We don't often lose power out here in East Tennessee but that changed for more than 6 hours yesterday morning. For the most part (except my online job) you just deal with a power outage although it was tough not having my coffee first thing in the morning. But, aside from trying to get my jobs covered, my worries were directed to Finn, our baby 3-striped mud turtle. He has been doing so well after we experienced a few previous losses so of course I was terrified what might happen if his tank got cold due to lack of power. We can't afford a generator or anything but I did purchase some type of an electrical backup unit that would only allow me to plug in his heater at least to keep him warm. That only worked for about 4 hours though. He did do well but it was really scary. The first thing I did was to cover his tank with a towel to keep in the heat. Is there anything else I can or should do in such a case if we lose power again. I can protect myself and my dogs with blankets and such but I do not think he will let me snuggle him until the power returns.