Hey guys,

Buckle in - your in for a very long question..

I got a notice in the mail today giving me 2 days notice before they fumigate my apartment building. I have been advised that all animals need to be removed from the premises for at least 4 hours following the spraying. I have 2 cats, multiple rats, and 5 ball pythons. My ball pythons are in a rack that is way to heavy to move elsewhere.

During the times that they will be fumigating - I will be working. I am working 20 hours that day and my girlfriend will be working 16 hours. I can probably find a place for the cats to stay overnight but I have no idea what to do with my snakes..

I can't very well take them to work with me.. besides I will be jumping from 2 different workplaces. And everyone I know is afraid of snakes. Even if they weren't They would have no way to house them aside from the bins they are in.. but even then there will be no heat source for them for over 16 hours..

I have ran through a couple of options in my mind, but I need to gather more information. I hope you guys can help me.

Option 1:
Put them in my incubator..

I can probably fit them all in my incubator - even though its not set up yet.. so that at least they are in an air tight container. However.. because they will be in an air tight container they will have no source of oxygen other than whats in the mini fridge originally. How much oxygen do they need, and would 5 be able to survive on the air that is available in a 32"x19"x18" mini fridge? I would never even think about doing this under any other circumstance however Its one of these options vs. exposing them to fumigation (which will kill them..) It's also not set up for heat however I imagine they would be okay at room temp for 20 hours........

Option 2: I put them in storage in their tubs and pray they don't freeze over the 16 hour period that they will be left alone.. Its indoor storage but I don't know if they will be fumigating the storage areas...

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I have been calling all my local reptile stores and have been trying to get a hold of a breeder friend of mine to see if someone could hold them over night but so far I've come up empty handed. I'm really stressing over this so if anyone has any suggestions at all I am 100% open to ideas..

Thanks for those who have read this all the way through. I know its a lot to read,

Chris