don’t think you need to be overly worried about her starving or anything like that. Snakes, even when they’re young, can go quite some time without a meal.
I’ve had a few escapes my self, my first one was my first snake a albino Nelson’s milk snake who was actually stollen by a family member nonetheless and then Returned but shortly after her return she escaped from a Zilla criter cage not once but twice the second time I never found her and I’ve given up hope of it as it was about 1 and a half years ago and my second experience with this was a hognose who I found about a month later this one was my fault as I didn’t close his enclosure all the way and my most resent was a mbk who my cat let out by going through the lid of the exo terra so yeah I’ve had my fair share of escapes(luckily none in a bit over a year knock on wood)
I feel your worry, it’s an awful thing. I meant to be more supportive with my earlier anecdote. The baby we found in the bathroom amidst the Christmas visit chaos had been missing since late summer.
They can turn up safe after an awfully long time. I hope your spicy girl shows up soon. Don’t be too hard on yourself and don’t give up.
It looks like maybe my baby escaped under the stove and possibly in the wall. I haven’t been able to pull the stove out yet ( have to wait for help) but it looks like possibly the power runs into the wall. Im hoping that im just seeing something wrong because my vision isn’t good, but i know if there is some kind of hole in the wall where the power runs she will be impossible to retrieve. My caregiver is also kinda freaking out because she seems to think a foot long snake is going to attack her or something which is not even possible.
I hope there is no way into the wall, and that she shows up soon! Can you try showing your caregiver videos of boas her size? Irrational fears are just that, so perhaps if she sees the temperament and handling, she won’t be so fearful.
I tried to alleviate her fears explaining that this species is docile and remains small. I stressed that they only eat prekilled mice and are very tame. Honestly my kitty could really wreck a persons world. Not joking on that i have many scars from my kitty and my caregiver seen just how mean Sasha can be 1st hand. I will slowly try to acclimate her to the snake in his enclosure and she will see he and snakes his size are pretty harmless. I know she may never get to a stage of touching the snake but i do advocate for my animals reiterating that she is safe and that they are not out to harm anyone and it would not happen.
I hope i catch Orange Crush i really do love her bunches. For now my sweetheart Snowfall will be my ambassador that i will gently introduce so she can see that she has nothing to fear. He really is the sweetest snake. When i open his lid the most he does is poke his head over the edge to say hi to me. I hope to catch Orange Crush and work with her to become as sweet as Snowfall.
Honestly you sound like a great person and I hope that with your guidance, your caregiver (and those in the future) become comfortable to at least work with you in your home, around your animals without issue. It’s so hard to be in a position like yours where you have to rely on others who sometimes can’t be relied upon.
I hope you find your girl soon and that she spends many more years a cherished noodle baby. It’s always good to have an ambassador animal, to put fears at ease. Wishing you all the best on finding your girl and winning over your caregiver with your scaly babies.
Thank you for that 
i really do try to be a good ambassador of animals to show people that they truly are amazing and that we need our animals even the “scary” ones. Most animals aren’t out to hurt us and we cause much of interaction to go badly. There may be a handful of animals that would actively hunt/hurt humans but most would prefer to run away.
I always try to use simple to understand conversations with analogies that are relateabe.
Honestly my dream when i was younger was to be a zoologist i love animals so much and i love to show people they can appreciate our animals.
Without sounding to religious as i try to be sensitive to people beliefs.
I often say to people that “we haven’t lost paradise, we simply forgot how to see it”
Just curious, why do you think she’s under the stove? It’s certainly possible, but there are likely plenty of other places she could be. I wouldn’t assume the worst just yet.