emergency situations :(

[DeesBalls]

what does everyone do for tornadoes, hurricanes, ect... we are looking at tornado wanrings now in Northwest/eastrn ohio, (i am just south of it) but might come my way.. i have 17 snakes, bearded dragon, and tortoise, plus 3 dogs, and a wife.. lol. what do you guys do to prepare for serious weather???


what i have is an emergency tub, its like a bit 68 qt tub, they will all get put in there, if id ont have time (snakes) beaded dragon will get put in a 6qt tub, and tortoise will also go in a 6 qt tub.

what do you guys do?

[BarelyBreathing]

I have a basement for tornadoes. I also keep deli cups, animal carriers, and tubs at my disposal in case of an evacuation. We've had two serious risks for evacuation since living here, both from fire threats.

[alessia55]

Thankfully, my house has a generator that kicks in when we lose electricity here (South FL) due to tropical storms or hurricanes. Not sure what I would do otherwise. I guess they could stay in their cage a while because it would remain warm but that wouldn't last long.

[Tekpc007]

you can get heat pads that last 40 hours or more if needed.

[snake man12]

I have hot packs that I put on the outside of the viv's. In August from hurricane Irene my power was out for four days and the hot packs worked. Oh by the way tekpc my hog is scheduled to ship next Monday, I'm so stoked.

[Gungirl]

what does everyone do for tornadoes, hurricanes, ect... we are looking at tornado wanrings now in Northwest/eastrn ohio, (i am just south of it) but might come my way.. i have 17 snakes, bearded dragon, and tortoise, plus 3 dogs, and a wife.. lol. what do you guys do to prepare for serious weather???


what i have is an emergency tub, its like a bit 68 qt tub, they will all get put in there, if id ont have time (snakes) beaded dragon will get put in a 6qt tub, and tortoise will also go in a 6 qt tub.

what do you guys do?

You are placing ALL of your snakes in 1 tub? :no:

I have a tub for each reptile along with heat packs. I then have a large tote that all the tubs fit in for easy moving if needed. I have no reason to really worry about anything where I live though. Loosing power in the winter is the biggest threat and I have a generator as well as back up heat. I could live just fine with no power all winter.

[ashleynicole]

we are always vigilant of natural disasters here in central florida. Honestly if we are under a tornado warning I heard a tornado I would grab my kids and get under a mattress in the hallway or take them into the bathroom that's in the middle of our house (the most central area) and deal with the rest later. It sounds harsh I know but my children are everything to me. As for hurricanes and power outages, it is warm enough here that everything I have should be ok without any power. We usually stock up on water and we've gone days without electricity. I think the longest was about 6 years ago we went two weeks and everything was just fine. We keep meaning to buy a generator but would only use it to run our refridgerator and freezer.

If we had to evacuate for a really bad hurricane, I would probably take the cats with me, and the bearded dragon since it requires so much attention. I would feed all the snakes and put them in the garage to hunker down or take them with me in rubbermade tubs depending on the severity of the situation. Honestly though here in central florida we usually stay home and ride out the hurricanes.

[marvelfreak]

Few couple years back one winter the power was out for a day and half. I put all five snakes i had each one in it's own snake bags then put them in one big tote with heat packs. Then made the 30 minute drive to my moms.

As for tornadoes my snake room is in the basement so they are safe.

[DeesBalls]

You are placing ALL of your snakes in 1 tub? :no:

I have a tub for each reptile along with heat packs. I then have a large tote that all the tubs fit in for easy moving if needed. I have no reason to really worry about anything where I live though. Loosing power in the winter is the biggest threat and I have a generator as well as back up heat. I could live just fine with no power all winter.

if i only had a few minuets to get all my animals down to safety... yes.

i dont really know how to respond to this... in a case of emergency, yes i would... if i had only a few minuets to try and save the reptiles i have, yes, i would put them all in a tub together.

but what i really meant is put them all in seperate pillow cases then put them into a tub... but if situation need be, i would put them all into the tub with nothing to save them.

since i live in OHIO all i have to worry about is tornados/power outages. in case of power outage i have heat packs for them.

[DeesBalls]

Few couple years back one winter the power was out for a day and half. I put all five snakes i had each one in it's own snake bags then put them in one big tote with heat packs. Then made the 30 minute drive to my moms.

As for tornadoes my snake room is in the basement so they are safe.

soon mine will be too :)

[DeesBalls]

I have a basement for tornadoes. I also keep deli cups, animal carriers, and tubs at my disposal in case of an evacuation. We've had two serious risks for evacuation since living here, both from fire threats.

didnt a fire just happen out that way??

[Gungirl]

Ok.. I guess seeing as where I live I don't have to think like that I understand where you are coming from.

I was thinking more of power outage and heat loss..

[DeesBalls]

Ok.. I guess seeing as where I live I don't have to think like that I understand where you are coming from.

I was thinking more of power outage and heat loss..

oh no, i should of been more clear, thats my fault... we were looking at tornadoes so that is what i was worried about, for power outage/ loss of electric, i have tubs for them, with heat packs.. and a little battery heater thing ( it sucks lol, but it is something. )

[BarelyBreathing]

didnt a fire just happen out that way??


Yeah, my whole state was/is still on fire. Right now I'm too far east to be affected by the fires, though. I hope it stays that way.

[DeesBalls]

Yeah, my whole state was/is still on fire. Right now I'm too far east to be affected by the fires, though. I hope it stays that way.

o wow, hope you are ok. and friends and familiy of yours that maybe be closer to it

[BarelyBreathing]

I had a friend who lived just outside the evacuation zone near the Colorado Springs fire. Thankfully her house is now out of danger.

[DeesBalls]

I had a friend who lived just outside the evacuation zone near the Colorado Springs fire. Thankfully her house is now out of danger.

well that is good:)

[BarelyBreathing]

Definitely. It brings to mind the importance of having a plan. Where would you go if you were evacuated? Would you be able to bring your animals? If not, where would your animals go? It's also good to have emergency identification, medical, and other information available in one place on both your human and animal family if you have to leave in a hurry.

[StudentoReptile]

Right now, my "plan" is similar to DeEugi's: wife and children are first!

If there's time, all the tortoises go in one tub, and all the snakes (only two at this time) go in a pillowcase. If time permits, they get separated in different bags.

[DeesBalls]

yup, wife and kids first, and dogs... but my rep room will be in the basement in about 4 weeks maybe 2 or 3, finally getting some stuff done to it!