What to do if your power goes out.

[johari]

I found this list on another forum... It's summer time now, and the heat will kill ferrets.. Here is a list of what to do in case your power goes out...

Article written by member "DOM" on Ferret Village called "Preventing tragedy (very important)"

1. Give all you neighbor's and friend's a emergency phone number were you can be reached if the power goes out wile you are at work or away from home. Make sure your cell phone is charged.

2. If you have a friend, neighbors or family member that lives closer to your home than you, when you are at work give them a key to your house and instructions on what to do till you get home.

3. If you have a phone answering machine take the back up battery out and call home every hour or sooner to make sure it's still working this is a way for you to know if the power has failed.

4. have an emergency plan on what to do and a place to take your ferrets if the power fails. Talk with friends and family that do not live in you area make arrangements to stay with them till the power is restored. Police and fire stations have emergency generators, explain you situation to them and ask them if you can stay inside the building till the power is restored. Keep a grab bag handy with ferret food and toys and treats this could be stressful on your ferrets so you want to make them as comfortable as possible and you don't know how long you are going to be away from home.

5. If you have a generator or access to one make sure it is in proper working order and you can get to it 24/7.

6. Know were you can get ice 24/7, pick some up on your way home to help cool your ferrets. Also keep ice packs or frozen bottles of water in your freezer. the bottles of water can be used to cool your ferrets and for them to drink.

7. If you have a car with ac make sure it is in working order and you engines cooling system is in proper condition. if your car fails you could get stuck on the side of the road for a long time.

8. This is only a last resort park you car in the shade and use it as an emergency shelter stay in you car with your ferrets with the ac on keep a close eye on them for any signs of heat related concerns.

I hope that everybody can keep their fuzzies safe in the heat.

[sassysmom]

good advice

[chychy]

This reminds me of an ad I saw on Craigslist. Someone was advertising a cage for sale, they said they had a Chinchilla but it died this summer because it got to hot, and now they are going to try something else! If they can't keep an animal alive, and handle something as simple as making sure that there animal is at the right tempurature they shouldn't own any animal at all!

[stephanie]

Usually the summer in here in Denmark aren't so warm that it's dangerous for ferrets.

But this year it got warmer than usual, so I put a wet towel with a couple of frozen bottles of water on it on top of the cage. And because cold air travels down the cage was always a good temperature for ferrets.

[nytetears]

I know its not summer any more and this was written a while back, but another idea that might be added to the list. I have a stroller for my ferrets. Load your ferrets in the stroller and go to a mall. Most malls have AC and are cool. If you do not make a big scene and keep the critters in the stroller, most dont mind you in the place.

[pollyroggers]

Yeah, when the temperature gets hot (and here it does so quite often), we can definitely notice how the ferrets begin getting through a hard period.

Even though we knew all of that already, that's some really good advice for other people! Way to go.

[ishiguro]

I bought 2 cage fans just for that reason and for summer, they are called pro select. They are for dog cages at dog shows but work well only need batteries .

[Asyia]

Oct 5, 2007 19:25:17 GMT -5 nytetears said:

I have a stroller for my ferrets.

Where can I get one of these?

[ishiguro]

May 20, 2008 16:56:24 GMT -5 Asyia said:

Oct 5, 2007 19:25:17 GMT -5 nytetears said:

I have a stroller for my ferrets.

Where can I get one of these?

At any pet store, the doggy strollers are good for ferrets the toy breed ones, I have a blue one I use for my ferrets and dogs .

If you have a Pet Supplies Plus! or Pet Super Market, Petco, Petsmart they carry them .

[nibblesandspazz]

heres another very obvious one not listed. take them for a stroll in petsmart!i'm going to buy a baby bag to use for their food and stuff in case of an emergency. there water bottle will fit perfectly upside down in the baby bottle holders and i'll keep a bag in the towel to lay down when i need to pull out the bottle and tip it right side up for my fuzzies to get a drink. also some pet stores sell stuffed dog toys that you can freeze to help keep your pet cool in the summer and they are safe for chewing