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Moving advice

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Onarian

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Hey All,
I'm moving cross-country in May and looking for a good way to transport my 12 corns safely. I was thinking medium-size locking tupperware that I could take them out of each night to clean and provide them with water and some exercise.
Any advice?

Thanks!
 
Sounds like a workable transport solution - probably don't have to warn you about watching the temps while in transit. Those containers can get hot pretty quickly, especially in direct sun.
 
When we moved we put them in pillowcases inside their individual locking lid containers just to be safe. Depending on how long the trip is (ours was about 7 hours), you can take them out of the pillowcases to check on them and give them water if necessary. Temperature is a main factor when moving - it does get hot inside the containers very quickly when sun is involved (like a greenhouse effect). Ours were all moved and stayed within an air conditioned environment the entire trip to ensure their safety.
 
Driving from central PA to Seattle over the course of a week. My plan is to have them in the front seat of the car behind a reflector to keep the sun off of them. Each one will have a small water bowl in the tupperware with them. Every time we stop to take the dogs out for a walk I'll check on the snakes, and every night I'll take them out in the bathroom at the hotel for a few minutes to make sure they drink and have a chance to stretch... and to clean any mess they might have made during the day. Not planning to use pillowcases.
 
I always suggest (and use) an insulated cooler for long car trips. It can be cheap styro or more permanent hard plastic. Just drill (or punch) a few air holes - but not too many. Put either smaller plastic containers or sacks in the cooler. You can even put some large water or soda bottles with water in the cooler to provide extra thermal mass so the temp changes are more gradual. Unless it is very hot or cold outside, you can even go into a store or restaurant for a little while if they are in coolers. If they are not in a cooler (or if temps are extreme), then it is best to carry a large canvas shoulder bag and keep the animals in cloth bags so that you can carry them with you into restaurants or other places, and nobody will know there are animals in the canvas bag.

As others have said, extreme temps are your main concern. But with an insulated cooler, those concerns will be minimized.
 
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