South Floridian hurricane season supplies

[ZEROPILOT]

These are the most common old style shutters .
Clam shell type.
Aluminum.
They came with the house as original equipment as hurricane awnings and do ok in smaller storms. They also can open up.
These have been on the house since 1971 ...

 

[Toddrickfl1]

These are the most common old style shutters .
Clam shell type.
Aluminum.
They came with the house as original equipment as hurricane awnings and do ok in smaller storms. They also can open up.
These have been on the house since 1971 ...

Yep remember those. They might be antiques by now lol

 

[ZEROPILOT]

These new panels meet the "old" Dade county code.
Under a category 5 storm.
But in a cat 5 storm, there will be no house. Much less windows.
Its unusually warm out there.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yep remember those. They might be antiques by now lol

I still see them used everywhere.
Except south of Miami

 

[ZEROPILOT]

These are the cement studs.
I also have 65 gallons of gas treated with K100.
K100 is great stuff.
It bonds with any water as well as prevent phase separation with the ethanol.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Cat 4 I think. The strangest thing I can remember to this day is there was a pile of rubble that used to be a house, yet right in the middle there was a cabinet with a tea pot and some silverware sitting on it untouched. It baffles me to this day. There had to be tornadoes within that storm

Andrew was a Cat 4 for about 10 years or so, then it finally got upgraded (reclassified) to a Cat 5.

It took that long to substantiate and justify what everyone probably already knew...that Andrew had been a Cat 5 back in 1992.

The problem was that the wind speed measuring equipment got ripped off the roof by Cat 4 level winds...so the only recorded wind speed data for Andrew topped out at Cat 4.

 

[Lindalee7]

Anyone have advice on what to do with a medium sulcata during the storm? I was just recently given one found by a friend. She’s about 20lbs but is pretty wild. I let her loose in my small back patio garden. She’s got plenty of room to roam , but with a bad storm on its way I’m not sure of the best method of keeping her safe! I don’t own a garage unfortunately.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Anyone have advice on what to do with a medium sulcata during the storm? I was just recently given one found by a friend. She’s about 20lbs but is pretty wild. I let her loose in my small back patio garden. She’s got plenty of room to roam , but with a bad storm on its way I’m not sure of the best method of keeping her safe! I don’t own a garage unfortunately.

Plastic "kiddie pool" inside the house on newspaper.

 

[Turtle girl 98]

Minnesota much worse then where I have lived. I wouldn't want to do Minnesota winters.
Fishing all year round here too.

Yes yes I am from northern Minnesota and the winters are downright frigid.. someday me the hubby and kids will be moving somewhere a tad bit warmer.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Yes yes I am from northern Minnesota and the winters are downright frigid.. someday me the hubby and kids will be moving somewhere a tad bit warmer.

Wanna trade houses?
I LOVE the cold.

 

[TammyJ]

You guys watching out for DORIAN, right???
My daughter in South Florida says they can't find any bottled drinking water, left it too late to stock up.
Be prepared!

 

[Pastel Tortie]

You guys watching out for DORIAN, right???
My daughter in South Florida says they can't find any bottled drinking water, left it too late to stock up.
Be prepared!

Oh, yes... The way that storm has slowed down, it's almost like Dorian has an appointment in the Orlando area on Tuesday.

The good news about the slowdown is that as long as the tropical storm force winds stay off shore, there's still time to resupply South Florida with critical supplies like water and fuel.

If your daughter has any two liter soda bottles around, those are ideal for storing potable water. Ziploc bags (thicker is better) can be partially filled with water and stashed in the freezer to fill any odd gaps and keep food cold longer. Unopened bottles of Gatorade freeze remarkably well, too.

 

[Pastel Tortie]

Anyone have advice on what to do with a medium sulcata during the storm? I was just recently given one found by a friend. She’s about 20lbs but is pretty wild. I let her loose in my small back patio garden. She’s got plenty of room to roam , but with a bad storm on its way I’m not sure of the best method of keeping her safe! I don’t own a garage unfortunately.

I agree with @ZEROPILOT (he would know!). And keep a tote or bin handy, large enough to completely fit your tortoise in. If you have one for vet visits, that should do fine. Have it ready in case you have to relocate.

She may not like her temporary accommodations, but she isn't going to like the weather anyway. She's just going to have to deal with it for a couple days. With any luck, she will be content to hunker down inside until the weather clears.

 

[jsheffield]

We're likely too late for this storm, but I have an enclosed garage, tons of large totes, and heaters out the wazoo... if people could figure out a way to send their torts to me in NH (thinking FedEx or UPS) I would happily house and feed and water them, quarantined from my torts (and any other internally displaced tortoises) until whatever crisis had passed... it wouldn't be luxurious for the torts, but they'd survive it.

Just something to think about for later in this hurricane season, or in the face of other natural (or manmade) disasters.

Jamie

 

[Pastel Tortie]

We're likely too late for this storm, but I have an enclosed garage, tons of large totes, and heaters out the wazoo... if people could figure out a way to send their torts to me in NH (thinking FedEx or UPS) I would happily house and feed and water them, quarantined from my torts (and any other internally displaced tortoises) until whatever crisis had passed... it wouldn't be luxurious for the torts, but they'd survive it.

Just something to think about for later in this hurricane season, or in the face of other natural (or manmade) disasters.

Jamie

The entire eastern seaboard is vulnerable to hurricanes. It might be more effective to focus regionally... With humans, we try to move them the shortest distance possible for evacuations. If a storm doesn't render residences uninhabitable, keepers and their tortoises can often return home within a day or two.

After a major storm, however, it's entirely possible there would be a need for temporary housing of turtles and tortoises (and potentially other reptiles) whose keepers cannot return home or return them to comparable conditions in the short term.

I would like to see us set up a network or system of mutual aid to be able to accommodate the housing needs of turtles and tortoises during/after disasters. Possibly even under or in conjunction with the USARK umbrella. Different jurisdictions have different capabilities, capacities, and policies. However, as we know, turtle and tortoise care is nowhere near as straightforward as dog and cat care. Temporary care really needs to be handled and managed by people familiar with the needs of the type of animal(s) involved.

 

[Turtle girl 98]

Wanna trade houses?
I LOVE the cold.

Where are you located? Somewhere warm I presume? Lol

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Where are you located? Somewhere warm I presume? Lol

A bit too warm for me.
11 miles inland from Fort Lauderdale beach.

 

[Turtle girl 98]

A bit too warm for me.
11 miles inland from Fort Lauderdale beach.

Oof I'm sure it does get warm down there. You can trade anytime [emoji6] lol. Your in the path of Dorian then? God bless.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Oof I'm sure it does get warm down there. You can trade anytime [emoji6] lol. Your in the path of Dorian then? God bless.

Dorian hasn't decided what he's doing yet.
But, yes. As of this moment.

 

[Turtle girl 98]

Dorian hasn't decided what he's doing yet.
But, yes. As of this moment.

I hope he recedes.. I can't imagine being in a hurricane. In MN the worst is a tornado.. I'd be scared shitless... Pardon my language.