| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
angelhope
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
17 Posts |
 Posted - 06/01/2010 : 20:45:29
|
| In th event of a powercut wil my snake be ok?! |
|
|
hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
3984 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2010 : 21:12:25
|
Yup. 
|
 |
|
|
DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3070 Posts |
Posted - 06/01/2010 : 21:16:29
|
| Corn snakes are pretty hardy, i would have thought that aslong as the power wherent off for too long they would be ok. |
0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
Location: Liverpool |
|
|
|
Lilpunk
Yearling
512 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2010 : 19:20:30
|
| I was thinking if you have your radiators on gas, then you could sit near them with him/her if you were really worried about being below the lowest temperature at the cold end of your viv. But yeah, I think they are mostly alright, they escape often enough and are ok, so I would imagine for a couple of hours would be fine. |
0.0.1 Carolina corn - (renamed) Lumos.
2.0.0 Shetlands - Winston & Rupert.
1.3.0 Guinea pigs - Coffee, Nutkin, Rosemary & Thyme.
0.1.0 Yorkshire Terrier - Poppy. |
|
|
|
HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2010 : 22:30:55
|
| if you are worried about them, you could put towels around the vivs/fauns and over them to keep the heat in |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
|
|
|
|
eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
|
|
lucifer
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
780 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2010 : 00:41:35
|
Some modern boilers like mine use electricity too so a power cut could effect the house heating.
As Hannah suggested I would chuck a towel or dressing gown over the viv to retain some of the heat while you wait. |
5.2.0 Cornsnakes: Lucien (Amel), Zero Kiryu (Blizzard), Aura (Butter Stripe), Montana (Normal), Edison (Lavender Stripe), Liberty (Hypo Lavender), Orlando (Anery)
2.0.0 Royals: Q & Little One
Twitter: @BlutAura
DeviantART: BlutAura |
|
|
|
Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
4379 Posts |
|
|
n/a
deleted
876 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2010 : 09:41:02
|
My Daddy is a heating engineer (for 30 years *Cough* plus!)... I could ask if you like Eeji..?
xXx |
Slinky-Tallulah-Fairy-Bell
"My Heart has joined The Thousand for my friend stopped running today" |
|
|
|
Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2010 : 11:22:23
|
quote:
Originally posted by eeji
if your central heating is gas, would the boiler will still cut out at some point because it will have an electric pump in it? (any plumbers/gas fitters on the forum?)
Most boilers will now not function without electricity. Most are lit by a spark and obviously have electric pumps.
xxx |
  
  |
|
|
|
gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2010 : 14:04:55
|
quote:
Originally posted by Blackecho
Hot water bottles filled with water heated on my gas hob.
that's what i did when we were having power cuts on a weekly basis......... |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
|
|
|
gmac
The Scottish Admin
United Kingdom
5319 Posts |
Posted - 08/01/2010 : 22:04:13
|
quote:
Originally posted by Kellog
quote:
Originally posted by eeji
if your central heating is gas, would the boiler will still cut out at some point because it will have an electric pump in it? (any plumbers/gas fitters on the forum?)
Most boilers will now not function without electricity. Most are lit by a spark and obviously have electric pumps.
xxx
We had powercut last night lost all heating, but was pleasantly surprised to see the temps in vivs and fauns only go down about 3 degrees ish after 2-2.5 hours. |
 |
|
|
|
Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2010 : 05:45:34
|
quote:
Originally posted by Blackecho
Hot water bottles filled with water heated on my gas hob.
Problem is if you dont have a gas hob....
quote:
Originally posted by gmac
[br} We had powercut last night lost all heating, but was pleasantly surprised to see the temps in vivs and fauns only go down about 3 degrees ish after 2-2.5 hours.
....and powercut goes on for longer than a few hours. Then what do you do??
xxx |
|
Edited by - Kellog on 09/01/2010 05:47:01 |
|
|
|
Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
1202 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2010 : 15:17:12
|
| Get a camping hob! not just for your snakes but i really believe that everyone should have emergency ways of heating, cooking etc for themselves *hummm reminds me i must get mine back from the last person who borrowed it* also comes in handy for camping. They are about £10-£15 for a single hob and refills are about £6 for 3 but well. worth it when the power gets cut and your the smug warm person with a cuppa and hot water bottle. |
3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
|
|
|
|
Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2010 : 17:44:30
|
I still stand by my theory of a power invertor and a couple batteries.
But like I said it also depends on your power company, ours are bound to provide generators and gas to us if the power is out for more than 4 hours. |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
 |
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
Powercut!
