Moving cross-country with bonded pair

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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 08/28/2015 at 8:35 PM
  MJ1988
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  I’m planning to move cross-country, from NC to CA, with my buns in January. To be quite honest, the bunnies are the most stressful part of the move for me. I’ve moved a lot (including cross-country) but in my 15+ years as a bunny momma I’ve never done a cross-country move with bunnies.
  
  I have a bonded agouti pair: a ten year old female (Lexi), and a 4 year old male (Joey). I want to do what’s best for them. They hate the car. They both get very stressed on car trips. Not into eating or drinking in the car. Eventually Joey’s hunger wins out and he will eat some hay and drink. I’ve had Lexi for 7 years and I’ve never ever seen her eat or drink anything in a car, no matter the length of the trip. So you can probably understand why the idea of driving them in my SUV cross-country is pretty troubling.
  
  I’m also considering flying them on a direct flight. There are really only two options for flights: United allows rabbits in-cabin, but they would have to be separated and I’d have to have a traveling companion to take one carrier while I fly with the other. Frontier allows two rabbits per carrier in-cabin, but they only fly from Atlanta to LA, so I would have to drive the bunnies to Atlanta (which is not very ideal but doable).
  
  I’m planning to discuss it all with my vet, but wanted to see if anyone had any advice, tips, tricks or advice that they wanted to weigh in with.
  
  Thanks!
- 09/22/2015 at 10:39 PM
  Jadeo09
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  Having their blankets in the carrier helps them to feel safer.talking to them calmly the whole time helps.
  If they are paired I wouldn’t separate unless you have to.
  They have sprays available called pet remedy which is supposed to be amazing.
  Or ask your vets for a sedative possibly?
  Covering the cage partly could help
  I would also consider the best flooring for grip whilst in the car because buns get stressed when slipping round in the car
- 09/22/2015 at 10:41 PM
  Jadeo09
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  How long is the journey.
  Could you plan to stop somewhere safe to let them out to eat and drink. A hotel perhaps
  Or even stop the car for an hour its usually the car moving that is stressful for them.
- 09/22/2015 at 10:42 PM
  Jadeo09
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  You can always syringe feed a little water too if you must.
  And tempt them with their favorite’s like a little peice of a rich tea or a banana?
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