Deb Rebel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>
>I also believe that small plastic 'kritter keeper' boxes are a good
>way to transport animals. They are fairly escape proof and all...
>any other suggestions on readily available shipping containers...
>and what precautions and packaging should be done...
>[I am suggesting that two inches of bedding and some cut
>chunks of apple and/or carrots plus some grain/feed mixture
>be put in the carrier....if the trip is longer than [suggestions]
>then the transporter should feed the animals (feed provided
>by sender) and water them after how long, etc.]
I agree about the critter tanks. We have used them for transport for
over ten years and for many years they have been used by the NGS as show
pens.
For unaccompanied travelling the best thing to do is place the gerbils
in the plastic tanks, and place these inside a larger cardboard box with
plenty of air holes. This means that even an escapee will make a lot of
noise getting out of the second level of containment!
Further to that, most airlines insist on double containment as a
precaution even when the animals are accompanied.
--
Julian
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
