chamlover
New Member
After reading another thread, this subject came up and i thought it was important enough to have it's own thread. I myself have been in a fire and lost everything, including some pets that i didn't have time to get out. Because of this, i put together a pretty good plan, just in case Even for the guy/or gal, who has a few reptiles it is extremely important that we do have something in place, cause stuff does happen. Whether it's a flood, fire, evacuation, earthquake, or power outages, we should have some kind of an idea as to what to do if we have to leave quickly.
This is my basic plan:
Container for every animal, close to the cage. Sandrachameleon also mentioned in her post that she uses shoeboxes and keeps a heat pack in every one. Great idea. I didn't think about the heat packs cause i was thinking about putting them in a heated car, but if that's not possible a heat pack is a must in cooler climates.
In each room i also have a styrofoam cooler or 2, to put the smaller containers in. This just makes getting alot of animals out easier and makes things dark which will help to keep the animals calm. Unless of course they are nocturnal, then they'll just have their own party while you're running around.
I also have another cooler filled with assorted stuff, like temp guages, water sprayer, vit, min, and calcium. All my meds and needles and stuff are all in one place, so if i have the time to grab them, i know where they are and i can add them to that cooler.
Small container to throw crickets, worms, or such in, if time permits of course. All my container are huge.
This only takes a small amount of time to plan out and get everything together and it will be well worth the effort if anything does happen. Also give some time to think about HOW you would do it as well. Which room or animals you would do first, where you would place them, and how you would get them out in different scenarios. I wish i would have thought of it before our house fire. But of couse stuff like that only happens to other people. Right? Food for thought.
This is my basic plan:
Container for every animal, close to the cage. Sandrachameleon also mentioned in her post that she uses shoeboxes and keeps a heat pack in every one. Great idea. I didn't think about the heat packs cause i was thinking about putting them in a heated car, but if that's not possible a heat pack is a must in cooler climates.
In each room i also have a styrofoam cooler or 2, to put the smaller containers in. This just makes getting alot of animals out easier and makes things dark which will help to keep the animals calm. Unless of course they are nocturnal, then they'll just have their own party while you're running around.
I also have another cooler filled with assorted stuff, like temp guages, water sprayer, vit, min, and calcium. All my meds and needles and stuff are all in one place, so if i have the time to grab them, i know where they are and i can add them to that cooler.
Small container to throw crickets, worms, or such in, if time permits of course. All my container are huge.
This only takes a small amount of time to plan out and get everything together and it will be well worth the effort if anything does happen. Also give some time to think about HOW you would do it as well. Which room or animals you would do first, where you would place them, and how you would get them out in different scenarios. I wish i would have thought of it before our house fire. But of couse stuff like that only happens to other people. Right? Food for thought.
