Post by Moira ap Eiluned on Dec 12, 2014 9:07:41 GMT -8
So it's come up among the snake owners here...if the power goes out at home and looks to be out for days, not just hours, what can you do to keep your cold-blooded friends alive short of packing them off to someone else's house where the power is on?
As I have 12 snakes currently, this is a worry of mine. So I have placed an order with Ship Your Reptiles for 30 of their 72-hour shipping heat-packs. Unlike commercial handwarmers, these will not overheat and cook your snake, and they give an even heat for far, far longer. I'm wiling to sell them for $2 each (basically just what they cost me) to anyone who needs some, along with the directions on how to pack your snake up so that it can weather the outage in snug comfort.
Basically you just insulate a cardboard box with foam or paper towel or hand towels, put the snake in a pillowcase in the center, then tape the warmer to the lid and close it up. The snake will doze away several days quite comfortably like that.
Message me if you have questions or would like me to set a few aside for you to bring to the next game. I won't, alas, have them in time for this weekend (the Craft Fair), but I should have them by the 27th.
Julianna/Moira/Forgotten Song/Paper Owl
As I have 12 snakes currently, this is a worry of mine. So I have placed an order with Ship Your Reptiles for 30 of their 72-hour shipping heat-packs. Unlike commercial handwarmers, these will not overheat and cook your snake, and they give an even heat for far, far longer. I'm wiling to sell them for $2 each (basically just what they cost me) to anyone who needs some, along with the directions on how to pack your snake up so that it can weather the outage in snug comfort.
Basically you just insulate a cardboard box with foam or paper towel or hand towels, put the snake in a pillowcase in the center, then tape the warmer to the lid and close it up. The snake will doze away several days quite comfortably like that.
Message me if you have questions or would like me to set a few aside for you to bring to the next game. I won't, alas, have them in time for this weekend (the Craft Fair), but I should have them by the 27th.
Julianna/Moira/Forgotten Song/Paper Owl