Keeping Pets Safe During The Storm

As >Rockville Central readers know, another of my very favorite local institutions is Animal Exchange (along with Carmen’s).

My friend and AX owner Ruth Hanessian has passed along some excellent — and important — tips to keep in mind during the storm when it comes to keeping your pets safe:

We have been getting calls from people with no power during this storm so I thought I”d share a few tips for your pets:

• We are open and there is someone here if you need and can move your bird, small animal small fish bowl or reptile and amphibian. Call first for guidelines. 301-424-PETS
• Feed any animal that maintains it’s own body temperature lots of extra food. Keep them in as small an area as possible to conserve their heat. Cover the top of bird cages but remember they do not eat in the dark so leave plenty of light. Rodents and rabbits need a box or bed to crawl into. Then their body heat will stay with them.
• If your pet is a reasonable sized reptile, put it in a cloth bag and tuck it under your jacket. Your body heat will be sufficient.
• Fish tanks and amphibians will benefit by having closed jars of hot water put in the tank. Change to more hot water frequently. Don’t forget to lower the water level in the tank before you add the bottles. If you have a heavily loaded tank and the filter is out, stir the water occasionally and do not feed very much until the temperature goes back up.

This has been, I hope, a once in a lifetime snow event and all of us at Animal Exchange have made it thru. We hope you are safe and sound with all your pets too.

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