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I am moving back to Kansas from Oklahoma soon and I was wondering what the best way to transport my gecko for the four hour drive would be. Please give me as many suggestions as possible, all are appreciated. Thank you.

I'd get a small plastic sterelite container that can fit into a styrofoam cooler (those cheap kinds that you can get for $3-$4) and drill some holes to provide some ventilation. Tape a heat pack on the bottom of the cooler (make sure you open up the heatpack 2-3 hours before you put the gecko in so that the heat pack can attain it's max temp), pack the cooler with newspaper or packing peanuts, and fit the sterlite container into the newspapers/packing peanuts so it can't get jostled around. Add a digital temp probe into the thing so you can monitor temps while you transport (should stay between 75 and 85 deg F). Also make sure the heat pack never touches the sterlite container, it's just there to raise the ambient temp of the box (and they get friggin hot, 120 deg F). Also, if you're in a heated car, then you might not even need the heat pack.

If all this is unclear I can post pics of my setup, I just need to dig it out of the closet.

-Lemur 6

Thanks a lot, your suggestions are helpful. I'm not exactly clear what a sterilite container is, or where I can get one. Tips?

They're sweater/shoe boxes, but there are smaller ones (I use one made for holding CD's). Drug stores usually carry them, like RiteAid or Walgreens. Any plastic container with a snap on, or lockign lid, that will allow the gecko sufficient room to move around a bit should be fine though.

-Lemur 6