EVACUATION! What do I do?

[SpartaDog]

I may or may not have to evacuate for hurricane Irene in the next day or two. What should I do with my reptiles if I do?

I have plastic containers for the snakes but only a cardboard shoebox for the gecko. I have a place to go if I have to evacuate, but I'm worried about heating everybody while I'm there. The heat lamps would melt the plastic containers and the heat pads are attached to the bottoms of the tanks.

I'm not going to feed them this weekend in case we do evacuate to avoid a regurg. I'll bring a blanket or something to cover the containers so they feel like it's a hide. Really the only thing I'm worried about is the heat.

Any advice?

[mark and marley]

omg omg dude.if the place your going is going to have electricity id say get some extra heat pads and take your thermometers and thermostat with you.if thats not possible there are ways to take off the heat pads stuck on your tanks without screwing em up.if all else fells id say get alot of heat packs.

i hope you dont have to evac man that would realllly suck.

[llovelace]

You will only have to be evacuated for maybe a few days, they will be fine without heat pads. You could keep the lizard in a plastic food container w/ a few holes in it.

[mommanessy247]

i use a shallow tupperware container filled with hot water & then i put the container into a pillow case & set it into the cage with the warm side hide box ontop. its a super cheap source of emergency heat when the power goes out. you could try that, or heat packs as mentioned.
good luck with whatever you decide to do though & hopefully you wont have to evacuate.

[rabernet]

Human heat pads set on the lowest setting are what I use for my travel tubs (tubs I take when going to shows out of town and might buy something). Be sure they don't have an auto off feature though.

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[kitedemon]

I basically would do the same as mommanessy said only I use pop bottles easier to find. The other thing is make tags with you name and contact info the latin name of the snakes (pythonidae regius) and common name (Ball or Royal python) A good base line temp (84-88 pick one I use 87ºF) noted as safe temp and humidity (60% humidity) And harmless captive bred snake noted in the largest letters. You may not be allowed to take animals with you.

You might also go and contact the DARTS (disaster animal rescue team) before it sets in and check what the emergency provisions are for your area. Can you take animals with you can they go to the shelter? and any advise they have. In my area they are super helpful and if you inform them where they are and what they are they can actually make note of it and make special provisions to keep them nice and comfy during the evac.

They are associated with Hsus but in my area they don't pay any attention to politics of that and just stick to the motto. 'from harm to home'

[Jeremy Browning]

What i do for travel is buy heat cords/cable wrap them in moist sterilite bins. it provides a good heat source with out burning bins.

[Anatopism]

Others have given very good advice. If you have a petsmart or petco near you, you might also be able to pick up a couple boxes of reptile heat cable (15-18$ each). One cable will cover the heat for 4 adult tubs.

[scale_fever]

How about the heating pads to put in gloves & such....it might work but might be out of season for those also...

[SpartaDog]

I basically would do the same as mommanessy said only I use pop bottles easier to find. The other thing is make tags with you name and contact info the latin name of the snakes (pythonidae regius) and common name (Ball or Royal python) A good base line temp (84-88 pick one I use 87ºF) noted as safe temp and humidity (60% humidity) And harmless captive bred snake noted in the largest letters. You may not be allowed to take animals with you.

The place I'm going to is my cousin's house, not a public shelter, so they'll be with me. But that's a good idea to label them anyway just in case I do end up having to leave them behind.

You might also go and contact the DARTS (disaster animal rescue team) before it sets in and check what the emergency provisions are for your area. Can you take animals with you can they go to the shelter? and any advise they have. In my area they are super helpful and if you inform them where they are and what they are they can actually make note of it and make special provisions to keep them nice and comfy during the evac.

They are associated with Hsus but in my area they don't pay any attention to politics of that and just stick to the motto. 'from harm to home'

I'll look into that as a backup plan. Thanks.