Tropical Storm/Hurricane???

[BriNoelle]

Hello!

I'm living in Florida and we may potentially be getting hit with a tropical storm/hurricane in the next few days. The part I'm worried about most is, I'm going to be out of town! So my boyfriend's dad is going to be taking care of my beardie, crestie, and bluey. They'll all be at his house so he can watch them during the storm for power outages. I'm going to leave him with a bunch of hand warmers, towels, and blankets for them just in case. But I was looking into getting some kind of battery or generator or something that he can plug the lights into in case of an outage, does anyone have anything like this or would recommend something for this?

Thank you!

 

[CooperDragon]

Since it's warm, they should be OK at room temp for a while. Especially in Florida. It's a good idea to store some food and water for them just as you would for humans. As far as lights go, it will be tough to keep them on for a long time without using a generator. What I have in place for brief outages is a good battery backup for a computer/server. It's enough power to handle most outages but only really provides a few hours total of energy so you'd want to use the lights intermittently unless you have budget for a lot of high capacity battery backups. Generally speaking they should be fine for a while at room temp if they are safe and comfortable.

 

[MrSpectrum]

Hi Bri,

I think you may be over-worrying, which is understandable. I'm assuming you've checked your local forecast for the duration. The crested gecko should be fine. The beardie & bluey have similar requirements, but short-term, even the Australian Outback (where both are from) occasionally gets inclement weather, including cold spells. For peace of mind, you can look this up on Google: australian outback climate weather. The towels & blankets sound reasonable; they'll help keep things calm if a blow develops.

They aren't going to develop MBD in a few days--that can take weeks/months. Worst case, they may go into brumation for a short time (some owners on this site are reporting signs of brumation in their beardies now).

I trust you're also leaving them with a supply of feeders and instructions for your boyfriend's dad.

Best wishes.

 

[Moon4wolfgirl]

just tell the people watching your beardie to keep hot hands to keep the beardies warm(if its chilly there) if the power goes out but they should be fine. make sure they are caring for your bearded dragons correctly to.

 

[Nena305]

Same here...totally freaking out but, I'm sure we will be good. Good luck during the storm

 

[Moon4wolfgirl]

good chance it could hit me since I live beside flordia