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Post by gingerneil on Jun 19, 2019 7:57:47 GMT
We're due to collect our first chins from the breeder in early July. It'll be approx 2.5hrs drive home with them. I've been looking at small cat carriers etc on amazon - will something like this be OK for that short journey, carrying 2 boys of about 12-13 weeks ? I appreciate these are plastic - so not ideal. But ok for a couple of hours in the car ? www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07MC4CKYZ/I'll have some hay, maybe a micro fibre towel and a few chew blocks in the there to hopefully keep them happy for the time they're in. Or.. for not much more - something like this ? www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0035XFOFA/I suspect that the larger cage style would be more useful in future...
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Post by ntg on Jun 19, 2019 8:18:37 GMT
A cat carrier should work fine for 2.5 hours. I've travelled my pair a similar distance with no escapes although I have had to recently replace it since Benji did get a big enough hole in it eventually. The one I have now is the 19" version of this: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00OP6SVJW/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&th=1If you want an all metal one then there's a chin breeder - Port Henry Chins I think - who makes double sized show cages for £20. I think they sell them through facebook but they might have their own site. You'd just want to cover the mesh on the bottom with something like a tile or kiln dried pine. I wouldn't use a micro fibre cloth, fleece would work but if using a cat carrier they have plenty of dark space for hiding so it's unnecessary to put anything in other than lots of hay and maybe a chew toy or something.
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Post by gingerneil on Jun 19, 2019 8:25:28 GMT
great - thanks for the reply (again!). I'll go with the 19" one you linked.
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