Quote Originally Posted by Crowfingers View Post
I hope that if we have an outage, it won't be for more than a few hours, but if it lasts longer will these methods (or putting him in the small tub with the reptile shipping heat pad) keep the ambient warm enough that he won't get a RI? Or is that not even something to worry about over a short time period? I'm mostly worried since he just ate yesterday, I don't want to cause him to regurgitate and also I want him to be able to digest.
You would just need to be able to heat the small space that your snake is in, which is why I suggested bags+tub - the bags to keep your critters insulated from the heat source, the tub because it's a small space to heat, and you can put several bagged critters into one tub if needed, and you can insulate the tub by wrapping it in blankets or towels.

I suggested using a tub because most herpers have spares laying around anyway, but if you don't have a spare then something like a Styrofoam beer cooler would work and is inexpensive. Just make sure you secure the top in case a snake manages to get out of a bag.

Whichever you use, you can take a digital thermometer and put the probe in the container and set it up so you can monitor the temp without opening it up.