16 hour car trip with a beardie?

[stef0723]

Is it safe to take a beardie on that long of a trip? I will be stopping over night at a hotel after about 8 or9 hours of driving the first day.

 

[Coliosis]

Hey I think your beardie will be fine, maybe bring a heat pad along to keep him/her warm? (be careful it's not too warm though)

 

[SlizardGirl]

heck i do it all the time. go to petco and buy a ferret travel case, and then sneak into the hotel. bring papeer towel and meal worms work well to take with. mine loves to bask on the dash. get a leash.

 

[Coliosis]

heck i do it all the time. go to petco and buy a ferret travel case, and then sneak into the hotel. bring papeer towel and meal worms work well to take with. mine loves to bask on the dash. get a leash.

Hahaha that's so cute! That would probably keep him nice n warm too! I bet you get a lot of funny looks from people

 

[Valerie]

Do you have to bring a basking light and a tank?

 

[SlizardGirl]

no need but if it is chilly i wrap those hunting hand warmers in fleece and put my beardie on it.

everyone loves her i swear on each trip she gets 100s of pics. everyone loves her. she was the biggest attraction at a fair we went to. it was soo cute. the little kids love her

 

[stef0723]

Ok thanks everyone! Good to hear we shouldn't have any issues. My beardie is still tiny,got her in Feb. of this year so I shouldn't have any issues sneaking her into a hotel. I'll have a cooler with my sons snacks and milk so I can throw in a little beardie salad for the stop. Thanks again guys!

 

[Zeusmybeardie]

Rubbermaid bin would be the best and cheapest thing to buy to transport

 

[Valerie]

I guess what i had meant is if you would still feed them while out? Since you don't have basking lights, are they able to digest the food? I mean how do you get the temps up high without a basking light?

 

[Zeusmybeardie]

Do u have a plug in your car u can buy a thing that plugs in to adapter and then it has a Plug and then u can plug it in my moms can has a plug do that's how I would do it

 

[Valerie]

OK I am lost, do what with a thing you can plug in?
I meant at the hotel wouldn't you need some type of basking light? Just curious since we will be going out of town for a day and we may take ours with us.

 

[AtlasStrike]

I always bring a basking light with me when I travel anywhere overnight with Charlie. And a thermometer. I just use a 60 watt light bulb in a reflector and adjust the distance so that the temps are good. If she is really little, a sterilite tub as a travel cage might not be a bad idea. That way you can set her up in there when you are at the hotel, and don't have to worry about her getting lost.

 

[Dooter]

I traveled across the country with my 2 beardies - 3 days on the road.

Mine loved to sit up on the dashboard (I had a dashboard cover that was like, kinda fuzzy - kept them from sliding around). If they tired of that, they sat on the passenger seat in a towel.

They slept in the bathtub in the hotel, LOL. I put a towel down and a couple heat packs (those hand warmer things that you can buy in the camping section).

It is remarkably easy to travel with Beardies! I actually think they enjoy the adventure!

 

[Valerie]

Dooter,
That is some great ideas but do feed them while on the trip?

 

[Dooter]

Oh yeah! I packed up some superworms (they travel well with little maintenance) and made up some of their "salad" ahead of time and kept it in a cooler.

They ate when whenever we stopped to stretch our legs.