I'll be moving soon from sunny SoCal to sunnier AZ. As one might expect of the desert in summer, it will be hot.
Any recommendations for making sure my pet (adult) corn snake makes it to the other side no worse for wear?
I have the option to fly or drive. It's about an 8 hour drive, doable in a day so long as there's no trouble. And it will easily be 100F+.
I'm considering shipping using a service, but since it is overnight shipping I could see potential difficulties coordinating between shipping the snake and myself and making sure I arrive before the snake.
Alternately, I'm considering roping a family member into driving out with me to keep the car and AC running during bathroom/gas breaks, and packing the snake in a snake bag/styro box with cooling/heating pad (probably cooling, not sure how well they work though). Given that option, I think my main hurdle is keeping the temperature acceptable and consistent, knowing that the car gets super hot super fast. I can avoid stopping the AC for planned events, but in the unlikely event of car trouble for example, then what?