transporting for the weekend

hey guys im in a predicament....i am keeping my BP Flexx in a dorm room and thanksgiving break is coming up soon. Everything has to be unplugged in the room b4 i leave so i cant leave him here...how can i transport him home for 2-3 days without bringing the hwole setup, bc im not driving im getting a ride with someone. What can i do?!?!?!?!?

If you dont plan on bringing the whole setup, then what are you going to house him in once you get there ??? What do you plan on housing him in for those 2-3 days ??

When i transport my snakes, i put them in a small rubbermaid with air holes drilled in the sides and then i put the rubbermaid in a pillowcase.you can either do that or put the snake in the pillowcase and then put it in the container, either way works but actually being in the pillowcase i think makes them feel more close and secure.

ok...but i think what im asking is how big does the rubbermaid have to be to be ok for him to live in for 2-3 days.....my BP is only about 1.5 feet now...still a baby

Well......i guess that depends on how big you want to go and how much room you want to give him, they have pretty cheap rubbermaids of all sizes at walmart, i got a 95 quart for only 8 bucks.I would not limit his space to much, he still needs a waterbowl and hides remember.

Are you taking a heating pad or anything ?

yeh id have to bring my heating pads so i gues ill have to buy a smaller scale enclosure...ill have to shop around

Yeah, not to small tho ! :)

i have the same exact 95 qt rubbermaid now...how do u have urs setup??? got any pics???

oh...and how about for the actual ride home...it will b about 6 hours.....how do i keep him heated then?????

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i have the same exact 95 qt rubbermaid now...how do you have urs setup??? got any pics???

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Well its not setup for snakes, its for hermit crabs.I use glass tanks for all my snakes although im thinking about switching cleaning is really a pain, those tanks are so heavy !

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oh...and how about for the actual ride home...it will b about 6 hours.....how do i keep him heated then?????

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Hmm im really not sure, i have only taken my snakes on short rides when heat is not needed maybe somebody else will know........sorry

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Originally Posted by RmKlotz4

hey guys im in a predicament....i am keeping my BP Flexx in a dorm room and thanksgiving break is coming up soon. Everything has to be unplugged in the room b4 i leave so i cant leave him here...how can i transport him home for 2-3 days without bringing the hwole setup, bc im not driving im getting a ride with someone. What can i do?!?!?!?!?

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what school do u go to?

a small school in virginia...prolly never heard of it.....Randolph-Macon...i play basketball here

There are certain types of freezer packs which you can microwave and they will hold in heat. Maybe sure it doesn't get too warm though.

The perfect heat pacs for travel are the disposible hand warms you can get at sporting good stores they last about 6 hours and dont get to hot or you could put him on the floor of the car ip front and use the car heater set on "foot" just use a thermo to make sure thats not getting to hot for him.( all my snales are traveling this way in dec when I move from tampa to san antonio. On thing to remember is snakes are not the fragile little animals we make them out to be so long as you dont take them to the extremes they will come thru jsut fine thing of how many snakes ship around the US a day alone never mind the world. Well I guess we all take extra care with out babies

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The perfect heat pacs for travel are the disposible hand warms you can get at sporting good stores they last about 6 hours and dont get to hot or you could put him on the floor of the car ip front and use the car heater set on "foot" just use a thermo to make sure thats not getting to hot for him.

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Right, except the disposable hand warmers can get too hot, so it's best to put it under the tupperware just as you would with a heating pad. Pretty much anyplace that has hunting supplies should carry them. Alternatively, bring your heating pad and buy one of those converters for car lighter sockets that would let you plug in the heating pad to it, then don't take real long breaks along the way.

what i will be doing is using the heat packs from the hunting section of wallmart 97 cents a peice 10 hrs of heat each. i will be putting my two snakes in pillow cases then in a shoe box with the heat packs under the box in my passenger seat. for a six hour drive like you said you should do the same thing . but when you get there i was wondering about your setup? make sure he will be comfortable you know... proper temps humidity etc...