Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
First and foremost, the important thing is to make sure you stay safe. If that means you have to take cover or leave and leave your animals behind, do it. You can't help them afterward if you're badly hurt (or worse).

Rather than trying to take them with me I'd make their setups as earthquake-proof as possible. This means selecting stronger materials for their enclosure walls than the typical pvc and plastic that are popular - melamine is pretty tough and heavy. Cage furniture should be lightweight so that nothing can crush your snake or break the enclosure from the inside if anything bounces around.

Attaching the enclosure (or rack) to a load-bearing wall is a good idea. I would also attach the thermostat to the enclosure or the wall and make sure not just the probe but the wire leading up to it is attached to something as well, you don't want the probe to shift away from the heat source.

Afterward, electricity and fresh water will be at a premium. Make sure you have source(s) for both that are independent of the local utilities.
As far as fresh water and food we have an emergency supply.

One of my biggest concerns is that we have very tall trees outside my house, that a big earthquake could very well knock over. I keep a rubber made tub next to her tank for when I give it a thorough cleaning, so I'm sure that would work.