Emergency heat

[Krystie]

So I live in the south, TN to be exact, and at times we get some brutal storms in the summer that can knock out power, same with winter time, ice storms hav been known to kill our power, if this happens what can I do to keep him warm?

 

[MisterD83]

In the summer, if your temps stay in the 70's to 80's the beardie will be ok for a few weeks, very lethargic and almost no appetite.

In the winter, if youre using space heaters on a generator to stay warm, you can use that to keep the beardie warm too. A gas stove may work as a back up heater for the house just keep a close eye on carbon dioxide and activity of the beardie, and insects are often shipped with heat packs in the winter and that keeps them alive for weeks at a time. With out knowing how hot they get I can suggest looking into that more.

Also a human's body temperature is in a good range to keep a beardie warm while youre awake and able to hold him / her.

 

[jarich]

Its always good to keep a small generator for both yourself and the reptiles. If you arent able to do that, as mentioned above, there are small heat packs that work for up to 40 hours that are very inexpensive and safe for reptiles. Here is a link to some:

http://www.lllreptile.com/products/435-disposable-40-hour-heat-pack