Preparing for a hurricane?

[DVirginiana]

I have a propane heater that is designed for indoor use that I use when the temps really start to drop (I'm in North/Central NC, and most of my power outages are ice-related so it gets cold pretty quickly). The thing is, you have to be there to check on it every half hour or so to make sure things are well ventilated and it's working properly. It can keep a poorly insulated room at about 70 until you run out of fuel.

I don't have a huge amount of snakes (and most of my herps are temperate species that can range into Nova Scotia, so a temp drop doesn't really bother them that much) and I've put them into their travel containers and placed them near several gallon jugs filled with hot water and put a pretty heavy blanket over them... kind of creating a water jug fort. It works for several hours keeping the temps inside the containers at around 70-75 (the last place I lived had HORRIBLE insulation and would end up close to outside temps inside a couple hours, so you might not need that).

I also keep a supply of the hunting chest warmers that are designed to last for like 12 hours. My power is usually back on pretty quickly, so the only time I've used those was putting one on myself and basically cuddling my turtle till the power came back on.

[nightwolfsnow]

We now have a 20% chance of rain lol. So I should be alright.

[MarkS]

We now have a 20% chance of rain lol. So I should be alright.

I hope things go well for you, sounds like it will. But you might want to take this time to prep for the next time, because there will ALWAYS be a 'next time'.

[SmoothScales]

The best way to use the Hand Warmers is to not use them. Seriously. Before the next big storm scare that threatens your electric, go to TSK or SYR and get some shipping heat packs.

If you absolutely have to use them, do so very carefully and monitor the temps. Don't put them in a position your snakes can come into contact with them. They can spike up to 163° and no one wants to have a poor baked snake.

Check out the item specifics.
http://www.warmers.com/hothands-extr...rmer-40-count/

[AKA Dave]

This was such a non event in NC.

Dave

[nightwolfsnow]

The best way to use the Hand Warmers is to not use them. Seriously. Before the next big storm scare that threatens your electric, go to TSK or SYR and get some shipping heat packs.

If you absolutely have to use them, do so very carefully and monitor the temps. Don't put them in a position your snakes can come into contact with them. They can spike up to 163° and no one wants to have a poor baked snake.

Check out the item specifics.
http://www.warmers.com/hothands-extr...rmer-40-count/

Yeah they get ridiculously hot. I've already ordered some shipping ones for next time.

This was such a non event in NC.

Dave

It really was. I woke up this morning and it was sunnier than has been in the past week lol.