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I am moving from Michigan to Arizona and planning on transporting my JCP and 2 Cal King's with me in my car. Has anyone ever transported snakes across the country? How do you suggest I do this? I heard that I should place them in pillow cases inside a cooler to regulate their temperature during the journey. Please elaborate on this or any other methods you know to work. Thank you!

See my reply to your post on the KS forum...

//Todd

I moved all of my snakes cross country from MA to IL, and then back again (whole other story). I do not keep carpets yet, but I did have a cal. king with me both times. On the way down I kept my bp's in pillow cases in tubs to reg. temp. I kept the cal king on the seat beside me in her plastic tub. It was very hot outside and I made a mistake, I kept the cal king in the sun. I thought he would be OK and not get any direct sun light, but I was wrong. The tub heated WAY up and the cal king died as a result. I purchased a new cal king while in IL and had better luck during the transport back to MA. I kept the heat on in the truck (it was winter) but I kept two windows slightly cracked with a thermometer on the floor and one in the dash cup holder. It was a probe therm. so the therm. on the dash gave me both readings. I had to adust the heat a little here and there, but moving my small collection was much safer on the way back. -J.H.-