What would i do with my pets if i lost power?

I have been woundering if i ever lost power what would i do with my Bearded dragon that needs a heat lamp and a UVB light and even my tropical fish?



And i dont have a generator!What would i do with my pets if i lost power?Get creative.



Use hot water bottles, heated bricks, microwaved warm packs, etc. for the short run. House the animal in a cooler to help hold the heat in, or wrap the cage up to preserve heat.



If the emergency lasts longer, the easiest thing to do is often to just move it to a friend's house who has power, or run a cord to a neighbor with power.



My emergency plan for my Red-foot tortoises are coolers I have pre-rigged for this. I attached a clip in the lid for a light-stick (subdued lighting), and a way to run a probe thermometer with high/low alarms into the habitat so I can keep it closed as much as possible, but know when it is time to change things.



The substrate is some old towels piled so they can dig into them a bit if they wish.



The heat source is a large Mason jar with a screen lid held in a corner by a couple of straps. I fill the jar with sand and hot water, and park in the habitat. This offers warmth and humidity- which my guys need and yours don't want. The strainer lid lets me dump the water but not the sand. A second jar makes the switch-over pretty seamless.



I have a smallish water dish Velcro'ed in place (to prevent getting shoved around) and I generally wouldn't feed them during an emergency.



If the emergency lasts longer than a couple days, I can use the same set-up (minus water dish) to transport them safely to a warm house, or even keep them at work for a bit (where we DO have a generator!)What would i do with my pets if i lost power?
It would depend on how long you lost power. For the beardie you could fill a hot water bottle that would provide some warmth, or use the heat packs that you squeeze to activate. It could go without UVB for a few days if necessary or if it's a nice day you could take him outside with supervision. The tropical fish, you could fill some soda bottles up with hot water to warm or cold in the summer. Keep a battery-powered air pump, airline tubing, and airstones on hand for each aquarium you own. Place airstones near the water surface so harmful waste materials are not stirred up.What would i do with my pets if i lost power?The UV would be a problem, but you could most likely keep it warm with a heat pack. I would bag the animal in a cloth bag and place in a box with an activated heat pack. Make sure that you don't place the animal in there until the pack has been activated for at least 30 minutes as the oxygen can be used up in a closed box for the chemical process to complete. After that, you can close the box to keep the animal warmer. Do not place the lizard on or very near the heat pack as they generate a LOT of heat. Just make sure that it stays reasonably warm. Presumably you won't be without power for very long. Maybe a day or two. The animal should be fine for that long. I'm planning on getting a generator too one of these days as I have a large number of animals that require heat. In the meantime, I would bag them up and bring them in the livingroom where we have a fireplace. It heats the room very nicely and could maintain them for a few days. Your fish would most likely not make it as they require the filters and pumps to be working. It doesn't take long for the water to become unbalanced.What would i do with my pets if i lost power?
I've had tropical fish without aeration, lights, and around 40 F (at least ice never formed that I noticed) for a week. Reptiles will be fine too. Reptiles and most fish are cold blooded. They can withstand a much higher temperature range than we can. They are just a lot more sensitive to temperature changes than we are. Of course like us, cold temperatures aren't very good for the immune system and lack of UV makes it hard to get some vitamins.What would i do with my pets if i lost power?If its for a few hours you will be ok without doing anything. If its more than a day you will need to step in and help.



For the beardie i suggest in this event you use a Flat hot water bottle. When i say bottle i dont mean an actual round drinking bottle. Its a flat thick rubber thing that you fill with water. Their used mostly for people with stomach aches or girls with cramps. You can maintain the heat of the water you put in them which is also a great feature.

Their extremely cheap and found at walmart in the pharmacy section.



As for UV you might have a problem. You could purchase a external battery source that has sockets. Their very expensive and usually only have enough power for something to be on for a few hours.



DONT use the heat packs that you have to activate yourself or microwave. These dont have a heat variant which means they can reach extremely high temps without you knowing and cause either burns or blisters to a pet.



As for fish, the water will maintain its heat for sometime before the temps drop so it would be fine for a few hours.What would i do with my pets if i lost power?
I've actually been having this problem lately. We've had a lot of snow, and our power lines just can't handle it. I'm planning on buying a generator, but until then, I have two plans.



Daytime: Can't really do anything about the lost UV, but a day or so won't cause too much damage. We have a fireplace, so we could just move all the terraria in there. That's fine for as long as we can keep the fire hot.



Nighttime: Our bathroom stays really warm, so we move all the animals in there and put up draftstops. We've also used heatpacks when the power has gone out, or you can get small AC/DC converters and hook up lights and heat to a car battery. With as many animals as I have though, that's a lot of car batteries. :(



But the best solution is to just break down and buy a generator. That's one thing that I'm saving towards because I want to be prepared, just in case the power is out for more than a few hours. Hope this helps!What would i do with my pets if i lost power?
A flashlight and a thermacare heat wrap will keep him more than less comfortable. Good luck.
just buy a generator