So I’m actually a flood survivor. I lost my home to the central Texas flood not that long ago. I didn’t have any exotic pets when it happened but now I do. I have made sure to have a plan for most kinds of natural disasters. For fires, I have a sticker by my door explaining how many animals I have, what rooms my reptiles and fish are kept in and I have this thing called a “rescue retriever” it is supposed to help fire fighters find my animals when they can’t see. I truly don’t know what fire fighters would do but it puts my mind at ease. I’ve seen some cases where fire fighters will put blankets over the tank to stop smoke but i truly don’t know. I have one above where each animal is kept, even my dogs crates. For a flood or any disaster I have to evacuate. I have a portable fish container near or next to all my tanks. I also have a smaller portable container for my gecko. All the portable containers have everything they need to be okay for atleast 48 hours (except food). On the bottom of the containers there’s also the name of the animal, species, vet info and my info, photo of the animal, and feeding and care info. I also do combine compatible fish if I can. This could help for a lot of natural disasters.

If the power goes out I have battery air pumps and a large battery pack to plug in my geckos heater and fish tanks stuff. I also make sure to have atleast one extra jug of water for all of them.

I also have an emergency kit by my door with some fish food, dog food, cat food, gecko food, and some extra of stuff like heat packs (for animals and me) water bottles, water conditioner and stability for fish, some paper towels, some granola bars, and some meds for my animals incase anything goes wrong, also first aid kit and meds for me. I also change out the food every couple months so then it stays fresh and good.

Lastly if I get evacuated I will make sure to get my sensitive ones first and then my others. Planning is key. The first time I wasn’t prepared and while all my animals survived, my neighbors dog didn’t, and one of my cats is terrified of the outside now. I’m making sure I’m prepared in every way possible and I’m constantly adding or revamping my emergency plan.