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| MsThomson |
Posted - 16/05/2011 : 13:14:47
Hi folks...
Im moving house at the start of July. Its quite a long journey down to my new house...will probably take about 8ish hours in the truck that im travelling in. (west lothian to portsmouth) I wont be feeding snakey around the move time as I dont want her bringing it back up, but im concerned about heating for the trip. Does anyone have anything they can recommend to keep snakey happy and not stress her out too much on the journey down?
Thanks! |
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| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 20/07/2012 : 19:59:48
He'll be fine in this weather without the heat mat as long as he hasn't been fed. It won't bother him to skip a feed. Put some water in a small dish and leave it inside the carry box when stopped over at the hotels. Remember to check on him when you have any travel stops for yourself. If nothing else just to let in some fresh air.
If the viv is to go with the main furniture, put him in the box when convenient. If you are leaving the old viv then transfer when you are about to set off.
Relax, Corns are not fragile little flowers. As long as they are comfortable, watered and regularly checked they will be fine. 
You might want to carry a kitchen roll just for any spot cleaning. Put a couple of sheets down as a liner. |
| sams mum |
Posted - 20/07/2012 : 15:26:35
Thanks.
We have now got dates for moving.
Furniture is collected 13th arrive at new home 20th.
Should I keep him in old viv until actually going on ferry as a guess we will be in hotels this end for 3 days.
then use heat mat until arrival?
Regarding water, this is what worries me
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| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 13/06/2012 : 20:27:13
Yes it seems impolite but the truth always hurts and can't be denied. 
Here are a couple of boxes as an example. (12" ruler in front for scale.) First is a fishing tackle box which I have used to transport several of my snakes. As demonstrated by Woody who is just over 3 feet, there is ample room to move but won't let him rattle about.
The black toolbox is only slightly smaller but would still do the job.
You could drill some ventilation holes in the sides with a hand drill with an 1/8" drill bit. Both boxes have a snap-over catch so are very secure.
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| sams mum |
Posted - 13/06/2012 : 19:13:41
I would love to include a photo of him for you all but I cant seem to copy and paste it in or add it to a signature |
| sams mum |
Posted - 13/06/2012 : 18:57:30
Thanks Auld Baldy (that seems so impolite)
Not sure how old he is but he is about 1 meter long.
Thanks again |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 10/06/2012 : 03:11:43
Hi Sams mum.
Too be honest I don't think you need worry too much about additional heating at this time of year. If you have a secure box, something like a small tool box with a snap lock and line it with bubble wrap or some foam sheeting, that should be ample insulation. Pop the snake into a pillow case with a draw string and put that into the lined box.
As long as the snake has not been fed (and pooped) it should be fine. Don't worry about skipping a feed for a couple of days if it doesn't fit in with the schedule. It won't harm the snake. You should take the opportunity to make water available during your travel stops and at some point on the ferry crossing.
You must not take your eyes off it when the lid is open, it's bad enough with an escapee in a car, never mind a ferry.
What size approximately is the snake? Youngster, medium or adult. Just to have a guess at the box size. |
| sams mum |
Posted - 10/06/2012 : 01:56:25
Thanks for the advice.
I have seen them on tv in sacks in boxes, is this the best way>
and can the heat pad be placed under the transporting box, dont want to risk having to get him out etc.
Cant plug anything into car as will need to use sat nav or we will never get to port lol |
| PurpIeMonkey |
Posted - 08/06/2012 : 17:35:52
Dont know about moving I would guess they'd be ok, but wayhey portsmouth is great your love it, everyone loves the beach, woop woop. there is a good pet shop on albert road couple of good guys working there too :) |
| cobweb251 |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 09:18:25
i was a little worried about this myself will be moving house this weekend. However it is only a 10 min drive and i will move him seperatley :)
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| cobweb251 |
Posted - 07/06/2012 : 09:16:50
i was a little worried about this myself will be moving house this weekend. However it is only a 10 min drive and i will move him seperatley :)
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| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 06/06/2012 : 22:18:14
All i can suggest is you have him more secure than Fort Knox right away from viv to viv,sadly so many have been escaped moving house |
| marc_sg |
Posted - 06/06/2012 : 21:40:28
quote:
Originally posted by sams mum
Hi I am new to the site.
My son (he is 8) has a corn snake, we were given him by a friend.
We are moving from Germany to England in a few months and would like some advice to help move 'Sid'. We will be driving to Netherlands and taking an over night ferry. We are not sure at this point how long it will be before we get the viv of the removal truck.
How can I make it less stressful?
When would the latest be before he is fed prior to move?
Whats the longest he can be out of his viv?
Thanks in advance x
You should be able to buy a similar kind of piece of kit as the item i was talking about in my last post. I would really consider this as over night going across the water will causesrious temperature drop. |
| marc_sg |
Posted - 06/06/2012 : 21:37:16
quote:
Originally posted by MsThomson
Hi folks...
Im moving house at the start of July. Its quite a long journey down to my new house...will probably take about 8ish hours in the truck that im travelling in. (west lothian to portsmouth) I wont be feeding snakey around the move time as I dont want her bringing it back up, but im concerned about heating for the trip. Does anyone have anything they can recommend to keep snakey happy and not stress her out too much on the journey down?
Thanks!
If u want to be really sure go to halford or argos and they sell power coverters. They start of at about 100w in power. Basically u plug it in to the cigerett light and u can plug in a 230v plug into it. As i use a 22w heat mat this is more then enough to power the. stat. This is a cheap on i just found and its 175w it can take.
http://www.google.co.uk/m/products/catalog?hl=en&q=power+converter+for+car&bav=cf.osb&biw=320&bih=533&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=3301121164914607151&near=Harold%20Wood,%20UK&sa=X&ei=977PT8K3LMbE0QXYwtDJCw&ved=0CGkQ8wIwAA |
| sams mum |
Posted - 06/06/2012 : 20:28:59
Hi I am new to the site.
My son (he is 8) has a corn snake, we were given him by a friend.
We are moving from Germany to England in a few months and would like some advice to help move 'Sid'. We will be driving to Netherlands and taking an over night ferry. We are not sure at this point how long it will be before we get the viv of the removal truck.
How can I make it less stressful?
When would the latest be before he is fed prior to move?
Whats the longest he can be out of his viv?
Thanks in advance x
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| boogles |
Posted - 20/05/2011 : 18:39:05
i took mine home over christmas on a 6 hour train trek... i had them in little tubs in my hoodie. worked fine. they were grand when i viv'd them up at home.. |
| Invalid User |
Posted - 20/05/2011 : 12:39:21
quote:
Originally posted by fone
when i got mine it was probably 5 hours before we got him into his viv. he was in a pillow case so i just had him inside my hoodie (cause it was pretty cold out) he was grand tho
I have done that also. Worked really well |
| jimspook |
Posted - 20/05/2011 : 12:19:29
Shouldn't be an issue at all. I think you can get heat packs from pharmacies on the high street if you really needed them. |
| Kehhlyr |
Posted - 19/05/2011 : 19:06:52
I had a snake take a 8 hour+ journey last year, she was in a small transport tub and was fine in that.
If she needed a bit more heat, then in the footwells with the blowers on for a bit but not to much or for to long otherwise you turn that small tub into a little plastic oven. |
| fone |
Posted - 19/05/2011 : 16:17:53
when i got mine it was probably 5 hours before we got him into his viv. he was in a pillow case so i just had him inside my hoodie (cause it was pretty cold out) he was grand tho |
| MsThomson |
Posted - 16/05/2011 : 15:53:26
thanks for the replies....its put my mind at ease! its probably gonna be quite hot in the cabin of the truck so i should imagine the ambient temp will be enough that she wont suffer too much for it :) |
