Evacuation / hospital bin

[AnamCara]

Hey all,

Writing from a very smoky and on fire Colorado. A new fire broke out closer to my house and although I'm not in danger today, it does have me prepping to get my girls out if needed.

I'm planning to make little hospital bin setups for them so I can fit them in my car. My question is: how long can they be in that setup before I have to get them into a bigger cage? (I'm planning worst case scenario here, the worst case being I do not return to my house.) I'm considering buying two 2x2x4 enclosures and stashing them at my dad's house. (Overkill, maybe....)

 

[JoXie411]

Have you thought about trying butterfly enclosures? They are like Landry hampers and can collapse all you need to do is add a plant and they should be good for awhile

RESTCLOUD 30" Large Monarch Butterfly Habitat Cage, Outdoor Insect Mesh Cage Terrarium 16.5" x 16.5" x 30" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BXL7TMT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2BfJFbMDZJ3VJ

 

[kinyonga]

I hope you won't have to evacuate. It will depend on the size of the hospital cages for how long the chameleons can stay in them IMHO.
The butterfly cages sound like they might be an option.

Stay safe!

 

[Beman]

Sorry to hear that your going through this. I would think the butterfly enclosures would be a good idea. Then at least they take up less room for storage.

 

[AnamCara]

Thank you all! I'll try the butterfly enclosures that's a great idea.

Sable

 

[snitz427]

The butterfly closures are what I used to transport and are my emergency cages. You can easily wedge a stick in there to give them something to climb on and they come in various sizes that fold down extremely small. I would go for the 15 x 15 x 24“ size. It’s comfortable enough to buy you a few days time without being so large it’s hard to pack into the car

 

[kinyonga]

Still safe?

 

[AnamCara]

Still safe

 

[kinyonga]

Still safe

I hope it stays that way.

 

[Mrjamwin]

@AnamCara I'm in the Denver Metro area. If there is anything I can do to help in the event of evacuation, please let me know. I'd be glad to assist if I can.

 

[AnamCara]

@AnamCara I'm in the Denver Metro area. If there is anything I can do to help in the event of evacuation, please let me know. I'd be glad to assist if I can.

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.

Sable