What to do when you lose power? (Husbandry in the event of Emergencies)

[Bogertophis]

I once put my beloved old Chilean rose hair in a cricket container, wrapped them in blankets, and then cuddled those blankets to transfer my body heat when the power got knocked out during a real bad winter - i also threw my whole collection of arachnids and snakes in travel containers during a tornado and put them all in my bathtub with me - i think coming up with your own individual specific plan of action is key, def have a “bug out” plan because you never know

I can totally relate. When I first lost power at the start of the 2009 ice storm it was in the middle of the night & I stupidly thought power would be back in a few hours, so I put each of my snakes in separate cloth snake bags, & each of those into plastic ventilated "critter cottages" & lined them all up with me as their heat source, underneath my down comforter- But when power hadn't returned at daybreak, I knew I needed a new plan. That's when I got out the "ice chests" & jars of hot water- that worked great- spent 4 days without power that way- the snakes were all calm & comfy.

Another time I was doing a snake program for Earth Day at an out of the way location (a ranger station)- it was quite chilly, & luckily I had brought a long heat tape to put under the snake's temporary containers, but one was left over that didn't fit. So I tucked my bagged rosy boa into my shirt- the lump slid down over my stomach so when anyone noticed, I just patted the bulge & announced that yes, I was "with boa". Body heat works great-