HELP-temp range needed for my newts!

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Hi! Our home is out of power due to Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast. We've just been informed that the power will be out as long as 10 days. We have a a cynops blue tailed newt, 1 year old, a 5 month old Cynops Chegg. and a 3 inch long axolotl. The temp is now 52 degrees F. in the house. Are my buddies safe? I can try to put them in separate small temporary set-up for travel, but perhaps that would be more stressful for them. Please advise. Thanks.:(
 
I don't keep cynops but checked their care sheet here and got this:
Temperature

The temperature requirements of this species make them ideally suited to human homes. Adult C. cyanurus do well - and breed readily - when kept at temperatures of 16-18°C (60-65°F) in winter and 21-24°C (70-76°F) in summer. Healthy adults can tolerate greater extremes - as low as 10°C (50°F) in winter and as high as 27°C (80°F) in summer, but extended periods at these extremes are not recommended.

I have observed significant cold-sensitivity in the larvae and juveniles (see below), so be cautious in choosing an appropriate temperature. When C. cyanurus are shipped with cold packs, they may arrive sluggish and must be given time to recover before being placed in water.

The adult and the axie should be fine, if the juvenile is healthy it should pull through.
I'm in RI, the air temp is about 52F here, but the tanks are at about 60F.
 
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