Hurricane evacuation plan

[Sheldon the russian tortoise]

I live down south and we are often hit by hurricanes. Since it is now hurricane season it just hit me that we might have to evacuate . I don't know what to pack my russian tortoise in does anyone have any ideas

 

[Beck]

Tortoiselibrary.com has an emergency planning page and is a very good place to start.

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[Pokeymeg]

You need a ready-to-go mini enclosure! Thankfully Russians are very hardy. Your tort would be fine without lights for a little while as long as he does not get chilled. Keep him warm enough and minimize stress by trying to keep his routine/mini enclosure as similar as possible....Thankfully you wouldn't be fleeing a blizzard, so cold isn't a big threat!

 

[Sheldon the russian tortoise]

I have an extra 20 gallon long i will use as my mini enclosure

 

[txturtle13]

Back in 2009 I had a Russian tortoise, whonews adopted by a staff member of the Houston Zoo. This was when Hurricane Ike hit, we evacuated with her and were without power for two weeks. A mini enclosure is exactly what I did too and she was fine. Sun light comes after the hurricane, so while I wasn't able to plug her light in, she got sunlight. I packed: light, spray bottle, food&water dish, hide log.

It was easy, but she was def glad when it was over.