gosh...this stinks!!!

MEME i have an incubator that can be up and running if need be, waiting on my girl to lay but with these storms lately if you need it just call or let me know and i will bring it over! also battery back up systems they have at best buy or any other place that carries them for computers can keep it on for up to 8 hours ( expensive) but the ones that last 2 are only like 50-100 bucks

Nertz,


Sorry to hear this Meme, hope the rest of em are ok for ya.

Are power outages a common thing where you are? I have been here 11 years and never had one ( well, once, but that was more a forgot to pay the bill thing. :oops: ).

The computer UPS units should be better for the thermostat - I have two over here but have never used them because I can't afford the batteries for them. :rofl:

They are usually rated by wattage so if you are only using a small peice of flex you should hopefully get longer out of them than you would at full load.

Check ebay etc for them or look for somewhere that recycles old computer equipment from large companies and you might be able to get a bargain.


dr del

At first I was going to say you could rig something to use a small flame to get heat during an outage but that's got its obvious drawbacks. Then I remembered that there are alot of chemical heating devices - some of which work for periods over 12hrs. If you could get a stable fixed heat source then you could control the temperatures by adding/removing separators.

Of course, a generator is best but if it doesn't work out for some reason...

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Nertz,
Are power outages a common thing where you are? I have been here 11 years and never had one ( well, once, but that was more a forgot to pay the bill thing. :oops: ).

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its guns, not butter, these days.

I hope they make it for ya. Finger's crossed

MeMe, I'm sending all the good vibes I can out your way for the remaining 4.

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Originally Posted by muddoc

I have mentioned this before, but I'd like to reiterate in case you missed it. If you are going to use a generator for any of your snake stuff, make sure you are using on/off thermostats, as the "dirty" power that is supplied by most generators will not run a proportional t-stat. I treid to run my Helix's after Hurricane Katrina with a generator, and I had 0 luck. Snakes didn't have heat for 31 days. Fortunately it was about 90 degrees outside for the duration of our power outage.

Just a little note I thought you might like to know.

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Thanks for that heads up Tim. I missed your first post. Now I need to think of an alternative to handle this. :confused:

dont forget the trick of having waterbottles or bricks in there to keep the steady temps...helps a whole lot ( have heard ) if power goes out

Thanks everybody!

the question about power outages in our area...we only got them because of storms.

and I do have water bottles in the bottom. ;) That last time the power was out for about 14 hours. :oops:

I also appreciate your offer Nick! :hug: I should be ok for this season and next feb I am getting a nicer incubator. :D

I am really just concentrating on the other 4 eggs and hopefully they will make it.

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So sorry Memes! Glad we got to see candle them! You know I'm wishing for the best. :hug:

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So sorry Memes! Glad we got to see candle them! You know I'm wishing for the best. :hug:

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:D thanks Susie-Q!

if they make it I think I am gonna name one of them Daaang! ;)

or...Cooter. :rolleyes:

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