Hi guys, my 1 year old bunny, Panda, is going to move with me from DC to NJ (4 hour car ride). I've been back and forth for about a year and I'm finally moving up there! I'm going to try my best to hit an odd time to avoid traffic so that it is exactly 4 hours to save both of us traffic stress. For me personally I take one stop at the 2 hour mark to use the rest facilities off the freeway.
My plan that I picked up from online and my own experience - please provide feedback as she hasn't gone on a long trip like this with me yet:
-make the bottom of the carrier like her litter box (line with newspaper and litter)
-provide hay in the litter box
-put her in the passenger seat with seatbelt fastened on the carrier
-stop as usual at the 2 hour mark, provide a bowl of water and veggies. If she doesn't drink, feed her water with a syringe (how much)?
-once I arrive at my new home, unload her first, not my household goods!
Panda is used to going on 30 min trips in a cardboard enclosed box I got for cheap at a pet store. Yesterday I just got a hardshell carrier that can have the top open and also the top can be removed. I put it in her space with her towel and veggies in there so she can get used to it. She has had bad experiences with carriers so I think that's why she's been getting her veggies in there quickly and eating them outside the carrier. I used to have a carrier that doesn't have the top opened so I had to force her in at times by scooting her butt in. I'm glad I got an open top so I could drop her in.
Any thoughts? Advice? We are leaving Sun night or Mon morning. Thank you!
My plan that I picked up from online and my own experience - please provide feedback as she hasn't gone on a long trip like this with me yet:
-make the bottom of the carrier like her litter box (line with newspaper and litter)
-provide hay in the litter box
-put her in the passenger seat with seatbelt fastened on the carrier
-stop as usual at the 2 hour mark, provide a bowl of water and veggies. If she doesn't drink, feed her water with a syringe (how much)?
-once I arrive at my new home, unload her first, not my household goods!
Panda is used to going on 30 min trips in a cardboard enclosed box I got for cheap at a pet store. Yesterday I just got a hardshell carrier that can have the top open and also the top can be removed. I put it in her space with her towel and veggies in there so she can get used to it. She has had bad experiences with carriers so I think that's why she's been getting her veggies in there quickly and eating them outside the carrier. I used to have a carrier that doesn't have the top opened so I had to force her in at times by scooting her butt in. I'm glad I got an open top so I could drop her in.
Any thoughts? Advice? We are leaving Sun night or Mon morning. Thank you!