A car ride

[Dopey]

Hi All,

Those of you who have big macaws with long tails ... what kind of carrier do you use to take your macaw for a car ride? I just want to take Chopper for a car ride so he can see things...the carrier I have only has a front view. So, I'm just looking for suggestions.

 

[Julianna]

I have a caique, so I don't have the tail issue, but sometimes I take Pippi in the car with just a harness on instead of putting her in a carrier. Don't know if that would work for you, but it's an idea.

 

[Birdman666]

My redfront rides in a birdie car seat, or my shoulder. My greenwing rides on my shoulder. I don't use carriers.

 

[tab_xo]

I always just have Fargo on his harness on my shoulder, but i am not the one driving!

When he goes in a carrier he has a big dog carrier.. It has a perch bolted into it, and it is big enough that his tail doesn't get all messed up!

Plus it has holes so he can see out the sides!
Doesn't look very big in pictures, but it is a big carrier!

Usually helps on the way home after a big day, just take his harness off, have the door open and he just takes a nap on his perch!

 

[leod233]

Try a dog kennel that's made like a cage

 

[Dopey]

Ok - thanks everyone. I have a dog carrier and I need to put a perch in it but I don't think the holes are big enough for him to see out of the sides. I could do the dog kennel.

I'm pretty sure that at this point in our relationship he isn't going to let me put a harness on him. He won't even let me scritch him yet.

 

[Taw5106]

I don't have a macaw but years ago I saw a man in a truck sitting at a red light and he had a macaw on his shoulder. When he started moving, the macaw adjusted himself for the move forward. My first time to see a parrot riding in a car like that but he was used to it, had the routine down.

Now the truck was a late 70s model Chevy so no airbags. I don't let my pets ride in the front because I worry about an accident, especially after having an accident hitting a full size deer. The aftermath with airbags, seatbelts, boy what a mess.

I've seen perched you can hang over the headrest of a seat too, that might be an option too.

 

[thekarens]

Just a heads up. My partner had her mother's LSC2 on the passenger head rest. They were at a standstill due to traffic when they were rear ended. Caused her car to spin and she got hit a second time by the car on the right front panel. The bird slammed into the windshield. IMO it's just as dangerous to have a bird loose in a car as it is to baby in the car without a car seat just holding them. No judgment, just something to think about.

You can get wire dog crates, but I'm not sure what they are made of.