GUYS HELP NEED AN IDEA OR ADVICE!

[Reznov]

hey so i need a quick reply...im living in florida and we are about to be hit by a massive hurricane usually 9 out of 10 times our power goes out for a week for storms like this....what am i going to do about my beardies heat lamp and uvb?? i mean we have a generator but we are going to be maxing it out on an a/c units and refrigerator what do i do??? :roll:

,brent :study:

 

[trinity040400]

I also live in Florida, I am hopeing it all blows over though. I would find someone you know whos power usually stays on and see if they could take them for a few days. I'm not to worried my self since our power never goes out durring huricans. Knock on wood. But hopefully it wont come to that.

 

[Gail]

A few days with no UVB won't hurt and you can get hand warms for warmth.

 

[Mach10X]

I also live in Florida, if the power goes out, then they will be without heat or UVB for a few days. It is stressful but shouldn't hurt them.

*EDIT*
Just checked and the hurricane has swung north and will not even enter the gulf. It looks to hit around North Carolina.

 

[Sqooky]

The thing with hurricanes is until it passes over the islands, nobody really knows where it's going. I'm also in Florida and I always stock up on those hand warmers from the sports store in the winter and keep them with the rest of the stuff for my animals. After the storm you can always take your babies outside for some heat and UV Rays :wink:

 

[littlesavedgirl]

Our prayers are with you all in the path of the hurricane but again you already live in a warm climate so keeping your dragon warm shouldn't be to difficult , again those hand warmers sound like a good idea but make sure to cover them so not to warm the belly to much. As for UVB lighting, if you loose electric for an extended period of time, nothing beats natural sun light. Your the sunshine state so I hope it will live up to the name.

 

[trinity040400]

See I worry about taking my draagon outside because there is a ton of humidity here. Sometimes it feels like a sauna!

 

[littlesavedgirl]

You have a good point about humidity but in most health concerns, the harm usually come over a longer peiriod of time. So short term conditions may not be optimal but unless they become a regular hindrance, I'm sure your dragon would be able to endure, as long as he/she is normally healthy.

Let's just take it one day at a time.
Still praying for you all.

 

[1proudmom]

I was just getting ready to post something about this same thing. I'm in Maryland and was wondering what to do in the case of a long power outage also. Should I change her diet at all if I find that we don't have power for what could be a while? She's only 2 1/2 months old so she's still eating quite a bit of crickets. Would salad be easier for her to digest? Once the storm has passed, I'll be more than happy to take her outside for warmth and sunshine - just wondering if there are any other changes I should plan on?