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Best Way to Transport Ball from College to Home
Hey well i got my ball python when i returned back to school from summer break, and now that christmas break is coming up which is 32 days i cant leave him up at school while im home so I plan on taking him home...
Well what is the best way to take him home should i leave him in his enclosure for the ride, or take him out put him in a box for the ride home.
Also the ride is about 1 hour 20 mins from home....Will he be alright with the car heat on?
Any suggestions would really help just want to make the travel home as least stressful as i can, as for the ride back to school come January....
I leave next tuesday....
Thanks
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Re: Best Way to Transport Ball from College to Home
I've done a lot of traveling with my kids, so I'll throw in my 2c. Of course, if I'm wrong...meh.
I usually scent pillowcases with my scent, and wrap them up in them and hold them the entire way. They're usually pretty calm the entire way. Ophi likes to curl up around my neck and watch the scenery go by...that, or she just likes to be touched and out. She's not like normal snakes.
Anyhoo...if you can't hold him, just make sure he's got plenty of cushion and leave him in his enclosure. I actually had the heat on medium every trip I've gone on with them so that it stays warm enough in the cab.
When you get home, give him time to settle down, make sure he's got fresh water, and just leave him alone for a couple of days. After that, he should be fine.
Melanie Ryan Seals
2.2 Royal Pythons; Hadrian(het. albino), Lucius(het. hypo), Ophelia(normal) and Regan(het. albino).
1.0 Homo sapien boyfriendidus; Nick AKA Daddy.s
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Re: Best Way to Transport Ball from College to Home
Pillowcase. Best method, almost always.
And hour without heat wont hurt the snake, so long as you warm the car up first to normal temperature.
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Re: Best Way to Transport Ball from College to Home
Will he be able to breathe with the pillow case wrapped up at the top, i mean i know the fabric breathes...just never done this before
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Re: Best Way to Transport Ball from College to Home
I would NOT hold a snake for the drive. No disrespect toward Mel, but that's an accident waiting to happen.
BEST thing for your snake is to bag it (inside-out pillowcase works great) and tie it securely, then put it in a padded and insulated box. Then make sure the box is secure so that it won't go flying in the case of a fast emergency stop. Keeping the car warm should be fine...just use some common sense and make sure the travel-box isn't on the floor directly in front of a heat vent where it may get too hot.
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Re: Best Way to Transport Ball from College to Home
im paranoid to, every time i go home just for a weekend im worried leaving him up there even thought everything is on timers
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Re: Best Way to Transport Ball from College to Home
I'm just gonna say this and then drop it. Folks will make their own choices about what they think is best.
But imagine yourself driving 60mph or so along the highway...and some bozo isn't paying attention and pulls out from an intersection in front of you. You slam on your breaks to avoid hitting him. Animals go FLYING off the front seat and SLAMMING into the dash or windshield...along with being pummelled by everything else in the car that isn't nailed down.
Not your fault...accident avoided.....but at what cost to the snakes who were lose on the front seat? THAT's the sort of thing that I'M paranoid about.
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