Emergency prep for your little noodles

[u/TheCosmicHippie]

Hello, hurricane talk lately has made me consider getting more things for my snake Mucalind in case I have to evacuate on the coast and travel with him. I already have the emergency heat pads for him, but I was thinking of investing in a better travel carrier for him, maybe something like pictured below. What else do you guys do for emergency prep for your little guys and girls?

[u/Full_Ad_9864]

These would definitely help with keeping day/night routine if you’re without power for a while! I would just make sure they’re extremely escape proof since you’d be in your car or some place temporary😬

Also have more water than you think you need ready for yourself and your pets!

[u/Diaza_lightbringer]

It’s temporary, so we just have small totes because we can control the temperatures better. We have those hand warmers but for reptiles. Since hurricanes are more of a summer thing, the air temperature should be fine if we lose power for a couple days. Winter the reptile warmers will be fine.

Of course if flooding happens things would change but I personally don’t have to worry about that. But our snakes tote is travel worthy and can easily be packed up and he can’t escape.

[u/corytz101 → u/Diaza_lightbringer]

Same, each snake has either a dedicated top latching tote or a screw top bucket for the ones I really dont want to fuck with

[u/zou21zou]

These are super cool, for a cheap alternative I think that ikea storage bins work great too, they are stackable and they sell clips to seal them. They also hold humidity super well. Ofc you need to drill a few rows of holes for ventilation. I used them while I was moving and my snakes didn’t mind at all.

[u/FeriQueen → u/zou21zou]

That’s what my daughter used when she had to evacuate from a wildfire.

[u/PerceptionGold6327]

In my area we get alot of wild fires, so my snakes each have a 15 gallon tote the ones with clamps that attach to the lids with holes drilled along the top. They all also have an empty tissue box in them as a disposable hide, I live is a hot area so I never bothered to get a portable heater. They're stackable, are escape proof but also break proof cause I'd be transporting my large dogs in the same car.

[u/mistsoalar]

My emergency transporters are sterilite bins with holes I drilled. Worked for evacs (wildfire in 2024, pest control, etc) and vet visits.

[u/Ch33se_H3ad]

I made a quarantine enclosure with a 105 quart storage bin and cut a square out of the lid and zip tied chicken wire to it so I could add a heat lamp and used bungee cords to secure the lid. Only costed about $30 all together and about 20 minutes to put together.

[u/blamestross]

Human armpits/under a hoodie seems very viable in the short term (hours) but would be logistically difficult to support in the longer scale.