Kiwi&Zeus
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Hi!
We have taken a few road trips with Kiwi our Sun Conure over the years. Both to cold and hot climates. The longest was about 8 hours one way drive and took us about 9 hours including stop overs.
Before starting the trip we leave Kiwi in the car for some time to get acclimatised and give her treats and generally play and spend time with her. We do this during the road trip as well so she is comfortable and relaxed. Generally we pamper her a bit more but be careful not to over feed treats.
We try to keep car temperature same through out the journey and try to leave the conditioning on during the stop overs, unless we can bring her out for fresh air.
We ensure there is ample food and water for her through out the trip.
Never had a problem and felt my bird is happy during the trips with all the extra attention she gets.
Note: I personally feel that while driving it is best to keep the bird caged for safety of the bird and all passengers. So we only take kiwi out of her traveling cage is during stops.
We have taken a few road trips with Kiwi our Sun Conure over the years. Both to cold and hot climates. The longest was about 8 hours one way drive and took us about 9 hours including stop overs.
Before starting the trip we leave Kiwi in the car for some time to get acclimatised and give her treats and generally play and spend time with her. We do this during the road trip as well so she is comfortable and relaxed. Generally we pamper her a bit more but be careful not to over feed treats.
We try to keep car temperature same through out the journey and try to leave the conditioning on during the stop overs, unless we can bring her out for fresh air.
We ensure there is ample food and water for her through out the trip.
Never had a problem and felt my bird is happy during the trips with all the extra attention she gets.
Note: I personally feel that while driving it is best to keep the bird caged for safety of the bird and all passengers. So we only take kiwi out of her traveling cage is during stops.