Hello all and happy 4th! With the holiday coming this weekend and summer vacations on the horizon, I thought now would be a good time to start a discussion about traveling with pets and leaving them behind with caretakers. Last summer, we moved with the ferrets to a new state 300 miles away. Other than that, we don't have much traveling experience with them. We plan to take them with us this weekend. I would specifically like advice on helping them to deal with new surroundings, what to pack, and how to handle an emergency in a new town. We'll pack all the obvious stuff (cage, food, litter, leashes), but what about the not so obvious? Should we bring water from home? Additionally, do I need to worry about driving through any illegal ferret zones? Are there websites for this? I am sure that this info could benefit many of us on the list. I read it each morning; so unless you have a very personal reply, please post it to the FML. Thanks! [Posted in FML issue 3831]