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I have a large collection of Pena dragons and am going to have to put them in a storage locker for about a month as I am between selling and buying a home.
I live in Montana and the temperatures during this time of the year can vary between 40 degrees above zero to 31 degrees BELOW zero. I am worried about the dragons cracking due to the cold. EACH dragon is wrapped individually in bubble wrap, surrounded by newspaper and sealed in a box and will be stored in the back of the unit, close to the interior walls. Is there any other precautions that you can recommend?
Has anyone had any experience with this issue?
I was actually curious about this too. Right now I am in the middle of fixing my house and half of it is “shut down” basically for the winter. It’s been below zero a few nights and all my Windstones are in the part of the house that has no heat right now. Are the sub zero temperatures going to hurt them in any way that you may know of?
Generally it doesn’t get below 20 degrees, but I can see my breath out there and if I touch a Windstone to move it or anything it actually will steam up like putting your hand on a cold window around my fingers so they are definitely sucking up the cold. I just don’t want them to suffer any long term damaged because of it.
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Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry DragonsIf there is steam coming from statue that sure does indicate that they are cold. You may want to wrap them or cover them with a thermal blanket just to be sure to protect them. I am thinking with mine that they are wrapped really well in the bubble wrap and then I stuffed newspaper around them in their own box and then sealed it. I’m hoping that is enough but I have decided to put thermal blankets around the boxes too as added protection. My other thought is to let them warm up slowly before I remove them from their packing.
Well, it’s not steam coming off of them per say. It’s just the heat from my body causing minor condensation basically like when you put your hand on a cold window and you see the heat on the glass. It goes away immediately, it’s just a concern the pieces are that cold that I can see it on the clear coat if I handle the piece.
It’s just damn cold in that half of my house. LOL!
Got a busted Windstone?
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*OPEN for repairs**SEEKING GRAILS*
Arc-en-ciel Emperor
Siphlophis Male Dragon
Calypso Hatching Empress
Ivory Moss Sitting Baby Kirin
Tattoo Mother Kirin
Emerald Tabby Male Griffin
Tie Dye + Orion Hatching Royalty
Indigo Rockfish + Flame Tabby Little Rock Dragons
Dragon Quail + Obsidian Frost Old Warriors
Betta Sun Dragon + Male Dragon
Dreamscape, Orion, Poison Dart, Fireberry, Spangler + Tigerberry DragonsIf there’s electricity available for the storage locker, a couple of 100watt incandescent bulbs might be enough to keep the chill off in the enclosed space.
My husband did this to keep some dj gear in his van in our unheated garage overnight. It really helped.
The light bulb idea would work in a room in your house, or a tiny space heater could certainly work, too.
I know electricity is expensive, but so are Windstones!
Additionally, the purchase of a few of the reflective emergency blankets to line the walls and keep the heat in might also be helpful.
The other thing to think about, of course, is that when the time comes to move them, be extra careful. No bouncing around and let them slowly come up to room temperature before fully unwrapping and handling them. My thought (Melody or John please correct me) is that it’s not the cold that will damage them as much as impact will.
I hope you are both successful in your current endeavours and that all your gypsum babies are safe.Life is beautiful.
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