Help with a frozen BP

that has happened to me before, power went out. my temps dropped to 60, and quickly gave them the heat pads, those are very convenient

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I was just wondering, what a vet would do in this situation..
That is an awesome idea about the heat packs, Aleesha..!

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thanks jen. it makes me very happy to know i have a large stock of them in my house... just in case ;)

I have not read every post, but where was this snake being housed that the temps could get down to 24 degrees?

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Originally Posted by pfan151

I have not read every post, but where was this snake being housed that the temps could get down to 24 degrees?

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If heat goes out in a house and the house is in a cold climate it could get to 24 degrees especially if the outside temps are like in the teens or lower.

Yes it 'could' but it's not likely something you sleep through.

When I was young my family was NOT well off. In fact, in the winter at our old house we used to use blankets to block off the upstairs. Even under five blankets and an electric blanket we would freeze and usually wake up to ice covering the walls if we stayed up there.
No cental heat or anything so fancy, we had a big gas (stove I called it thugh I'm not sure what it was) and heated the bathroom and the kitchen with kerosene heaters.

This house had pretty much no insulation and was ancient beyond ancient.

HOWEVER, In any halfway decent semi modern house the temps should easily end up above fourty.
So I am very curious to see where this snake was being kept.

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Originally Posted by Entropy

Yes it 'could' but it's not likely something you sleep through.

When I was young my family was NOT well off. In fact, in the winter at our old house we used to use blankets to block off the upstairs. Even under five blankets and an electric blanket we would freeze and usually wake up to ice covering the walls if we stayed up there.
No cental heat or anything so fancy, we had a big gas (stove I called it thugh I'm not sure what it was) and heated the bathroom and the kitchen with kerosene heaters.

This house had pretty much no insulation and was ancient beyond ancient.

HOWEVER, In any halfway decent semi modern house the temps should easily end up above fourty.
So I am very curious to see where this snake was being kept.

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Maybe it was kept in a shed or garage converted for herp use.

Semi modern or modern house if heat goes off and temps are very low the house could very easy drop into the 20's especailly if snow is invloved or wind.
I am pretty up on modern houses and their insulation etc as I build homes for a living :)

HOWEVER, I tend to agree if you where alseep in said house it sure should wake your butt up before it even got that cold.

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Originally Posted by jotay

Maybe it was kept in a shed or garage converted for herp use.

Semi modern or modern house if heat goes off and temps are very low the house could very easy drop into the 20's especailly if snow is invloved or wind.
I am pretty up on modern houses and their insulation etc as I build homes for a living :)

HOWEVER, I tend to agree if you where alseep in said house it sure should wake your butt up before it even got that cold.

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That's what I am saying. There is no way a person sleeps through a 24 degree night. I am also not too sure a well insulated house could go from the 60's (I'm assuming it was heated to this temp) to 24 overnight unless the temps were in single digits for a long time. Where is the original poster located?

I try and keep a few heat packs around to add some hear if need be. Since we have a gas stove, I just light it with a match, heat some water up and put it in 2 liter bottle which I put in the tubs/cages. Balls can tolerate a bit of lower temps and still be healthy(usually) than my boas for example

The OP seems to have disappeared.