Hello all,
I have a ball python that is approximately 6 years old and I've had for around three years. Since I've had her, I have always kept her in a nice tank with a heat lamp and under tank heater. She has always been kept in ideal temperatures. However, these past four days we have been without power. The wildfires on the pacific west coast are burning dangerously close to our home and we have had to evacuate. I was unable to take any of her things but a small plastic carrier tub, her water dish, and her hide. We have been keeping her in our car in her plastic container. The first few nights have been warm and she has been staying as warm as I can get her to be. However, the days have been getting colder and she was ice cold this morning. My heart was broken when I felt how cold her scales were. I am going to try to smuggle her into our hotel room today, I haven't done this before because we were already pushing it with our dogs and cats, but I cant leave her in the car anymore. Even if I can't bring her carrier into the room, I will hold her and just keep her warm with my body heat.
Sorry this post is a mess, I'm trying not to panic. I just want whats best for my baby girl, but I can't do that without electricity and only having the bare minimum with me. Is there any advice people can give me? Any other way I can keep her warm without her under tank heating pad and heat lamp?
Another concern I have is feeding her. I typically feed her every 9-12 days, and it has been around 14 since her last feeding day. I was going to feed her right before this all hit. Should I try to wait until things are less stressful and shes warmed up before I attempt to feed her?
This is all new and frightening for me so I dont really know what I'm supposed to be doing. I just don't want to loose her to being too cold or not eating after finally escaping the fires.
Thank you all so much in advance