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I'm new to this thing, just so everyone knows. I have a question regarding transporting a 1 1/2 year old male ball python about 1800 miles by personal vehicle. Any suggestions? I know about placing them in a pillow case. Will this trip stress out my pet? What about watering intervals? He'll be fed just before I leave.
 
I wouldn't feed him right before you leave, I would be afraid that the stress and jarring around of the car ride may cause him to regurge. I'd either feed him at least a couple of days before hand, or wait until you reach your destination. As far as water....I would say just make sure he's well hydrated before you leave. I would assume you'd be making the trip in two days, he should be fine until you get to where you're going, unless its extremely hot in your vehicle.....and do NOT leave him alone in the car if it's hot out, it doesn't take long for temps to get extremely hot in a vehicle left parked....
 
A pillow case should be ok I think. And as far as watering I guess you could try once a day. I dont think hes gonna get dehydrated over a 2.5 day ride. Just make sure he doesnt get too hot or too cold. It will stress him out a little bit but shouldnt be to bad.


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Definatly make sure your car's AC is working... we lost a corn due to my mother and step-father thinking that 'they like the heat'.. we would have lost a step-father that day too if I had MY way... as far as stress, yeah, it'll stress him out a bit, but he should be ok.. we had to take all our herps up from Tucson to Phoenix (not a long trip at all, I know.. but my only experiance) and then stay in a hotel room because our appartment managers are spawns of satan... they wear all a-ok though :) we're actually going to have to take them all on another horribly long road trip, this one from Phoenix to Memphis, so we'll see how that works out... we're crossing our fingers..

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