Emergency kit and insurance.?

[mychamtini112012]

I was wondering what are good things to put in an emergency kit for my chameleons.?

AND

Do they have reptile insurance.? If so, around how much is it.?

 

[mychamtini112012]

Anyone know these answers.?

 

[Olimpia]

I can't help you with the insurance question, as I've never looked into it (but know it exists), but I'll tell you what I keep in my emergency pet bin.

Mind you, I have geckos and dogs as well, so I keep stuff that may be more for the dogs than the reptiles, but you never know what you can potentially use in an emergency.

I have a large plastic storage container that contains:
- Small plastic containers for each reptile. These have pre-drilled air holes and have the pet's name, species, and gender on them so that if anything happens, people know what each one is.
- A roll of paper towels.
- A few towels, I think 2 small hand sized ones and two large ones.
- A hand mister
- Cold and hot packs
- A small first aid kit with the typical stuff, gauze, bandages, skin tape, etc.
- Scissors
- Extra plastic containers for packing things like pet food if I have time.

And I think that's about it. I have just the essentials in case we have to run out. I don't have travel cages or anything, figuring I can get to safety and set them up somehow, but they wouldn't be a bad idea. Something like butterfly cages would work as temporary, collapsible homes.

 

[mychamtini112012]

Hmmm....okay.

I have dogs too, so that's all good. sounds like a good kit. I was thinking of putting either a collapsable cage or butterfly type cage or or one of those little dog carriers by all the cages so if I needed to leave I could put them in and go. And then have a plastic box with all those supplies. Would that be okay.?

 

[Olimpia]

I think as long as you have everything you think you would need to keep them alive for at least 3 days, I think you're already on a good foot. Collapsible cages would be excellent, and at some point I will get a few butterfly cages or something to add in there.

I have the towels because I figure that if it gets too warm, for example, I can use a cold pack and throw the towels over the animal cages/bins and keep them cooler. Or the opposite with a hot pack if it gets too cold. So you can get creative with what you put in and how you use it. Think of the possible emergencies you'd have and plan according to that - I know that for me I face hurricanes, so I may be without power for a few days or face a lot of flooding. So I pack thinking that if I have to evacuate at the last minute and escape to a hotel with everyone, I can sneak in the plastic tote with all the reptiles and keep them alive (although not super comfortably) in the bathtub or something if I have to for a couple days until I can make it home or to a friend's house.

 

[mychamtini112012]

Any good place to order a collapsable cage.?

 

[Olimpia]

I'm pretty sure that LLL Reptiles has some in different sizes, I also know that Walmart sells butterfly collapsible cylindrical cages for $15, but they're a little small for full grown veileds or panthers. You can probably find butterfly cages in other places online but I know that LLL definitely has some for reptiles.

 

[mychamtini112012]

Okay. Thanks so much. I just want to be prepared.

 

[Canny Chams]

http://www.educationalscience.com/ has very good butterfly cages, they would do well for an emergency kit