Omgosh, that must have been so terrifying for you! I know they are such good escape artists. When my ball python was in the tub still, I had to put locking clips all around and weigh it down with sand bags so he couldn’t push open the lid. How big was your ball python?

I had taken in the quail from the outdoor aviary as it was attacked by another quail. It was in a large tub in our store room to recover along with a young budgie that I was handfeeding. The snake also lives in the store room on top of the fridge where its warm. He got out of his enclosure (never escaped before). When I came in the next morning I thought the quail and budgie had escaped and while looking for them I found my Ball Python curled up under the shelving unit with a huge fat lump in his middle. He had eaten the quail and budgie!!! There were feathers of the quail under the shelf where he was.