My buns had briefly mentioned in bunny chat that their estate might be moving to the other side of the country soon.
I'm moving for school and part-time work to another place, to the tip of an island into a town with a population of roughly 12 000. The distance, by public transportation, is anything between 6:30 and 11:30hrs, depending on the bus departures, detours, ferry departures etc. The average, though, is something between 7 and 8 hours of driving, including the ferry and wait in the median station (needs two different buses to get there).
Now i'm sure that i won't be bringing my pair along the first time i move, which is this sunday. i won't have access to private transportation to take all of my and their stuff in one go, so i'll split it up into two moves, if not even three. The first (or even second one, depending on how much i need to bring along) would be just for me and my belongings-mainly clothes, digital ware and documents. I was told that i don't need to take kitchenware or bedding with me as it's provided by the rental. The second (or third one) would be happening a bit later, maybe a week or two, maybe even a month later, depending on how fast i can get adjusted to the new environment and if i can actually land the job that i've been invited to spectate.
If all goes well in my own settling and life, i was thinking of bringing buns in the first week of october- this way i can get a refund for my travel tickets- the school will cover a back-and-fro trip home once a month for us. Initial move tickets for september, bun move tickets for october. This would save me more money. Would be a tough month without buns at all, but i did survive it this march, and we're not thousands of kilometers apart, so it'll be easier on my heart. If anything, i can video with buns or hop by local pet stores and shelters if i need to see some other living beings beside humans.
I have read that other members have moved with their buns for way longer than what my trip is. (Specifically remember someone travelling almost a 1000km during their move with a huge tow of rescue buns, my way would be a little less than 400km) Still, it's not a mere 130km trip to the special vet. It's nearly 7 hours instead of the usual one and a half.
Dad could drive me to the first bigger bus station about 25min away, then i would get on a bus and drive. There would be a half-hour 'break' after that 2h40m drive as i would wait to change buses, then the thing would carry on for 2h more, then a ferry of roughly 40 min (we went in 25min but maps says 40), then drive on for another hour before finally legging the last bit of 15 minutes, or busing and walking for the same amount of time. Or i could call a cab and get it done in 5 minutes.
Long story short, this trip includes, on average, a 25min car, 2h40m bus, 30 min break, 3h30m bus and then a 15min legwork to finally get me form point a to point b.
If i'm really in luck, dad could skip the 30min car & 2h40m bus and make it a 2hr car drive from home and then i would move on with the rest of the 3h30min and on...
This is a long and quite an uncomfortable way for two buns to go cramped in a carrier together, along with the many times i would have to change vehicles and then jar them more with walking motion or the ground vibrations if i were to get the carrier wheels. I also cannot control how hot or cold the buses would be and there's nothing i can do about all the new smells buns will have to tolerate.
I believe that they would be fine and would make it, though they'd definetly be quite jarred for a while before they can get used to their new home.
Now it's finally the time when there's enough context for others to give me specific advice.
1. i know the how-to's of bun travelling- nice carrier, non-slip liner, hay in there, offer veg and water during breaks (i'd have two or three of those- waiting for bus no2 and on the ferry when bus isn't moving) and stay right by their side for maximum comfort, keep curious strangers away from their faces. Is there anything else that might come in handy on particularly long trips like mine would be?
2. what things and items would be reasonable for me to try and take along, and which are better left behind and bought again locally?
I think that since we got the nice big toilet box from the new city, i could skip dragging that along. Or i could place carrier in it when i have to start legging because the toilet came with wheels and is bigger than carrier box.
I would have to try and get toilet pellets from there coz there ain't no way that my bun luggage would include a 15kg bag, without breaking my bag or having a car.
Toilet liners are easier to bring along though- just have to tightly fold two of those reusable fabric liners and we're good.
Hay, oh hay. I think that one evening's essential could fit into carrier along with buns, but we need more... We have SO many bales here that would stay standing after i move. I would like to use those. Granny helped me make a backpack specifically for hay, i'd be able to take a fair amount comfily and it wouldn't break my back. Don't know how long it would last me for, but it's better than the tiny store bags. I could use my once-a-month-ticket-refund to get hay from home for free, at the expense of two days and being a bit dead the day after returning.
I'm sure that i could fit a few twigs and rattles in my bun luggage along with the water dish and grooming stuff and gas drops. I would definetly have to construct a new hidey-lookey house for them. Ain't no way i'm taking that along.
The biggest question would be how to take along 8 panels which are 60X90cm each and collectively weigh quite a lot? I would definetly need them to keep buns away from places they needn't be in, but the panels are super clunky and uncomfy to carry. Would i have to take one of those wheeled carcasses from those granny shopping bags and tie the panels to them? Would buses even allow luggage that is this big and heavy?
3.1 Considering that i'll have this specific apartment initially for three months (maybe more, can't say for sure yet), would it even be wise to bring buns along until i can know for sure that i'll have this apartment for longer?
It would be painful if i'd bring buns in, get them settled and then have to move them all over again. I struggled so hard to find this pets-okay apartment that can somehow fit my budget, but if i would need to move into a more expensive one, i don't know if i could make it, considering that my main focus would still have to be school, at least the first half-year when i'll have to figure out if this profession is matching my interests and skills or if i'll swap to full-time work instead. In the case that this doesn't seem to be the thing that i want, i'd most likely stick with the job and then move in early summer, to the city where the good bunny vets are at, to try the art school there one more time, and to find a part-time there. If stuff turns sour and sustainability becomes more important/very hard to get by with what the school+practice+part-time can get me, i'd be willing to drop school+practice earlier, but i hope it won't come to that unless i decide that it just doesn't quite match what i want.
3.2 I have yet to assess the savvyness of the vets in that county. According to maps, there are two in that town and one more roughly 20min drive away. According to a bunny village that we visited nearby, the vets are good enough to deal with bunnies' vaccination and minor issues. If they couldn't handle more serious stuff and/or emergencies (haven't fully looked into the opening hours yet) then the closest stuff would be, oh boy, 7, 6, 5 hours away. Way worse than what we have right now, which is 4, 3, 2.5 hrs (all rough estimates in public transport). Though there is a 40-minute flight that goes from the new city into the capital, once a morning and once a evening, which would make the closest asap vet roughly two hours away (need to check-in an hour earlier, vet isn't right nearby the airport). If the accident happens to come at the right time, or is something that won't kill overnight, that is. Then there would also be the question if this flight allowed pets at all, and where we would stay if i had to make it to the evening flight. I'd just have to hope it won't ever come to that. In that regard, buns staying with parents would be a safer option, but then again, they might not be able to tell if something is off and buns' diet would be better and more stable with me, i also need them for emotional support.
I don't even know what exactly i'm asking with this point, but feel free to leave any suggestions regarding anything.
Bly me, trying to become a real, responsible adult is harder than anyone warned me of.
I'm moving for school and part-time work to another place, to the tip of an island into a town with a population of roughly 12 000. The distance, by public transportation, is anything between 6:30 and 11:30hrs, depending on the bus departures, detours, ferry departures etc. The average, though, is something between 7 and 8 hours of driving, including the ferry and wait in the median station (needs two different buses to get there).
Now i'm sure that i won't be bringing my pair along the first time i move, which is this sunday. i won't have access to private transportation to take all of my and their stuff in one go, so i'll split it up into two moves, if not even three. The first (or even second one, depending on how much i need to bring along) would be just for me and my belongings-mainly clothes, digital ware and documents. I was told that i don't need to take kitchenware or bedding with me as it's provided by the rental. The second (or third one) would be happening a bit later, maybe a week or two, maybe even a month later, depending on how fast i can get adjusted to the new environment and if i can actually land the job that i've been invited to spectate.
If all goes well in my own settling and life, i was thinking of bringing buns in the first week of october- this way i can get a refund for my travel tickets- the school will cover a back-and-fro trip home once a month for us. Initial move tickets for september, bun move tickets for october. This would save me more money. Would be a tough month without buns at all, but i did survive it this march, and we're not thousands of kilometers apart, so it'll be easier on my heart. If anything, i can video with buns or hop by local pet stores and shelters if i need to see some other living beings beside humans.
I have read that other members have moved with their buns for way longer than what my trip is. (Specifically remember someone travelling almost a 1000km during their move with a huge tow of rescue buns, my way would be a little less than 400km) Still, it's not a mere 130km trip to the special vet. It's nearly 7 hours instead of the usual one and a half.
Dad could drive me to the first bigger bus station about 25min away, then i would get on a bus and drive. There would be a half-hour 'break' after that 2h40m drive as i would wait to change buses, then the thing would carry on for 2h more, then a ferry of roughly 40 min (we went in 25min but maps says 40), then drive on for another hour before finally legging the last bit of 15 minutes, or busing and walking for the same amount of time. Or i could call a cab and get it done in 5 minutes.
Long story short, this trip includes, on average, a 25min car, 2h40m bus, 30 min break, 3h30m bus and then a 15min legwork to finally get me form point a to point b.
If i'm really in luck, dad could skip the 30min car & 2h40m bus and make it a 2hr car drive from home and then i would move on with the rest of the 3h30min and on...
This is a long and quite an uncomfortable way for two buns to go cramped in a carrier together, along with the many times i would have to change vehicles and then jar them more with walking motion or the ground vibrations if i were to get the carrier wheels. I also cannot control how hot or cold the buses would be and there's nothing i can do about all the new smells buns will have to tolerate.
I believe that they would be fine and would make it, though they'd definetly be quite jarred for a while before they can get used to their new home.
Now it's finally the time when there's enough context for others to give me specific advice.
1. i know the how-to's of bun travelling- nice carrier, non-slip liner, hay in there, offer veg and water during breaks (i'd have two or three of those- waiting for bus no2 and on the ferry when bus isn't moving) and stay right by their side for maximum comfort, keep curious strangers away from their faces. Is there anything else that might come in handy on particularly long trips like mine would be?
2. what things and items would be reasonable for me to try and take along, and which are better left behind and bought again locally?
toilet box | toilet pellets | toilet liners | hay | toys | water dish | food pellets | xpen panels | grooming supplies and gas drops |
I would have to try and get toilet pellets from there coz there ain't no way that my bun luggage would include a 15kg bag, without breaking my bag or having a car.
Toilet liners are easier to bring along though- just have to tightly fold two of those reusable fabric liners and we're good.
Hay, oh hay. I think that one evening's essential could fit into carrier along with buns, but we need more... We have SO many bales here that would stay standing after i move. I would like to use those. Granny helped me make a backpack specifically for hay, i'd be able to take a fair amount comfily and it wouldn't break my back. Don't know how long it would last me for, but it's better than the tiny store bags. I could use my once-a-month-ticket-refund to get hay from home for free, at the expense of two days and being a bit dead the day after returning.
I'm sure that i could fit a few twigs and rattles in my bun luggage along with the water dish and grooming stuff and gas drops. I would definetly have to construct a new hidey-lookey house for them. Ain't no way i'm taking that along.
The biggest question would be how to take along 8 panels which are 60X90cm each and collectively weigh quite a lot? I would definetly need them to keep buns away from places they needn't be in, but the panels are super clunky and uncomfy to carry. Would i have to take one of those wheeled carcasses from those granny shopping bags and tie the panels to them? Would buses even allow luggage that is this big and heavy?
3.1 Considering that i'll have this specific apartment initially for three months (maybe more, can't say for sure yet), would it even be wise to bring buns along until i can know for sure that i'll have this apartment for longer?
It would be painful if i'd bring buns in, get them settled and then have to move them all over again. I struggled so hard to find this pets-okay apartment that can somehow fit my budget, but if i would need to move into a more expensive one, i don't know if i could make it, considering that my main focus would still have to be school, at least the first half-year when i'll have to figure out if this profession is matching my interests and skills or if i'll swap to full-time work instead. In the case that this doesn't seem to be the thing that i want, i'd most likely stick with the job and then move in early summer, to the city where the good bunny vets are at, to try the art school there one more time, and to find a part-time there. If stuff turns sour and sustainability becomes more important/very hard to get by with what the school+practice+part-time can get me, i'd be willing to drop school+practice earlier, but i hope it won't come to that unless i decide that it just doesn't quite match what i want.
3.2 I have yet to assess the savvyness of the vets in that county. According to maps, there are two in that town and one more roughly 20min drive away. According to a bunny village that we visited nearby, the vets are good enough to deal with bunnies' vaccination and minor issues. If they couldn't handle more serious stuff and/or emergencies (haven't fully looked into the opening hours yet) then the closest stuff would be, oh boy, 7, 6, 5 hours away. Way worse than what we have right now, which is 4, 3, 2.5 hrs (all rough estimates in public transport). Though there is a 40-minute flight that goes from the new city into the capital, once a morning and once a evening, which would make the closest asap vet roughly two hours away (need to check-in an hour earlier, vet isn't right nearby the airport). If the accident happens to come at the right time, or is something that won't kill overnight, that is. Then there would also be the question if this flight allowed pets at all, and where we would stay if i had to make it to the evening flight. I'd just have to hope it won't ever come to that. In that regard, buns staying with parents would be a safer option, but then again, they might not be able to tell if something is off and buns' diet would be better and more stable with me, i also need them for emotional support.
I don't even know what exactly i'm asking with this point, but feel free to leave any suggestions regarding anything.
Bly me, trying to become a real, responsible adult is harder than anyone warned me of.