How do I keep my just fed baby leopard gecko warm enough during a power outage? When the power went out the temp in the warm hide was at 92 degrees and it has very quickly dropped to 85 degrees. The room temp is about 74 degrees at the moment. I wouldn't be so concerned but Kalypso has been impacted in the past and he just ate a big meal.
heat with power outage
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JIMI
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When I had an unexpected power outage(rarely happens here) I filled a hot water bottle (the kinds you use when you are sick) with boiled water (not too hot) and placed it under the warm area of my Leo's suspended enclosure (I keep it on top of patio bricks). I constantly monitored the temperatures and successfully kept the warm side at 88-90 degrees. You may also be able to use another container if you don't have a hot water bottle. This was what I came up with when I suddenly experienced a power outage for a few hours.
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Elizabeth Freer
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The Uni-Heat packs that hmarie186 mentions are manufactured in sizes that provide 20 hours up to 72 hours of heat. They are great for power outages as well as for shipping. They have a shelf life of several years.
Leopard geckos will be fine down to about 67*F even overnight. I'd start to worry if the power outage lasts more than 24 hours.
Leopard geckos will be fine down to about 67*F even overnight. I'd start to worry if the power outage lasts more than 24 hours.
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They make a jumbo 72+ hour one that's 7"x5" I think. The water bottle idea will help you now though.Thank you for the input. Thankfully the outage didn't last to long and I was able to get Kalypso's heat back to normal with an extra light while the uth got caught back up. I will look into some of those uni heat packs to keep on hand. The hot water bottle wouldn't work for me as in a power outage I would have no way to heat the water. This past winter before I got Kalypso we had some furnace problems and the house was in the low 50's for a week. Sounds like those uni heat packs would have come in very handy for that. Thanks again for the input.
Elizabeth Freer
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Hey Kalypso ~
What a good reason to switch to gas-fed appliances! ;-)
What a good reason to switch to gas-fed appliances! ;-)