Hurricane Sandy

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Originally Posted by Michelle Tonkinson

Any idea where I can pick heat packs up?

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I picked them up at Walmart in the hunting section. 30 pads for 11$ I think. They get hot, I measured 139 degrees.
I try to put all my snakes is snake bags, as many to a 41qt as possible an put the pads under the bin with a piece of polycarbonate in between.

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Originally Posted by Michelle Tonkinson

Any idea where I can pick heat packs up?

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Just make sure it isn't the "hand warmer" kind, those will take oxygen out of the air and suffocate your animals.

You can get 40 hour heat packs from the various reptile shipping supply vendors, SYR, Bean farm, etc (there are more but I can't pull them off the top of my head)

Hurricanes need to be named more menacing names. If someone knocked on my door and said "Hi! My name is Sandy!" I'd open my door. Maybe even let them in to chat. But if someone said their name was "Stalin" or "Adolf" I'd be pretty hesitant about it.

...Up to a foot of heavy, wet snow is possible through the Ohio River Valley and other inland locales...lots of potential power outages...

Having survived every major hurricane since Betsy waaaay back then all the way up until Isaac just recently, here is a link for the Red Cross hurricane preparedness checklist.

http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA..._Hurricane.pdf

Add to that, heat packs for your snakes-enough for at least a week. Trust me, it can take the power companies that long to restore power. Food that is easily prepared without electricity, charcoal for your grill, wood for the fireplace. Animal food and a generator is priceless. don't forget the gasoline and batteries.

Good luck and I hope they are predicting it to be worse than it actually will be.

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Originally Posted by BleedingOrange36

I picked them up at Walmart in the hunting section. 30 pads for 11$ I think. They get hot, I measured 139 degrees.
I try to put all my snakes is snake bags, as many to a 41qt as possible an put the pads under the bin with a piece of polycarbonate in between.

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Do you have a brand name for the ones you got?

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Originally Posted by Valentine Pirate

Just make sure it isn't the "hand warmer" kind, those will take oxygen out of the air and suffocate your animals.

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Appropriate packagiing heat packs also use oxygen to work properly, not just hand/foot warmers...

So, as of late, they're saying the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast is more or less screwed...I'd go into more detail, but that about sums it up.

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Originally Posted by RobNJ

Appropriate packagiing heat packs also use oxygen to work properly, not just hand/foot warmers...

So, as of late, they're saying the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast is more or less screwed...I'd go into more detail, but that about sums it up.

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Yep, that pretty much sums it up...... I'm only worried about my animals.... My turtles get pretty nasty without a filter.... And snakes are no good cold. My apt does not allow generators.... Soo I'm pretty much screwed. Let's just hope my female doesn't drop eggs while the powers out. My incubator has been up to temp for the last week. I'm thinking about grabbing a kerosene heater from my parents to help keep my apt warm of the power goes out.

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Originally Posted by babyknees

Do you have a brand name for the ones you got?

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I just ran out to grab some supplies. I'll put a pick up when I get back home. There are 22 in the package, 11pairs. They are hand and boot warmers.

A power outage and some fallen branches are about as scary as most Cat 1s get. lol. Because it's colder up there, I would be concerned about temperatures, but really, I wouldn't fret about the storm itself. Granted, New England homes are not built the same way as Florida homes...aka: Not build specifically to withstand hurricane force winds, but the winds you guys get up there in a normal storm are pretty nasty, so this shouldn't be too different. Like every else has said, heat packs for your animals are important, especially with the cold front coming through. If you are in a low area, you may want to consider a couple sand bags in front of your door. If you have a generator, that would help for sure, but if not, and you lose power, try not to open your fridge or freezer more than you absolutely have to. Perhaps consider having a massive cookout Hurricane bash to get rid of thawed frozen meats. :P Have some candles, batteries, lighters, flashlights, emergency radio, and LOTs of water. It would be advisable to fill your bathtub with water and plug it up. That way you have clean water if you need it. At least for a little while. A good deal of canned foods and things that won't easily spoil in case you're without power for a few days. (Again, if you have a charcoal grill....cookout. ;) ) Oh! And having some basic first aid stuff is always a good idea just in case.

In all seriousness though, a Category 1 Hurricane is not that serious. And I doubt if it will gain strength over the Atlantic. When we had that Hurricane coming through a couple months ago we prepared as necessary, but then had Hurricane parties. Let me tell you...it was an awful, vicious drizzle, but we survived. ;) I would be much more concerned about a snow storm. :O Lol.