It is important to all reptile owners to note that emergency shelters will take animals -- that includes Red Cross, FEMA, and Salvation Army. Reptile owners must make alternative plans in advance. Consider going to a hotel or a friend's home that is a safe distance away.

Keep a transportation container (bag, deli cup, etc.) for each one of your reptiles on hand. This is for both evacuation and trips to the vet. Styrofoam boxes are needed to keep the repitile in a semi-stable temperature, but don't expect that it will remain so for long time periods. Heat packs or cool packs may be needed.

THE BEST material for building construction that is rated for hurricanes and tornatoes is insulated concrete forms. Homes, storm shelters and commercial building can be built from these. http://www.forms.org/product_info/index.html

Generators for your heating and cooling system is important for anyone who is caught at home without electricity and has reptiles. (you may have to decide what is more important -- your refridgerator or your herps)

I can go on and on about what is needed to prepare for a disaster when one has reptiles. Think ahead of what you need and have things ready.

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• Emergency procedures for herp collections during natural disasters... - carl3, Tue Aug 17 16:01:46 2004
• RE: Emergency procedures for herp collections during natural disasters... - crtoon83, Tue Aug 17 16:28:09 2004
• I was curious too.. - jtclark, Tue Aug 17 16:37:39 2004
• RE: Emergency procedures for herp collections during natural disasters... - mike13, Wed Aug 18 11:19:02 2004
• People releasing snakes in the wild. - crtoon83, Wed Aug 18 19:01:21 2004
• RE: Emergency procedures for herp collections during natural disasters... - -ryan-, Fri Aug 27 12:21:40 2004
• RE: Emergency procedures for herp collections during natural disasters... - lldg, Thu Aug 19 12:36:38 2004
• RE: Emergency procedures for herp collections during natural disasters... - LloydHeilbrunn, Thu Aug 19 17:16:11 2004