Do you have an emergency plan for your reptiles and amphibians?

Posted by Sarah on December 15, 2008

With the snow and the cold (it’s -20 here according to my backyard thermometer) and the news about the power outages across so many areas I started wondering what we’d do if we had an emergency and had to leave the house because there was no power.

I don’t know what it says about me that I thought about the fish before the reptiles – but in all honesty the reptiles will be a lot easier to move than the fish tanks.

Do you have an emergency plan in place in case you have to leave your house due to a power outage or a natural disaster?

To be honest, I’ve never really thought about it.

The snakes can travel together in a pillowcase, and we’ve got a kritter keeper that is large enough for Tiger, our leopard gecko to stay in for a while in an emergency.

The chameleon’s old baby cages are small enough that we could fit one in the car if we had both of the chameleons in it, but we’d really have to wrap it to make sure no cold got into, and they couldn’t stay in there together for too long.

The foods for the reptiles are a different story completely.

Even if we could find a place that would let us have the dogs and the reptiles they might draw the line at roaches or crickets.

Have you ever thought about what to do with your reptiles or amphibians in an emergency?

Have you made plans? If so leave a comment and tell me about them!

 

If you’ve got fish check out Do you have an emergency plan for your fish? on the Northern Lights Aquatics Fish Blog.