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Sherry Elaine
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We are moving from Memphis, TN to Minneapolis, MN in two weeks. Any suggestions on how to make the trip easy for 13 chinchillas? It's a very long drive. Our last trip took us 15 hours.
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Stackie
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Most chins take travelling with stride..they usually just sit in their carrier and sleep the whole ride.
When I travel with my chins, I make sure as little sun will be hitting them as possible. For that long of a ride I would use shavings in their carrier instead of fleece (some people have fleece liners for their carriers.) I give them each a big handful of hay and a variety of chew toys. We usually stop every few hours and let them drink from their water bottles and offer them pellets.
When I travel with my chins, I make sure as little sun will be hitting them as possible. For that long of a ride I would use shavings in their carrier instead of fleece (some people have fleece liners for their carriers.) I give them each a big handful of hay and a variety of chew toys. We usually stop every few hours and let them drink from their water bottles and offer them pellets.
alli713
..has a fleece addiction
I agree, chins normally do just fine for traveling. The longest my girls have went is 5 hours, but show chins go longer distances than that.
Just keep them in carriers, not in cages so they don't have a lot of room to fly if you get in an accident.
I put hay, a small scoop of pellets and a couple twigs in with my chins in their Ryerson carriers. Then when I stop for a break I offer a waterbottle. I've found that they never wanted a drink, but with that long of a drive they probably will. You could just put hay in the carrier, but I like putting a couple pellets in there just in case they want to nibble on them.
And welcome to my neck of the woods! My fiancee lives in a suburb of St. Paul/Minneapolis so I'm there about once or twice a month
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Just keep them in carriers, not in cages so they don't have a lot of room to fly if you get in an accident.
I put hay, a small scoop of pellets and a couple twigs in with my chins in their Ryerson carriers. Then when I stop for a break I offer a waterbottle. I've found that they never wanted a drink, but with that long of a drive they probably will. You could just put hay in the carrier, but I like putting a couple pellets in there just in case they want to nibble on them.
And welcome to my neck of the woods! My fiancee lives in a suburb of St. Paul/Minneapolis so I'm there about once or twice a month
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Sherry Elaine
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Thanks!I agree, chins normally do just fine for traveling. The longest my girls have went is 5 hours, but show chins go longer distances than that.
Just keep them in carriers, not in cages so they don't have a lot of room to fly if you get in an accident.
I put hay, a small scoop of pellets and a couple twigs in with my chins in their Ryerson carriers. Then when I stop for a break I offer a waterbottle. I've found that they never wanted a drink, but with that long of a drive they probably will. You could just put hay in the carrier, but I like putting a couple pellets in there just in case they want to nibble on them.
And welcome to my neck of the woods! My fiancee lives in a suburb of St. Paul/Minneapolis so I'm there about once or twice a month
That is awesome. Now I know where to get my supplies.
