Power outage help

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last line says "safe indoor heat" yes you should have an co1 detector but if you have a gas stove you should have one too. just remember almost every thing that makes life live-able comes with some risk, know the risk and know how to reduce it as much as possible.

what kind of generator would you recommend?

I had the same concern going into winter, with power outages frequent in snowy weather. I'm way too paranoid to use any type of room heater, so I bought an 8 pack of reptile heat pads that are used for shipping. The label says they last ~30 hours, so even if the ambient got cool, I can stick my guy in a smaller tub set on one of these and covered with a blanket to keep him nice and toasty. I already tried it (without him in the tub) and with the heat pack outside the tub and a tee shirt in it, the plastic bottom read 92*f for a while, dropped to about 80 by the next morning. So I think these should work in a pinch. If you go this route just make sure the pads are the reptile-specific ones; the "hot hands" brands get to 130*

I just realized your power was already out...so everyone else seems to have that situation covered, but this may help for next time

My last power outage was for four days... in July. The snakes were ok, and the generator kept my freezer full of meat and rats from getting disgusting.