What would you do if power went out?

loislane24 · Jan 29, 2011

A lot of people in my area lose power during snowstorms. It hasn't happened to me yet, but I feel like I should have some kind of plan for how to keep my gecko warm if I lost power.

I guess I would move him to a neighbor's house as soon as possible? If it was a really bad blizzard, I'm not sure if that would be possible, though.

Some people I know lost power for 3 days during last winter's blizzard. I worry about what would happen to my little guy if that ever happened. Any tips?

DragonBeards · Jan 29, 2011

My dad has a big generator on hand for power outages, so whenever get have the power out, he is able to hook that up and my reptiles (and fish) are fine.

clemsonguy1125 · Jan 29, 2011

Id would order some heat packs, they will work for I think up to 12 hours, LLLreptile has some for 10 dollars for a 10 pack, they are commonly used when shipping reptiles. I have a back power battery that I would use.

LeopardGeckoNinja · Jan 29, 2011

Heat packs are generaly the cheaper option. They sell them down at my local reptile store. Just £2 ($3.00) for a pack of 3. They normaly use them in transportation of live exotic animals. 1 should last 10 hours. (although they say 12)

Hannibal · Jan 29, 2011

If the power went out at my place for any duration, I'd put my geckos down in my basement, the temp there is pretty constant between 66-68 all year round with or without heat or air. My snake would go into a pillowcase and snuggle with me. But the heat packs sound like a really good option also.

ajveachster · Jan 29, 2011

We have a battery backup for the incubators in case there is a short term power outage. For the living animals a couple hours withough their heat cable isn't going to hurt them. It is always good to have some extra heat packs for longer term outages for the living ones. I don't know if heat packs would work well for an incubator. Perhaps somebody else has experience with that situation.

Jordan · Jan 30, 2011

gecko's can survive without heat for quite a long time. A couple hours wouldnt hurt them, a day or two would probably just make them stressed.

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