Re: Moving a menagerie cross country


"Starlight" <homehealth_rnDELETE@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I don't see a problem for the birds as long as they have food and
water, and everything is secured in the cages so they don't fall with
sudden stops, bumps, etc.. When we moved with our birds, I
positioned and covered the cages so they could see me, but couldn't
see the scenery flying past the windows. One budgie was pretty
stressed, chirped for most of the trip, but the others acted as though
this was all in a day's fun.

Good luck!

I moved mine in carriers (fortified with wire for the larger birds). I
stacked them behind my seat (Tacoma Extra Cab) and covered them with beach
towels so they wouldn't have drafts (end of October). I separated pairs so
there would be no anxiety fighting. They could all see out the front grates
and we had a wonderful time. I put oranges and apples in their crates with
no water for the drive. We stayed overnight two nights (only 1500 miles) so
we could stop early for them and make their evening longer. In the hotels I
cleaned their crates and gave them pellets and water for over night. In the
morning, I cleaned them again and did the fruit thing again. I took each
crate into the bathroom and the birds sat on the crate, sink, faucet (of
course Cricket was under the running water) and they happily went back into
the crate when it was ready for them.

The preparation was having enough paper for the bottoms of the crates and
under the crates because it would be rude to make a big bird mess for the
maids. Also having enough fruit washed and cut in zip lock bags so I didn't
have to do that during the trip. I carried dish soap and GSE to keep things
clean. I used one suitcase just for bird stuff so it was all in one spot
and easy to access.

The dogs (Aussies) rode in the back on cotton rugs and Jennie (little
poodle) rode in the passenger seat because she's the princess. They didn't
have much room because there was a lot of last minute stuff I had to haul
that I needed after the moving truck left like my airbed and bedding, vacuum
cleaner, all the suitcases and supplies, etc. We used peg board to separate
the dogs from the stuff. When we stopped for gas, the dogs got to stretch.

We each drove one vehicle loaded with creatures (husband had his dogs in his
vehicle). I did have new cages set up at the destination and donated the
old cages the night before we pulled out.

I planned and worried and obsessed over the whole thing for three years in
advance. When it was time, it was easy and none of my worrying helped a
bit. It always seems like when it's right, it's easy. It must have been
right.

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Joanne

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