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Hey all,

I'm in pensacola ( the projected impact point for the eye of hurricane ivan ), and this is the first hurricane I have ever been through. I am told we will probably evacuate tomorrow, so I am wondering if anyone has any reccommendations for heat packs. I know they may not be the best, but I don't have time to order something and have it be here in 4 - 5 days.

Do any major chains ( walmart/homedepot/target/anything that would probably be here ) have any and where would I look ( section wise )?

My BT is 20" and my Sav is 14" tip to tail.

Thanks for all feedback,
GK

Is it cold up there right now? Just curious as just dealing with frances down on the south east section. I was more worried about cooling them then heating them. I did not feed them during this time either so they would have no food sitting in them needing to digest.

They all simply went into hide and wait it out. The temps here were in the 90's with heat index pushing into 100's. My reptiles do not like the high ambients and all went to seak out cooler areas of the cages. This goes for babies upto adults.

If your animals are healthy and well cared for you should not have any problems. Just keep an eye on them, if you have had them for awhile you should know what is normal for them by now.

Good luck to you board up be safe, and get the generator ready.

Thanks a ton =)

If your going to put the monitors in safe conditions, to withstand a hurricane, you do not want to heat them, you want to cool them.

When they are cool, they do not have a need for food or water. Please consider, they have no problems with cool temps, until they go below, 45F(depending on species)(some species far below that) So I would not worry about them getting to cold. I would worry about them getting to hot.(Like Jody suggests)

If it were me, I would pack them in a cool, dry, place thats safe from the wind(indoors)(not in an outbuilding or garage)

So please, forget the heatpads, they are only going to cause harm. Good luck and may the trees fall somewhere else, FR

Thanks a ton Frank, there's at least one load off my chest now. =)

I've just been through it with Charley and Frances. Stop feeding them now. Get a cat litter pan or something flat and sturdy and put it up on boards or blocks so your animals can get under it, but it cannot fall on them. Fill the litter box with cyprus mulch and water. The evaporation will keep that area cooler, and under the pan it will be cooler still. That's where mine stayed until I could get power enough after the storm to be able to air condition one room so I could move them back and forth. (Hint:if you can get even a small generator, you can often find a small window air conditioner real cheap at a pawn shop to cool you and your animals somewhat until the power comes back on.) Good luck!

Leslie