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hannah2016
Hatchling
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
 Posted - 09/12/2011 : 07:20:16
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question says it all. my mums been worrying about what to do with the snakes if the power were to go out. you have to admit, for a newish snake owner its a good question  |
1.0.0 corn snake - Flicka
1.0.0 Rainbow Boa - Luna
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coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 07:34:07
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| I have a plan for power outs and that is to move viv into kitchen close doors and use oven to keep air temp up so things should be ok |
0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)
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hannah2016
Hatchling
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 07:48:48
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| thats kinda a problem for me as our kitchen is opend planned, so theres no way to keep the heat in from going out of the conservatory. what about the people that have like 10 snakes, what do you guys do?? |
1.0.0 corn snake - Flicka
1.0.0 Rainbow Boa - Luna
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 08:23:33
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| I think as long as they have eaten in the last 24hrs they'll be fine with the power out for a day or so. Depending on how cold it gets. |
 
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
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Casta
Hatchling
United Kingdom
335 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 09:50:00
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they'd get shifted to the living room next to the radiator. the only thing that isn't lectric in our house is the coal fire heating system. alternatively putting them on a blanket or polystyrene with a water bottle / heat pack beside one side or under it would do to maintain some heat. theres a few things you can do.  |
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hannah2016
Hatchling
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 13:49:50
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| thanks, i saw some really cute hot-water bottle covers that are really cute the other day, i think my best bet would be is to put one of them in each viv, seeing as the rest of my house gets really cold... even with the heating on |
1.0.0 corn snake - Flicka
1.0.0 Rainbow Boa - Luna
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 14:55:55
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| Personally I'd do nothing unless you know for sure the outage is for an extended period of time which really is quite rare. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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hannah2016
Hatchling
United Kingdom
294 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 15:21:22
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| i know i was just thinking for if there was a long period of time without heat. |
1.0.0 corn snake - Flicka
1.0.0 Rainbow Boa - Luna
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 18:20:39
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A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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kdlang
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3556 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 18:39:29
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| I don't do anything. As long as they haven't been or don't get fed they will be fine. If they have recently been fed then I would just try to keep the room as warm as possible. |
4.1.0 corns - Izzy (Carolina) Alice (Amel) Peanut (Butter Motley) Swayze (Ghost) Carmellia (Butter Motley)
0.1.0 cat - Kizzy
1.0.0 Dog - Dobbie
Location - Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 18:45:58
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| I do think its a good idea to have a plan should electricity fail for extended periods. Mine is hand warmers because if my electric fails my gas boiler wont work either. But its never happened, longest I've been without power is an hour and nothing was required at all, one of the benefits of living in the city centre I suppose. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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Emmy1
Yearling
707 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 20:56:07
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| Keep them in the viv. I put a blanket over the viv to ensure heat stays in a tad longer. Hot water bottles with covers go in if it goes on any longer than 12 hours. |
0.1.0 Anery Corn Snake
1.0.0 Normal Western Hognosed Snake
1.0.0 Albino California Kingsnake
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Wildtype, Hypo)
0.0.3 Shubunkin Goldfish |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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Mort13
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5599 Posts |
Posted - 09/12/2011 : 23:49:42
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My power went off within 10 minutes of me getting my MBK earlier this year. Bearing in mind I had a 2 and a half hour journey home with him and then no power for a couple of hours everything was fine and dandy. I was more concerned about the fact I wouldn't be able to upload my pics and show him off lol!
That was when the weather was warmer though. I now have all mine in the lounge anyway and theres a gas fire as well as a radiator in there so I'm sorted if the temperatures are abnormally cold like last year. |
      
3.1.0 Corn snakes, 1.0.0 T-Albino Cape House Snake, 0.1.0 Western Hognose,
1.0.0 MBK, 0.1.0 Childrens Python, 1.0.0 Nicaraguan Dwarf Boas
0.0.1 Occelated Skink, 1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, 1.0.3 Tarantulas, 0.0.2 Damon diadema
1.0.0 C0ckatiel,
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Midge
Hatchling
United Kingdom
203 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2011 : 08:52:10
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| Think you might be a bit too paranoid to be thinking like this! |
1.0 CB11 Carolina Corn Snake - Naboo
1.0 CB10 Butter Motley Corn Snake - Rudi
0.1 CB09 Amel het Caramel, Stripe - Zumba
1.0 CB12 Phantom - Bollo
0.1 CB12 Diffused Powder - Rosie
0.1 CB12 Hypo Lavender - Lily |
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LittlestarRed
Egg
United Kingdom
99 Posts |
Posted - 10/12/2011 : 19:05:29
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| I've had power cuts and didn't do anything, most snakes are capable of dealing with low temps for a short while (My lizards on the other hand have hot water bottles filled with water heated on a camping stove). I have a plan for longer powers cuts though. My Sister has said that if the power failed long term (days or weeks) we could move them round to hers for a bit. |
0.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake 'Nagini', 4.8.0 Royal Pythons, 1.0.0 BRB, 1.0.0 Honduran BCI, 1.0.0 Yemen Chameleon 'Jasper' and 1.0.1 Beardies 'Snuggle' & 'Beanie' |
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Aegis
Hatchling
United Kingdom
282 Posts |
Posted - 11/12/2011 : 16:42:57
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| my power went out the other day, wasnt really bothered because it wasnt for long. She was due a feed that night but i put it off. Iv got the rep heat packs that are used for transporting incase of long power outages though :) x |
4.0.0 Kids (Hugh, Seamus, Athrun + JD)
1.0.0 Gingy cat (Fintan Stack)
0.1.0 Snow Corn (Karuza)
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