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    Moving with a snake??

    Hey guys I will be moving about 30 mins away from where I live now in a week. Any suggestions on how to successfully move one ball python with as least stress as possible?

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    Re: Moving with a snake??

    Put the snake in a pillowcase tie a knot at the opening. Then place the bag in an appropriate size plastic tub with a lid and set it on the floor board of your vehicle.... Or the front seat will be fine....

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    30 minutes is nothing. Almost every snake anyone buys will have at least a 30 minute drive. I moved from Gulfport, Mississippi to Seattle, Washington in December of 1992 with my Ball in the car with us on our drive and that took at least a week. We put him in a pillowcase and then on a pillow in someones lap.

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    Pillowcase + Plastic Tub = Secure Transport. You don't want it getting loose in your car, as snakes have a tendency to disappear into seats or up in the dashboard.

    Otherwise a 30 minute trip is nothing.

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    Ha. We moved from California to Maryland last April with about 150 snakes. It was a pretty complicated move for us (had to use heat packs every night and cool water bottles during the day) but I think 30 minutes in a pillowcase is just fine.

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