Oh yes..and if for whatever reason you have to slam on the breaks, you have a dragon torpedo to slam against the windscreen.





I never feel pets should be loose in a car and I don't mean just bearded dragons and other lizards... cats or dogs or any other pet... they can be a hazard to driving, can be severely injured when some idiot cuts you off and you have to slam on the breaks or swerve to avoid an accident.. even saw somebody the other day with a cat walking in front of the driver...blocking their view while they drove...not the first time I have seen people with cats walking all over the place while the owners are driving.



If its a long trip, what do you do with the animal when you stop to have lunch>? Leave them to cook in the car while it sits in the sun? Interior car temps can reach 90F fast under even partial sunlight...even with windows open. Cats and dogs die from heat stroke in cars all the time...drives me bonkers...



Just things to consider...even if the animal enjoys a ride in the car. Bearded dragons enjoy iceberg lettuce, but its far from good for them.



For you to imply that I am so irresponsible as to leave my animals in the car just to go somewhere and eat is completely rude and inconsiderate, I hate the fact that people would ever do it, but I know there are idiots that do. I can understand not wanting a dog or a cat running around in the car, they can easily block your view or cause an accident, especially if there is only the driver in the car. My husband and I never take them with us unless it's both of us in the car, and they never just "walk all over". They stay on the dashboard and hardly ever move unless they get too warm, and then the only place they go is in the passengers lap. If you were moving across the country would you just keep your animal boxed up the entire time? I for one would feel terrible about that, and I would rather them be used to car rides now so that if for some reason there was ever the need to be on an extended car ride with them they would be more comfortable with it (which, living in Florida is very possible because of hurricane season). And since they're on the dashboard, with a door mat to grip on, their is no reason for there to be a "dragon torpedo to slam against the windshield". Granted if there ever was an accident they would probably get hurt yes, but so would any other animal in the car, possibly even if they WERE in a box. I'm not going to live in fear of a car accident, if I did, I wouldn't have ridden in the car at all for the past several months, I am 40 weeks pregnant. You should be able to enjoy life and let your pets enjoy theirs.

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