Ugh moving.. Some advise would be great!

[Crruxxy]

I'm finally getting out of the army and I have a young veiled. I'm in Washington state right now and will be driving across country back home to the ny/ct area. I asked jays vet and he had no ideas. I'm hoping someone here will give me a tip. His current cage is small enough to fit in my car, I'm worried about lighting water and stress.

 

[camimom]

he can go a few days without a basking and uvb bulbs.
jsut make sure your car stays warm enough.

as for water, get a hand mister and when you stop to rest, use the bathroom, eat, etc. just spray the cage down. maybe place a towl underneath and behind the cage.

the stress shouldnt be too bad. if he does get stressed, you can try putting a towel over his cage and he will sleep the whole time.

 

[Crruxxy]

Thanks cami! I'm just worried about the families new addition! I'll deffinetly keep the temp up in my car, it's a big move with a big animal family so I'm doing a lot of worrying haha. My girlfriend is a vet tech so I'm not horribly worried, just concerned for the little guy. Haha on the funny side he gave the exotics vet a run for his money yesterday he's a cranky little guy if I'm not the one touching him(not the he's handled much)!

 

[camimom]

No problem!
I was worried moving my guy 3 hours to a new place.. can only imagine your stress.
but i had the big animal family too.
3 cats, 1 dog (still a puppy) 1 chameleon, 1 ferret, 75 gallon freshwater fish tank.

now i have 3 chameleons, and thats only going to grow.
as i add a jackson, panther, and lots and lots of babies.

 

[mbondy]

You can always have someone keep your chameleon for a few days and then ship him to you once you're all settled in. That is the easiest and least stressful thing you can do. Good luck!

 

[Crruxxy]

Haha that sounds like our family! We have 2 dogs, a boston and a boxer mix, 2 ferrets(Mia and Vincent) and of course our newest addition Jay! So it's gonna be interesting to say the least!

I was thinking about having him shipped but there is not a single person here that I would trust him with. Bunch of army guys with no sence of caring lol!

 

[laurie]

Haha that sounds like our family! We have 2 dogs, a boston and a boxer mix, 2 ferrets(Mia and Vincent) and of course our newest addition Jay! So it's gonna be interesting to say the least!

I was thinking about having him shipped but there is not a single person here that I would trust him with. Bunch of army guys with no sence of caring lol!

Well if you drive near Montana I can keep his for a while. However given temps here and where you are headed, you might be a while getting him back. I sold a adult cham that has been waiting shipment to New York, the breeder will let me know when he feels it is warm enough to ship.

I drove from Southern California and moved to Montana with 2 dog s, several bearded dragons, and a bunch of chams in the back of my yukon. All made it fine. Getting them into motels was sometimes fun.

 

[Crruxxy]

Haha my girlfriend has a thing with this pone chain of motels and they are pet friendly. Super8 I believe. It nice to hear that a move like this can be done. Takes some stress off of me! As soon as I get to my new place I'm thinking of getting anothe cham already. But it wil be quite warmer when that time comes, maybe a girlfriend for him.

 

[laurie]

See you have it covered. We will need pictures from the trip. Great g/f you have.

 

[Crruxxy]

I will deffinetly take some trip pictures! I'm gonna take some pics today of him, I haven't in a few days

 

[jannb]

he can go a few days without a basking and uvb bulbs.
jsut make sure your car stays warm enough.

as for water, get a hand mister and when you stop to rest, use the bathroom, eat, etc. just spray the cage down. maybe place a towl underneath and behind the cage.

the stress shouldnt be too bad. if he does get stressed, you can try putting a towel over his cage and he will sleep the whole time.

I totally agree. As long as you keep the car warm he should be fine.

 

[Crruxxy]

You guys are putting me at ease with this move!! I appreciate it.