Emergency travel with BP

[Bogertophis]

A few of the coolers I have are airtight so be careful if you take that suggestion. I've never done more than a tub to travel. Never had a reason to do more.

If you do I would open the drain and leave it that way. That just makes me nervous.

Apart from drilling an air hole, one easy way -so you don't forget to open it occasionally- & btw, the hours would depend on how many snakes there are & how big the cooler is - Anyway, as I was saying, one easy way is to put a small wad of tape in the opening of the cooler so it doesn't quite shut tight.

Another caution if you travel with a snake in a bag or tub only (without them also being in an insulated "cooler"): I know of someone from a previous forum, some years ago, that bagged up their favorite boa & put it under the driver's seat for a several hour trip in their truck. Unfortunately, the truck's floor conducted the heat from the engine & from the road much better than the owner realized- & since snakes cannot call out in distress, his beautiful pet died from heat stroke, in silence & right next to him, only unseen. It broke his heart & it still breaks mine to think how preventable this was.

Whether it's heat from the floor, or sun* streaming in thru the windows onto a container, please never under-estimate the need to protect your snakes when traveling. You could have a vehicle break-down at any time, leaving your vehicle without heat in winter or without A/C in summer heat- either one can be deadly for an unprotected snake. Please use either an "ice chest/aka cooler" or a thick styro-foam box (you can poke an air-hole in those very easily, & you might find them cheaply for sale in thrift stores). *When it comes to the sun, remember that you might start your trip with the container sitting in shade, but that changes all the time with the time of day & your direction of travel- don't rely on the shade to remain where it was, & it's so easy to get distracted on a lengthy trip.