How to Travel with / Transport Reptiles in Your Car

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Here's how I safely bring my snakes, lizards, toads, and turtles when traveling both short and long distances. Of course, this isn't an enclosure that they can stay in once at the arriving location for a very long time, but I found this is the best way to ensure they stay unharmed during the ride.
(I also feel like I should add a disclaimer that I have no idea what the regulations are when bringing reptiles on planes, trains or public transport, this is just what I do in my own car lol).
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@evajji1976 6 лет назад

Sunny was probably like dude when we leaving?

@smugcray3n876 5 лет назад

“He was hangin half way out the car” the image in my head 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@littlearawak 3 года назад

WEEEEEE 🐍😂

@Sadie-vb6kg 3 года назад

Guess dogs aren’t the only pets that like sticking their head out the window! 😆

@thatonedog819 6 лет назад

Oh man for weeks I joked that it smelled like something died... Then I moved the blanket in the back and found a dead mouse. Turned out it smelled like something died because something did.

@baylencenteno7726 4 года назад

I READ THIS WHILE HE WAS SAYING IT ON ACCIDENT

@alicia_grace 4 года назад

I would’ve froze and screamed

@helga4791 5 лет назад

For heat, we use socks filled with rice and put them in the microwave for a couple of minutes. They are not too hot, and the snakes will curl around them. Dry beans/peas work well too, I think they need to be heated longer, but can hold heat longer. Then there is always the heat vents in the car.

@moralesm8883 4 года назад

what length of trips are these ideal for?

@SCUM_RAT Год назад

@@moralesm8883 something tells me ur not gonna get a response lol

@dragonfireartstudios8051 6 лет назад

I have a Leo who is going to my high school with me to educate the pupils about reptiles. She’s going go next Friday! 😁

@esme6299 5 лет назад

Keeley Brown how did you transport your gecko

@graciexd8632 5 лет назад

How did you transport it? I might be bringing mine to class for a presentation

@alicia_grace 4 года назад

I thought for a second that you meant you had a friend who was a Leo going to your school teaching everybody about reptiles

@dragonfireartstudios8051 4 года назад

alicia Oop- 😂

@alicia_grace 4 года назад

Dragonfire Art hi how’s life since you posted this comment

@turtlehallway1919 6 лет назад

Just put your frogs in the cup holder, people are totally not going to question your sanity

@DragonFang409 6 лет назад

Turtle Hallway people may not, but the frog surely will

@pineapple_kid2570 5 лет назад

BUT WHAT IF YOU HAVE A COKE ZERO???

@karamellcreme 5 лет назад

Pineapple_Kid Put it somewhere else, the cup holder is for the -gay- frogs.

@kristenotterbacher8666 5 лет назад

😂mood

@patrathompson1410 5 лет назад

"Every side of the wall.....of the thing" 😂😂 I love him

@eyevan7100 4 года назад

gay

@greebgreeb5459 5 лет назад

Another thing I've found helpful when transporting my crestie is an insulated polystryrene box. You can buy them pretty cheap off amazon. They help keep the temperatures stable if you're travelling in hot/cold weather and limit the reptile's visibility. I just put my boy in a deli cup, poke some air holes in both the cup lid and the polystyrene lid then put the cup in the box and we're ready to go! It works a charm. Keeps him warm/cool and calm (because of the dark). He's been on many train/bus/car journeys this way and still has his tail (for those of you who know cresties then that says something).

@amyjansenvanrensburg3589 3 года назад

This was super helpful, I'm leaving to go to my grandparents house and I have to take my snake with me because my parents are terrified of snakes. I had no idea what to do.

@didaptgaming2750 6 лет назад

I was thinking about this subject today if I get a pet corn snake, which I would name Lotus. I know everything about keeping and letting a corn snake be happy. I'm only twelve-years-old though, so my dad thinks that if I get a snake it will 'replace the family dog.' That's a little silly I think.

@americanpaint1814 6 лет назад

didapt gaming Yeah, I think that is pretty silly. I have two snakes of my own, and nobody else in the family gives any interest towards them beside me. However, dogs require more attention and love so I can assure your dad that your corn snake would most likely not steal the spotlight.

@didaptgaming2750 6 лет назад

AmericanPaint181 I agree

@rockwitharms7455 6 лет назад

You could probably know more than you know, you know

@spongebobonmolly 6 лет назад

You can’t play with snakes the way you can play with dogs and snakes prefer to be left alone most of the time

@didaptgaming2750 6 лет назад

Rock with Arms Same with Albert Einstein or Sir Isaac Newton, there is always more to know, but that doesn't mean those people aren't very advanced in the subject. Not body knows everything, but you can learn enough to know what your doing. When I said I know everything, I kinda do. It's not like learning quantum physics or anything extremely difficult.

@kylessundstrom6245 6 лет назад

Sunny is such a pretty snake, boop his snoot for me pls? 👉🐍

@didaptgaming2750 6 лет назад

Kyles Sundström *boop*

@pineapple_kid2570 5 лет назад

Dont worry he alredy has

@largemonkey1848 5 лет назад

Boop

@beeftaquitos1925 4 года назад

bøõp~~~

@tarahinton3204 6 лет назад

This was soooo helpful, going to an expo a few hours away and was freaking out about what to do

@elipeake7631 5 лет назад

I asked my vet the same question and she recommended an appropriately sized cooler. Then, put some warm water in a bottle then wrap the bottle with a towel. It will keep a constant temperature in the cooler (even on extremely cold/hot days) and have a thing to warm up with if need be.

@rodentlover100 6 лет назад

This is a very good and informative video, keep up the good work!

@hisard5003 6 лет назад

rodentlover100 I checked your channel to subscribe but then.....

@givowl2160 3 года назад

Watching some of your old vids, and I think Sunny has just fully convinced me that I like snakes. Sunny was just vibin the whole video, a very charming snake

@danp1151 6 лет назад

Hi, just subbed, have watched quite a few of ur videos and i like how much u care about the reptiles, i just got a crested gecko and a bearded dragon and ur videos have helped me alot!!!!thank u

@kaelagetz5604 4 года назад

Thank you so much for this video! I’m a college student and I go to school 4-5 hours away from my hometown and I also have a crestie. I put her in a cricket carrier that’s like a half gallon with some of her substrate and wet moss. I keep a spray bottle next to me and get it wet again when it gets dry. Usually I wrap whatever coat I have around her box and set it near the vent on the floor, that way it doesn’t slide around.

@darknazgulhorse 6 лет назад

I always make the ventilations on the side of the cage, then you can put various cages like a column and earn some space in the car. Nice video! Saludos desde España!

@ChaseWD 6 лет назад

Your videos are so helpful! I’m getting my first ball python next week and these videos have been so informative! :)

@GoHerping 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@Moon_samurai128 6 лет назад

When I transport my box turtle I do exactly what you suggest and put her in a plastic container with plenty of ventilation and a thin layer of her normal substrate and she always rides in my lap. It's always worked for me and I'm glad to know that I'm actually doing the correct thing. Thank you so much for making this helpful video

@malloryuriell9867 5 лет назад

Alex,could you do a video on how you travel with turtles and leopard geckos? Thanks. Enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the hard work.❤️

@caleb.7166 6 лет назад

Thanks for the vid and I will use this when i move this year

@Jaxsentheone 6 лет назад

Came out a day after I moved lol

@GoHerping 6 лет назад

rip. hope it went well!

@Jaxsentheone 6 лет назад

eh, he's just been hiding a lot but he's fine. Thank you

@karilynpowaski9496 6 лет назад

Nice vid! 🦎🐢🐍

@boogrlovr 5 лет назад

very useful video! thank you for the tips!

@silversuchomimus 6 лет назад

Wow thank u so much for doing this (I can't believe u replied to my comment! Even though it might just be coincidence)

@GammaFox6 2 года назад

Taking my snake to the vet and god I hate that I’ve come across your channel during a stressful time because I really like your videos. Wish it was under better circumstances.

@Casspederson 6 лет назад

Thank you for making this! I'm moving across country within maybe 2-3 years (California to New Hampshire). And besides what I already own(a retic, a ball python, a Kenyan sand boa, a Pueblan milksnake, a hognose, 3 leopard geckos, 2 crested geckos, a chameleon, a neon tree dragon, a tarantula, and some fish) i plan on getting a lot more which will require me to play Tetris with bins. This gave me an idea on how I'm gonna do it. It's going to be a long drive and I'll probably just buy a bunch of snapping bins like what I keep a few of my animals in. Wish me luck lol

@mydogrulesk9academy969 2 года назад

Have you taken your trip yet? How did it go? We are traveling from GA to CA with a corn snake. Any tips?

@Casspederson 2 года назад

@@mydogrulesk9academy969 I haven’t! I also don’t keep reptiles anymore at the moment and won’t until I get back to the east coast. Just keep the vehicle cool and don’t place them near a window. The usual. :)

@ethandevenney1898 6 лет назад

Thank you so much, I need this

@stephanieweeks3489 5 лет назад

I'm moving from NC to FL at the end of the year and have 2 cats, a daschund, a ball python & a coastal carpet python. Literally have anxiety thinking about how we are going to move them all safely.

@donedeal2057 6 лет назад

Good info. You are giving good advice

@GoHerping 6 лет назад

Thanks :)

@dillpicklefig 6 лет назад

My leopard gecko was from a locally owned pet store that gave you a mini "pet carrier" if you purchased geckos or hermit crabs, baby beardies, etc. Anyways, I kept mine and later down the road, I was moving into a dorm that didn't allow pets or have the proper space for my gecko's set up so my boyfriend offered to take her in. On the way there, I put her in the mini carrier and, as I was driving, I look over to see her resting on the top of the passenger side seat. Like, on the headrest. I nearly caused a crash because I did a double take and almost slammed the breaks. So here I am, trying to look at the road and trying to snatch a gecko with her little claws hooked into the fabric. She'd managed to open one of the ends where the flaps folded over themselves to close and decided to go on an adventure. Scariest moment of my entire life.

@fragilecrew6292 6 лет назад

I'm bringing my Leo to school tomorrow, great tips👌😁😁

@emory5957 5 лет назад

I always used bags to transport my fish, like the bags they give you to take them home. If you arent traveling super far, just get them in there with a good amount of air. Pet stores will usually just give you some bags if you ask

@msufhvuduc 4 года назад

great video geez

@Shiresome 6 лет назад

Sunny is so precious oml

@iancarwile7336 6 лет назад

Alex: just to prove to you, i haven't found the mouse Me: well then how do you know it was a mouse?

@PrimitivTool 6 лет назад

he can smell mice as he is around them all the time

@Kekoacook 3 года назад

I had to watch this because I'm getting a bearded dragon and a crestie, and I was confused on how to bring them home 😂

@nicosy282 6 лет назад

I purchased a reptile bag and hopefully that does the trick to have my snake not be stressed when traveling elsewhere.

@lime-kc2eu 5 лет назад

What about bearded dragons? Could you do a specific video on transporting them?

@sonnycurl624 6 лет назад

it’s a pillowcase don’t know why i especially liked that♥︎♥︎♥︎

@thespecialbroccoli6969 6 лет назад

Hi I changed my profile picture!

@cubneb2663 6 лет назад

Nice

@GoHerping 6 лет назад

Very

@charbird20 5 лет назад

Your toad is hilarious!!!

@gonjagodz4206 5 лет назад

Alex do you use a specific light when you transition from day to night for your python?

@thatonewim 3 года назад

unrelated to moving but you said that corn snakes can get through really small holes and it reminded me of my very first starter snake, one day I woke up and she was nowhere to be seen in her tank so I freak out and start looking for her, only to realize there is a HOLE in my literal floor about an inch across, which she most definitely slipped her body through during the night time escape. I was horrified and devastated :( never saw saffron again

@evajji1976 6 лет назад

Would you recommend if its cold out like winter time, I do this when we loose power. Tape a heat pack to the bottom. I do it if we loose power for a few hours then ill move them to a different place but say I was going on an 8 hour trip I. Winter would you say uses a heat pack would work I dont see why not but it seems fine.

@brown_gurl 6 лет назад

I never noticed how amazing and cute frogs were until now. Damn I'm late

@amyjansenvanrensburg3589 3 года назад

They are super cute.

@avery5510 4 года назад

ok please answer my question. I have a crested gecko. I also have to take 10 hour car drives every 2 months or so from nc to florida. What do u recommed i do to make my gecko feel most secure

@charopinero4110 6 лет назад

I’m so nervous, I have to drive 17 hours with my corn snake, and it will have to be in the same enclosure for the month that we are in the location. It’s gonna be tricky.

@volcaronacorona7724 5 лет назад

What would i do with my baby gecko when I have to leave for Tennessee in the summer for a week or so?

@nolanbanning4862 5 лет назад

“Seat car” 😂

@rthray4715 4 года назад

Hey I have a question what's the maximum amount of time I can keep my toad in here because I'm moving cross country

@ARoseByAn0therName 5 лет назад

I'm considering moving across the country in a year or two and I've been trying to determine what the best way to transport my herps would be, considering it would be a three to four day drive. At first I thought about just shipping them like breeders do, but theres the chance they could show up before I do, and while i do have someone they could be delivered to, they would just end up staying in their boxes until I get there. Also, if they're going to be shipped by a ground company, I really dont see the difference between having someone else drive them and driving them myself. And that way I could make sure they get water when I stop at night. Any thoughts or suggestions?

@dillonsdillon7962 6 лет назад

I have been waiting for this. 20/20

@Hannah-ok8bq 6 лет назад

I know this video was posted awhile ago but I was wondering how you would travel in a plane with your reptile. I personally have an adult leapord gecko but I'm not sure if I cant take him on a 6-9 hour flight.

@someartykid2495 5 лет назад

I imagine a salamander or newt or something like that, amphibians that need water, you could probably do like a beta cup or something similar with like a little chunk of wood or something for them to stand on above water

@smallforestdweller6999 6 лет назад

I was wondering if you casually held Franklin for the whole drive haha

@GuessWho195 6 лет назад

Do you think putting a small hot water bottle over one side of the box would be okay if it's cold out? I know the temperature wouldn't be ideal.

@luisguzman1235 6 лет назад

This video will help me for when I move from Illinois to virginia(14-15 hours) next summer with my Kenyan sand boa and RES. Could you elaborate on how to transfer the turtle? Mines about 4 years old

@papercrow8599 6 лет назад

well with turtles esspecially you would need to watch out that their container is rather flat and not too big, so they do not get turned on their back. This is just a personal idea, no idea if that...can work, but you could technically wrap paper towel around their shells (basically make them a coat) Otherwise, yeah, lots of substrate, so nothing can happen. Flat container is the most important though If it's a very long drive you can put water in it, not enough so it can drown

@jrjuggalo159 6 лет назад

Bit off topic of the video, but I have a question for you man. I have Eco Earth soil, and it's keeping my humidity to around 45% to 50% on the cool side, warm side getting down to 40%. I have a mesh screen top, and use a ceramic heater for heat from above and a UTH, as well as an LED light for the day cycle. How can I hold more humidity in? Should I just cut a towel to size for the top and between the bulb enclosures?

@GoHerping 6 лет назад

Replacing the ceramic heat emitter with something like a basking bulb (assuming you don't need it on at night) will increase it a lot, as CHE dry out enclosures quite a bit. Sometimes, I lay plastic or damp rags on about half of the screened top to keep more moisture in the enclosure (just make sure it's far enough away from heat sources to avoid any fires...

@jrjuggalo159 6 лет назад

What would you say is a safe night temp for ball pythons if I went with a basking bulb?

@burnout1256 6 лет назад

75 degrees Fahrenheit tend to be the recommended night temp

@Murphys_Law9 5 лет назад

U don’t need heat light or che’s

@itseli2475 5 лет назад

i taped mine with foil tape and made one air slit. its so humid that at night the glass fogs

@l8rpumpkin174 4 года назад

Would this work for a 2 plus hour drive?

@alexherps21 6 лет назад

I have a question, I have a ball python who had a bad shed and I need to bathe him, I've been told not to do it in a sink or bath tub because of the chlorinated water, but I see everyone do this. Is it really bad for the snake or fine? I can't seem to find the real answer because the shed that's left on him is all around his head so I can't really gently assist him. How should I bathe him?

@fungalhog 6 лет назад

the main reason my mom doesnt want my to get a snake is that im graduating soon and moving in and out of dorms every year would be stressful on the snake, what do you think?

@oliviarose9845 3 года назад

would this work with a chameleon? i go back and forth between my mom and dads house and would love one to come back and forth with me.

@jacobsennese2741 6 лет назад

What editing software do I use Nice vid

@GoHerping 6 лет назад

i use the adobe creative cloud bundle with premiere pro and after effects

@sinsinreynolds2734 5 лет назад

Hi Alex. I am moving from so cal. to indiana around the first of september. I am really worried about my ball python. Its a very long drive and will take 2 or 3 days and nights. I dont know if i need some kind of heat pack or if its warm enough because its summer. and if i do need a heat pack, what kind and where do i get them? I really want him to be ok. i hope he dont get car sick or anything. Anyway, any advice would be greatly appreciated as its getting near and i still dont have a clue. Thanks

@jdnutzman6600 6 лет назад

The Gobi Desert is in Asia

@alexnicole129 3 года назад

i am transporting a red tail boa 5 hours away in my car. shes pretty big, about 6 ft almost now. i was thinking id put her in a snake bag and put that inside an enclosed bin. its florida so she will def stay warm. any tips??

@mrsj0104 2 года назад

How would you do a leopard gecko? I'm moving Friday and I want to make sure that my leo is good on the ride. It's only an hour in a half drive butstill.

@codyconspiracy 2 года назад

this was very helpful when i had to bring my corn snake and ball python across the united states (ut > nc) over the course of 5 days. the ball python did well but the corn snake didn’t, and i’m honestly surprised she survived

@anklegod3700 5 лет назад

Could you just take the terrarium and secure it to the seat next to you? I have a crested gecko terrarium and it would fit on a seat in a car.

@yurikun4132 4 года назад

Alex, can you please do a video about traveling on a plane please? I was thinking of moving to Japan in a while and I'm in California so It'll probably be a long trip and I fear that my Ball Python might get too much or too little heat. And I'm going to be traveling with my dog as well. And if you do, do the video: thank you a lot! It would be tons of help 😓😊

@nappy_8340 3 года назад

So like if ur moving out of ur house would this work??

@nicosy282 5 лет назад

My corn snake, Brisbane, is now a subadult. In the following year, he will be 4-5 feet long.

@toiletshark6368 5 лет назад

Cool

@toiletshark6368 5 лет назад

Give him a boop

@carloangelovitamog7731 6 лет назад

hahaha poor mouse

@annaparrish3638 6 лет назад

Do you think a crested gecko could do without they're regular enclosure for like 4 days? I'm going on a road trip for 4 days and I have to bring my crested gecko. I have the perfect plastic aquarium that is tall and not very wide I guess you could call it a beta fish tank and its a decent transportable size but I'm not sure if she can stand a "small space" for that long :|

@miriandias8547 5 лет назад

how do i do this with crested geckos?

@madip5589 3 года назад

I need your opinion- im almost 16 and am looking to get 2-3 garter snakes. My parents are seperated, so i would have to have 2 different takes at each house. I switch houses every week- (one week at my moms, one at my dads, one at my moms, one at my dads, etc.). Do you think this would stress them out? also, how big of an enclosure should i have, and should i feed mice or just fish? Or both? I really, really want these snakes!! Can I handle them everyday?

@emilyfernandez9410 4 года назад

I’m going to pickup my turtle 15minutes away what should I bring to bring him home I have a plastic tub with holes

@Emmmmmmmmyy 2 года назад

If your traveling with baby frogs, (whites tree frogs) and want to do a big travel enclosure because that’s going to be their temporary home whenever you get there, is that okay? Like would they get hurt? I would be a passenger so I would be holding them to

@caileee2561 4 года назад

If I'm transporting a ball Python with a wabble would a pill case be best?

@christiangaxiola5323 4 года назад

I’m traveling via plane abroad for school and wanna take my gecko how can I do this ?

@aoiookami9836 4 года назад

".. snug and concealed.." Excuse me sir... do you have a permit to conceal carry that toad? (North Dakota logic when hearing the word concealed)

@TuberoseKisser 6 лет назад

I just put my snakes in a dog carrier bag tbh but that's only in the summer, other than that I keep them inside.

@abigailnaomiblocker4217 6 лет назад

How old is herping ?

@carrieseymour5197 5 лет назад

To quote the late Sir Terry Pratchett, "animals loose in cars are never a good idea. Goats are generally the worst, but until you've had a tortoise stuck under your brake pedal, you've never known the meaning of fear."

@nicosy282 6 лет назад

I never thought of bringing my snake with me at times.

@didaptgaming2750 6 лет назад

1:20 Laughed my butt off

@hannaharrington3681 6 лет назад

look in the trunk of your car under where you would keep a spare tire for the dead rat. My grandma had the same incident happen to her and thats where she found it

@mikecostello8637 2 года назад

Im currently in situation where im as of today living in my car with my ball python .. I dont know what to do but I need some help with this

@noah-nw7pp 6 лет назад

what should I name my bp I'm stumped

@luckyelyce3597 5 лет назад

I have a bearded dragon and we are doing a cross-country move (approximately 4 days of 5 hour drives). How would you recommend I take my beardie with me?

@redella50 5 лет назад

I'm actually wondering the same thing cause i'm hoping to move (with a beardie) in a few months.

@imjeff2448 3 года назад

How would I travel with an anole lizard?

@MarinSofin Год назад

Youre so damn funny man. Thank you for that.

@eliexotic212 6 лет назад

is sunny a full grown male ball python? is that as large as they get?

@solar_co 4 года назад

"Squoozed, squeezen squoozen..."

@desiraebrown617 6 лет назад

What about if you go to a reptile show? Im going to tinley in march is there something i should bring as we are staying the whole weekend and then a 5 hr drive home

@papercrow8599 6 лет назад

well if you plan on buying something (you obviously should decide on what you are buying before hand), bring an adequate container for it. Depending on the temperature you might want to get heatpacks, as Alex said.

@desiraebrown617 6 лет назад

Paper Crow. Thank you

@cohen6133 2 года назад

I’m moving overseas and I have a leopard gecko. I’ve seen lots of informational videos on how to move with them via car but I feel lost when it comes to the traveling with them through airplanes. I’m moving to a place where I have to take a plane flight to get there and as result my gecko is being transported in the “ pet luggage” area of the plane. This I’m not worried about that but more of how to set up his tank and where I will meet and leave him etc. I would highly appreciate if anyone could give me any tips 😭