Travel Carrier - 3 pairs - Road trip to cottage
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:12 pm
Hello!
I’m a new finch owner! We have 3 pairs that live together in one flight cage (31”w x 21” d x 40” h): 2 spice finch, 2 gold-breasted waxbill and 2 orange-cheeked waxbill. They were happy together in the store where we found them, and 6 weeks in, they are still living together soundly. We plan to take them with us to the cottage this summer on long and extended weekends. I’m setting up a similar cage at the cottage with the same perches, bird bath, food dishes, etc in the same places to ease the transition each time.
I’m looking for any tips or advice about the car travel. And, I’ve seen many posts about travel carriers, but still not sure which to get. Is it best to transport each bird in a separate cage? Can they travel in pairs? Can they travel in a smaller flight cage in a group of six?
The drive to the cottage is about 200 km or 2 hours on a good day.
Thank you!
David
I’m a new finch owner! We have 3 pairs that live together in one flight cage (31”w x 21” d x 40” h): 2 spice finch, 2 gold-breasted waxbill and 2 orange-cheeked waxbill. They were happy together in the store where we found them, and 6 weeks in, they are still living together soundly. We plan to take them with us to the cottage this summer on long and extended weekends. I’m setting up a similar cage at the cottage with the same perches, bird bath, food dishes, etc in the same places to ease the transition each time.
I’m looking for any tips or advice about the car travel. And, I’ve seen many posts about travel carriers, but still not sure which to get. Is it best to transport each bird in a separate cage? Can they travel in pairs? Can they travel in a smaller flight cage in a group of six?
The drive to the cottage is about 200 km or 2 hours on a good day.
Thank you!
David