Incoming Storm - Advice ASAP

I've ordered a (20) pack of the 40 hour heat packs. I'll wrap them up in towels and put one in each enclosure. My concern is what about the hundreds of frozen feeders in the deep freezer? How long will the freezer keep them?

What I do is I tape the freezer door shut to keep anyone from being tempted to "check on it". The frozen items will last longer if the door stays shut.

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

My concern is what about the hundreds of frozen feeders in the deep freezer? How long will the freezer keep them?

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If the power goes out and you fear your freezer wont stay cool enough put them outside in a plastic tote. Use natures freezer :). Often in the winter to cut down costs and give it a break I unplug my deep freezer and place all my items in totes and put in the garage which stays below freezing (uninsulated). This will work in the trunk or backseat of a car if it is outside also.

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

I've ordered a (20) pack of the 40 hour heat packs. I'll wrap them up in towels and put one in each enclosure. My concern is what about the hundreds of frozen feeders in the deep freezer? How long will the freezer keep them?

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Considering the temperatures we're expecting overnight, you can put the feeders into totes and put them outside in the shade.

Alternatively, fill some empty 1-2 liter plastic bottles with water, put those outside, and put the bottles in the freezer once the water has frozen. Swap bottles as needed.

You can also pre-emptively set all of your refrigerators and freezers to their lowest setting right now so that the contents stay cold longer.

Thanks for everyone's advice. I will probably just stick with the tub and reptile shipping pad, now that I have some idea how so keep him from getting burned on it. I'd be too afraid to use propane indoors. I have more pets than just the snake and if it were to get knocked over...it would just worry my way too much. good luck to everyone else expecting snow/ice/wind

We are expecting this storm too. We are only expecting 6-10 inches here on long island, but the wind off the shore is what does the damage here. The last time we had a storm like this we lost power for 24 hours. We have some of those shipping packs and hot water bottles ready to go. i like the overnight solution of putting my guys under the blankets in the bed. Hopefully it won't come to that, but all these suggestions are great to know, thanks

I'm getting hit too. I have heat packs and styrofoam ready. I'm concerned for my bird and fish too. The fish I can wrap in a blanket. The bird, I'm not sure. I have a smaller cage for her that I can cover. I wish everyone well and hope you all make it out safe and sound.

I'm so ready...but so stressed. I have 3 ball pythons, 2 beardies, 4 chinchillas, 2 ferrets, 3 rats, a hamster, 2 large dogs. A large amount of fish. And I'm getting somewhere close to 20 inches. Probably going to lose power.

Luckily, I have wine at the ready. And towels, heat packs, blankets, candles, spare tubs, everything I could think of. Whats worse is that I'm womaning the fort alone, hubby is emergency personnel so wont be here if it goes sideways.

So not thrilled. But we do what we have to do, huh?

Good luck to all you guys and gal on the east coast. My prayers go out to you and your pets.

A freezer should keep everything frozen for a long time without power as long as the room is not hot and as long as it's mostly full. The more full it is, the longer it takes to thaw out.