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Best Way To Move Snakes?

Regit

Regit

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So, I move out on my own in a week!!! All my snakes (19 corns, a king and a BRB) are coming with me, how do you guys usually move your snakes? In their tanks? In feed tanks? Pillow cases/snake bags?

I've also got three clutches of eggs, and two gravid females that need to be moved. Not too concerned about the eggs, as long as they stay at a reasonable temp. But I want to keep the stress on the gravid females as low as possible!

Any suggestions?
 
I don't have any experience with moving reptiles.. yet. But, I can tell you I've seen many ads where people will ship gravid females on fauna and stuff. If it's okay to ship a gravid female through SYR, I would assume it would be okay to move them as long as they were left alone for awhile after the commotion was over.

But still, I would wait to see what someone more experienced has to say.
 
I havent moved reptiles either, but here is what i would do: How far is your destination? Do you have them in tubs? I say just take the water dish and all of the hides out of the tubs and put them in your trunk (secure so they dont move around). Then that should be the first thing you set up when you get there. As for the eggs, I have no clue, sorry. Its ok to do the same with the gravid females. Just like Bree said, dont mess with them when you get there. Wish you the best of luck.
 
I moved across the country once when my snake collection was much smaller, and I didn't have any problems. I just made sure I did not feed them close to the time of the trip, so I wouldn't have to deal with poop or regurgitation. I put them in plastic shoeboxes with aspen shavings and just kept them with me in the cab of the car and didn't worry about giving them extra heat, since they didn't have anything to digest anyway. At night I let them have a water dish once we got to the motel. They all did fine, including the gravid female, who laid healthy eggs shortly after we moved. Good luck!
 
I didn't feed the entire week before the trip. Smaller snakes were put in delis, larger snakes were put in small tubs to keep them from moving around too much. I would also suggest throwing some aspen in there to keep them from sliding on sharp turns or stops. I would also suggest using some of the aspen from their tank or tub to go into the travel tub. This will help them feel a bit more comfortable, and potentially less stressed if they smell something familiar.
 
When I used to remove nuisance animals I used small to medium rubbermaid containers with holes drill in the side for ventilation and I would place my trucks toolbox on top to keep them from escaping, never lost a snake, turtle, squirrel, never had one die on me either.
 
IMO, I would leave those eggs right were they are. I know a person who moved with 20+ clutches of eggs. He moved the whole incubator, trying to brace the eggs so they wouldn't move. Still lost over 80% of them. Probably from the jostling around. He only moved a few miles, which is a fairly short move.

I'm not saying you can't do it successfully, but I would be nervous.

Wayne
 
Do not put any snakes or eggs in the trunk of your car it is waaaaaaaay to hot! If the snakes are small go with deli's and for larger snakes pillow cases or tubs without the water. Put them in a box after packed in the deli's or tubs to keep them snug, and away from direct sunlight and you should be fine. As for the eggs I had to move last summer with multiple clutches and just packed them tight in deli's with substrate then stacked them in a box- no problems just drive slow:)
 
I fasted everyone for a week beforehand, put them all in appropriate sized rubbermaids, and loaded them up in the car with myself, my sister, two cats, and a dog...for nine hours.

It was fun. Especially because Grendel can generate poo from the depths of hell, and his most recent meal had been a sardine.
 
I just recently moved cross country with my two corns (NY to Louisiana), im not sure how far you are going but this is what I did.
First, I kept them in the backseat of the truck, each in their own plastic bin, Make some air holes in the bin, put in some aspen or paper tower and make sure to TAPE the lids shut tight.
If it is still pretty cool where you live and you are going to be in the car for an extended period of time then head to your local walmart or sporting good store and head to the hunting section. There is a product called Hot Hands that you can tape to the outside of the bin and they last about 10 hours (give or take a few hours depending on the size you get).
Hope this helps.
 
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