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So I got to thinking with all this talk of proper temperatures, hot and cool hides, etc...what would happen to a corn snake in the event of an extended power outage during the winter months?

If the temps in my house were to drop to the high 40's overnight and stay that way for a half day, would they be in danger?

It could be... the 40's is low for corns. If you think that going to be an issue you can keep a pile of 40 hour heat pads around and you could pack you animals into cloth bags and put them in a styro lined box till the power comes back on..

i have several family members that live near me so i have options, but i always keep some heat pads around just in case.

~ Mike Russo

Mike is that an Ultra Amber? Do you hve a website?

Yes, that is my Ultra Amber Female - I do not have a website..

~ Mike Russo

Mike if I could ask--where did you get this one? TK

I also wouldnt feed them if there were a power outtage b/c if you feed them and its cold they have a better chance of regurg.

~kin
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude) [just a pet...she started it all]
1. Orange normal (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
2. Miami Phase part zigzag (Starkey, Mcvitty)[Emilys F2]
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury) .1 Blizzard (Detta)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy) [Emilys F1 babies]
.1 Amel (Pepperoni) .1 Reverse Okeetee (Lonna)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss HET Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Hypo HET Stripe (Gracie Lou) 1. Hypo Stripe (Gideon)
1.1 Anery HET Motley (Lleroy, Persia)
.1 Candy Cane (Peaches HoneyBlossom) [Just a pet]
1. Abbotts Okeetee (Albert) [Charlottes son]
1.1 Snow (Crickle, Isis) .1 Green Snow (Maya)
1. Caramel poss het butter (Topher)
.1 Anery stripe (V) [husbands snake...he named it]

Others:
1.1 Black rats (Willard, Cecily)
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)
1. High-white Reverse Spotted Cal King (Wishbone)
.1 Albino Stripe Cal King (Eve)
.1 Bananna spotted/stripe cal king (no name) Thanks Jeff!!!
1.1 Thayeri (Giuseppe[MSP], Cheyenne)
1.1 Creamsicle HET Motley(Orangejello, Genevieve)
1. Creamsicle motley (no name) Thanks Jimmy!!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LEOPARD GECKOS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1. Normal het Midnight Blizzard (Mr. Spot)
.1 Blizzard (Blitz)
.1? unknown High yellow and brown spots... (no name)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (no name, ideas welcome)
~~~~~~~~~~~~OTHER~~~~~~~~~~~~
0.0.1 American toad

>>So I got to thinking with all this talk of proper temperatures, hot and cool hides, etc...what would happen to a corn snake in the event of an extended power outage during the winter months?
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>>If the temps in my house were to drop to the high 40's overnight and stay that way for a half day, would they be in danger?

I brumate my snakes at 45 to 47 so temps in the mid 40's for a day or two wouldn't be too serious but if it got any lower then the mid 40's I would try to find some way to warm them.
Keeping the heat pads on hand is a good idea.
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Corn snakes and rat snakes..No one can have just one.
"Resistance is futile"
Jimmy Johnson
(Draybar)
Draybars Snakes

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