Do our wonderful BP's have any long-term effects of being cold? In late January, KY had a severe ice storm and my power was out for three days. The temperature inside my apartment was a little below 40 degrees for that time period. When the power finally came back on, I got david out of his cage only to find him limp and non-responsive. I turned on a portable heater until he felt warm and curled up in my hands "ball" style. Since then he has shed a couple of times and I haven't had any trouble with him eating.