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HissyFitz

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I just wanted to ask this before one happens. I live in NC which gets some nasty thunderstorms in the summer and ice storms in the winter. Im not to worried about the thunderstorms and power because in the summer probally not going to need the power as much with my babies. My main concern is in the winter when we get the ice. What do you recommend to do during the power outages during the cold. I live in town so if power does go down it will me out for no more then like 2 days unless one of the big cities get hit hard.

Just wanted to be prepared before these things happen does no good to want to know after the powers sapped and cant find out

and heres a pick of my second Corn Lightning soory for the blur but Lightning hasnt sat still since we got him/her

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I have also thought about this, and this is what I came up with:
Hand Warmers. I thnk about two (depending on how hot they get) could be put under the substrate where their heat mat is supposed to go. And Keep changing them once they get cool again. Thats all I could think about. But I hope someone ealse can give you some more info on what you could do.
 
Bartholomew said:
could be put under the substrate where their heat mat is supposed to go.
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Just to clarify, do you mean under the tank or under the substrate? The UTH shouldn't be in the tank under the substrate because that's a good way to burn your snake or start a fire... I'm not sure I'd put handwarmers in the tank either - many of them get up to 130+ degrees at their peak.
 
I meant under the substrate, I dont think they would do any good to put them under the tank. The heat would not get to the snake. And thats why I said: "depending on how hot they get"
And I know its a big "no no" to put the UTH in the tank. That would just be stupid.
I'm sorry, I should have clarified.
But I guess now you know what I mean?
 
Another thing you might want to consider (if you haven't already) is having your Viv related electrical items plugged into a surge protector. We get horrific lightning here in N.M. and all our important electrical items (TV's, computers, Viv's, etc.) are on surge protectors. Just a thought.
 
I know they had these a couple years ago, I planned on going and searching for them at Canadian tire here.

I guess they're batteries, and you charge them and you can turn them on and off.
They have a plug like a wall plug.

I know our trucker friend uses them for a mini mini fridge in his truck, and a lot of people use them for freezers when the power goes out.

Makes sense, but I have NO idea if they still have them and how much they are.
 
I was thinking about one of these just put a heat bulb in it... i don't know how long they would last before you had to change the batteries but there is no reason why it wouldn't heat though. The only thing is, how long will it be on? But you could just have a crap ton of batteries?

Another thing you could look into is getting a good battery and DC/AC converter and just recharge the battery with your car when you need to, or maybe get an emergency charge kit with an AC plug in on it, although i think those are charged in the house so you could always have it plugged in when the weather will be bad but it will only work for one full charge if your power goes out and can't recharge it... Just some ideas though
 
A gas generator with an extension cord but i think those get spendy, you could buy a small one and just use it for heat pads and nothing else? another option for ya
 
I thought I read somewhere on this site about using hot water bottles. Guess that would only work if you have a gas stove to heat water, and I have no idea where you'd buy those in this day and age.

Good point about the heat warmers! I hadn't thought about that. That's the method I was planning to use. Back to the drawing board....
 
That would be a good idea... but if you hear that huge storm is coming the day you hear the message then you can go out and buy pain revilers or hand warmers,just my 2 cents
 
you could wrap the heat pack in a towel and see how many times you have to wrap it up to make it a safe temp?
 
Jdog3131 said:
That would be a good idea... but if you hear that huge storm is coming the day you hear the message then you can go out and buy pain revilers or hand warmers,just my 2 cents
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This is true. But I was a Girl Scout, I believe in being PREPARED! Back in jr high, I kept tropical fish. Lots and lots of tropical fish. Oh,about 15 tanks worth. I kept them alive thru several multi-day power outages thanks to a wood stove. So I figure any power outage worth worrying about could go on for 3-4 days, and at 40hrs each, I won't have to swap them out so darn often!
 
Karoni said:
I thought I read somewhere on this site about using hot water bottles. Guess that would only work if you have a gas stove to heat water, and I have no idea where you'd buy those in this day and age.

Good point about the heat warmers! I hadn't thought about that. That's the method I was planning to use. Back to the drawing board....
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Plastic freezer bags can hold hot water if it's not TOO hot. So can small rubbermaid containers. So if you have a gas stove that has PILOT LIGHTS and not an electronic ignition system that can't be bypassed, the hot water strategy will work fine. No heat packs required.
 
FYI

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Another thing you can get is a radiant oil heater. I picked one up at Lowe's for $40. They take hours to heat up & hours to cool off, so in the event of a power outage, it will be hours before the heater cools off.
 
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