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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prudance" data-source="post: 33453" data-attributes="member: 2448">Many of us have species of tarantulas that are not native to the areas we live in. I for one live in an area that is too cold for any T. Yesterday the power went out in my neighborhood. Luckily our house wasn't effected as we are on a different power grid. Some people that were without power left their homes for the night because of the cold. It got me wondering if my backup plan to take care of my pets if the power goes out is adequate.For those of you who live in an area where the winters get pretty chilly and/or gets snow, what plan do you have to heat and maintain care of your T's in the event of a power outage? For you all in the warmer climates what do you have in place for power outages in the high heat?Now I have a habitat room for all my T's and a few reptiles. It has it's own heater so it can be heated separately from the rest of the house. In the event the power goes out I have a back up heater that runs on fuel rather than electricity. It's rated for indoors and as of right now we have enough fuel for 14 hours of heat. We're slowly stocking up on fuel so we can heat the room for at least 24 hours. We also have heat packs like the ones used for shipping. So far we haven't had to use our back up plan.</blockquote>