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I have had a horrible week. I wasn't going to post anything about this, but if it can help one person save their collection, then it is well worth it.
I am in the process of moving from an apartment (townhouse) to our first house. Early last week we had a push to get the upstairs packed and moved, so for 3-4 days I didn't venture to the basement where my frogs are. At some point during those days, my AC exhaust hose popped out of the window and pumped hot air into my frog room. When I discovered it the room was at least 90 and inside tanks over 100 I would guess. The first tank I passed was my proven orange terribilis group of 5. They looked fine but on closer inspection I discovered each was dead but sitting normal. I then went cage to cage and my heart just dropped. In all I lost 85-90% of my collection (about 60 tanks worth) as well as every single tadpole (about 200). Needless to say I have been severly depressed about the entire ordeal and have felt a tremendous amount of guilt about it. I know there was really not much I could have done about it, but that doesn't really relieve the guilt I am feeling. The frustration to have been upstairs while this was happening and to not know it was going on has been particularly difficult for me. I talked to my friend Lou (aka oddlot) about it. He installs security and fire alarms and he said he can do a variety of warning systems including temperature alarms. What a difference it would have made it I had heard an alarm going off.
I will rebuild my collection eventually and will add temperature alarms, generators, etc to be as prepared as possible in the future. These extra expenses seem like a lot for "what if" scenarios, but I lost probably $10,000-$12,000 worth of frogs so the few hundred for the extra precautions would have been well worth it. Protect your collections.
I am in the process of moving from an apartment (townhouse) to our first house. Early last week we had a push to get the upstairs packed and moved, so for 3-4 days I didn't venture to the basement where my frogs are. At some point during those days, my AC exhaust hose popped out of the window and pumped hot air into my frog room. When I discovered it the room was at least 90 and inside tanks over 100 I would guess. The first tank I passed was my proven orange terribilis group of 5. They looked fine but on closer inspection I discovered each was dead but sitting normal. I then went cage to cage and my heart just dropped. In all I lost 85-90% of my collection (about 60 tanks worth) as well as every single tadpole (about 200). Needless to say I have been severly depressed about the entire ordeal and have felt a tremendous amount of guilt about it. I know there was really not much I could have done about it, but that doesn't really relieve the guilt I am feeling. The frustration to have been upstairs while this was happening and to not know it was going on has been particularly difficult for me. I talked to my friend Lou (aka oddlot) about it. He installs security and fire alarms and he said he can do a variety of warning systems including temperature alarms. What a difference it would have made it I had heard an alarm going off.
I will rebuild my collection eventually and will add temperature alarms, generators, etc to be as prepared as possible in the future. These extra expenses seem like a lot for "what if" scenarios, but I lost probably $10,000-$12,000 worth of frogs so the few hundred for the extra precautions would have been well worth it. Protect your collections.
