If I take the tubs out of the racks, and take the tubs with me, can I leave the main part of the rack uncovered? I have a few heat packs (10hour) that I can put into some old socks and throw in there with them. We won't be bombing till Thursday when I can actually get the bombs, but I want to have my plan of action down.

So remove all cages. The only problem is my ferret cage is huge and probably won't fit through the door to our bedroom. (We assembled it in the bedroom). It has removable trays that we can wash really well after the bombing. Will it be ok to leave this? We plan on washing all ferret bedding.

What about the rat rack? Can we leave the rack and just remove the tubs? And then wipe down the rack and wash the wire mesh? Removing the cages should not be too hard, but where to put them? I think my friends would be ok holding the snakes for a bit, even a tub or two full of rats (just seperate sexes) but I don't think they'd like us bringing over 5+ tanks.