General Care Discussion :: No power, no heater!

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Post Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 9:03 pm   No power, no heater!

I am a fairly new RES owner and am freaking out a little because we just lost power due to a snow storm... I'm concerned with how my turtles will be with no water heater. Will they be ok for the night?
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Post Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:25 pm   Re: No power, no heater!

If the water gets too cold, I would take them out of it and dry dock them somewhere warm rather than risk it.
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Post Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:10 am   Re: No power, no heater!

You can wrap blankets around the tank to keep heat in. Hopefully you get power soon.
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Post Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:57 pm   Re: No power, no heater!

If your house/apartment has heat, it should be OK.
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Post Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:28 pm   Re: No power, no heater!

steve wrote:If your house/apartment has heat, it should be OK.


+1 as long as your not cruising at 65F - I dont see a problem with it.
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