AquaticRex
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ok, so i'm going on a 2 week trip down south, one week in one place, and a second week in another place... i plan to use a 2Lx1Wx2H (if i can, if not the height will be 1) nic make shift carrier with a blanket on the bottom. for each point i need to know if i should take him out of the make shift carrier even if he cant exactly run around and if so for how long he should be cooped up in there for at the most and how long he should be out of the carrier. he is litter trained and i plan to have a box in there for him..
1) the first ride to the first destination will be roughly 5 - 5.5 hours.
2) going to the second destination will be cut in half, stopping off at the half way point to change vehicles. it will be roughly 1 - 1.5 hours until the break/transfer point, then it will be about 2.5 hours to the second destination. i'm not sure how long we will be waiting at the break point, maybe 20 minutes tops.
3) and finally, the ride back to North bay will be about 8 hours. i will have more room to let him run around this time since it will be in my moms van (one of the vans that the seats go into the floor)
so my question is, do i let him out (keeping him with me at all times or course so he dont end up under the seats or even worst under the gas or break peddles >.<) and if so for how long and would the cage size be ok for transporting? the boyfriend wants to put him in a 1x1x1 cube, not gonna happen lol.
for number 2, at the transfer point, do you think it would be ok to let him out? we will prolly get dropped off at someplace like the bus station (gray hound). he's terrific on a leash and not bad with crowds, just really curious lol of course if its too active there the answer would be no and i'd let him out when we get in the car for a bit.
i know always keep water for him and always have hay in the cage for him and of course a litter box needs to be provided. but is there anything else i should know? what about some way to relieve stress, cause these are pretty long periods to be driving. and from the last car ride i remember, he didnt take it too well, he peed on me >.< of course that was when we first got him as a baby, so smaller bladder and such and not litter trained at all...
i'll be bringing his whole cage with me (one of the things i love about NIC cages ^_^) and at the houses he will have run of one or two rooms, depending on how the other animals take to him. i know at my house, chances are he's gonna have to stay in my room cause bree (my dog) jumps and goes after anything that moves, a. not sure about davids house... his dog runs away from a leaf blowing by. so i guess this leads me to another question. how do i get him to settle into the new locations without stressing out too bad? or will it in a way just be like seeing a new room for the first time? also, he's never seen or smelt cats or doge before, will it bother him? and advice on it would be great. sorry for the long thing lol.
P.S. feel free to move the subject to a different location, i wasn't too sure on where to put this...
1) the first ride to the first destination will be roughly 5 - 5.5 hours.
2) going to the second destination will be cut in half, stopping off at the half way point to change vehicles. it will be roughly 1 - 1.5 hours until the break/transfer point, then it will be about 2.5 hours to the second destination. i'm not sure how long we will be waiting at the break point, maybe 20 minutes tops.
3) and finally, the ride back to North bay will be about 8 hours. i will have more room to let him run around this time since it will be in my moms van (one of the vans that the seats go into the floor)
so my question is, do i let him out (keeping him with me at all times or course so he dont end up under the seats or even worst under the gas or break peddles >.<) and if so for how long and would the cage size be ok for transporting? the boyfriend wants to put him in a 1x1x1 cube, not gonna happen lol.
for number 2, at the transfer point, do you think it would be ok to let him out? we will prolly get dropped off at someplace like the bus station (gray hound). he's terrific on a leash and not bad with crowds, just really curious lol of course if its too active there the answer would be no and i'd let him out when we get in the car for a bit.
i know always keep water for him and always have hay in the cage for him and of course a litter box needs to be provided. but is there anything else i should know? what about some way to relieve stress, cause these are pretty long periods to be driving. and from the last car ride i remember, he didnt take it too well, he peed on me >.< of course that was when we first got him as a baby, so smaller bladder and such and not litter trained at all...
i'll be bringing his whole cage with me (one of the things i love about NIC cages ^_^) and at the houses he will have run of one or two rooms, depending on how the other animals take to him. i know at my house, chances are he's gonna have to stay in my room cause bree (my dog) jumps and goes after anything that moves, a. not sure about davids house... his dog runs away from a leaf blowing by. so i guess this leads me to another question. how do i get him to settle into the new locations without stressing out too bad? or will it in a way just be like seeing a new room for the first time? also, he's never seen or smelt cats or doge before, will it bother him? and advice on it would be great. sorry for the long thing lol.
P.S. feel free to move the subject to a different location, i wasn't too sure on where to put this...
. On second thought I'll still bring the grids to make a run. I might even just convert the carrier into an extention when we get back lol. Any ideas how I can make a xxL dog crate into being part of a bunny run/cage?
