Okay so obviously my container wasn't escape proof and my week and a half old T. s. sirtalis escaped. The cat was in the room. I was out and I opened the door to the room (Extremely mad at the person that locked the cat in the room!!) and the cat ran out. Then I saw the baby on the wooden floor. Without any traction it couldn't get away so we were able to get it into a container. It did have a bit of blood and I am insanely worried. I soaked it in some clean water for a bit (not sure if that was a good idea, the point was to clean it). Now it is in a snapware container (with some little holes). There is a water bowl and a thick layer of paper towels. I don't know what to do for it. There is absolutely no vet I can go to until Monday and even then the snake is as long as my hand and thinner than a pencil. It moves around fine or so it seems. When left alone it just lays there but when we picked it up from the floor and from the water it was just as actively trying to get away from us as ever. We have it on a heat mat and the temp in the container is about 82-85 degrees but the water side isn't on the mat and I don't know what temp it is at. I read studies that garter snakes heal faster when kept at the hotter end of their tolerable temp range. When it is resting it seems to try to have its tail up against something. I am so distressed, I just want to know if there is anything I could possibly do to help it. I am trying to leave it alone as much as possible so that I don't stress it any more. It has only eaten once since it was born, a live feeder guppy about 3 days ago. It had a guppy in the original container it escaped from so I'm guessing it isn't hungry.