Shea LeAnn Anson <[log in to unmask]> writes: >... Hubby and I are leaving town on Saturday to head to Texas...... >driving.........9 hour trip. We bought a pet carrier that accommodates >a litter box, an attached food bowl.......water bottle........etc. I was >curious to know about road trips you have taken with your fuzzies and tips >on how to make things more comfortable for them in the car. :) Trixie and >Buddy will probably hate it.........they'll be in the back, won't be able >to see out..........plus they have to sleep together which will probably >piss them both off considering they're still getting used to each other. I drove my ferrets about 7 hours each way last Xmas & I expect to do the same this year. I got a medium-size dog carrier, big enough for a small cat litter-box and a sleepsack on the bottom. I hung their hammock over the whole assembly, from the air vents on top of the carrier. I made sure they were in the carrier for a while before setting off- I let them run their batteries all the way down then put them in for about an hour before leaving. They were excited for a bit when we started out, but they calmed down pretty quick once we were on the way. I had a book-on-tape running and I think (no real evidence though) that the droning sound helped calm them down. I stopped every hour or so to check on them and their provisions; I'd originally wanted to take them out on a leash but it was too cold and too much of a pain to get at the cage in the back seat of a 2-door car. -- Scott E Kullberg <*> [log in to unmask] --><-- "Mad science isn't the career for everyone. You really have to love your work or hate the world." - http://www.narbonic.com [Posted in FML issue 3267]