How to transport tortoise/tortoises?

[Hanako]

Originally Posted by sandy

If it were mine, I would have a box with soil in it, and some shredded paper to cover them with.
Once in the hotel, you could let them roam the bathroom area (or if you took a largish box put them in this) give he/she a bathe.
As for traveling back, then again I would use a box with soil in it. With shredded newspaper or the like to cover them. If they are kept cool and in the dark, they are less likely to roam about, and think its just a cool day. This applies to meds.
But I would do the same for any species.
As long as they are not kept in freezing conditions they should be fine.

Thank you. That sounds like a good advice!

[ClareandCo]

Yes it is a polystyrene box with a lid. If you go to an aquatics/koi/garden centre fish shop they may well let you have one/sell you one.

I also heard of someone who used to ask at his local Tesco fishmonger's section for one.

[Hanako]

Originally Posted by alley cat

It will be interesting to see what those who have been to Hamm have done. I was thinking it would be best to keep the tortoise cool so that it would sleep most of the journey and not get stressed, just a comfy box with bedding and airholes, maybe offer a drink at the hotel (in your room, not at the bar!)

Thank you for your advice!

[FLINTUS]

Originally Posted by Hanako

Sorry, it may sound thick, but what exactly is poly box? (English is not my first language.) Do you mean polystyrene box? Where would I get it?

Would a plastic box do?

I am not worried that much about the temperatures because it will be June, so it is not winter. Hopefully the temperatures should be ok. In any case, I can bring a heat pad.

No that's fine, yes a polystyrene box. Options for getting one:
Go to your local fish shop or farm shop and ask for one, a lot will just give them for free as they get so many
A lot of things are delivered in them so save one
Buy one off RFUK or EBAY etc.

You won't need to bring a heat pad in June providing your car isn't a freezer. I prefer polystyrene boxes to cardboard, plastic and so on because they keep in/out the heat very well and gives a good stable temp which is not so variable with the weather.

[Hanako]

What do you think about this?

They have several sizes, so it doesn't have to be exactly this one, but one of those. It has got vent holes for air, they say that it is ideal for transport... Do you still think I should try and get the poly box, or this could do?

https://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/...box-large.html

[FLINTUS]

I would personally go for a poly box, it would be cheaper even if you have to pay for it

[ClareandCo]

A polybox would be better. I doubt they'd be happy in the one in the link as they would feel too exposed.

Plenty of newspaper and toilet roll as well as car journeys always seem to make them do a poo!

[TillyTortoise]

I'd keep them cool and dark. They won't move then. The poly box method is a good one.

[sandy]

Originally Posted by Hanako

What do you think about this?

They have several sizes, so it doesn't have to be exactly this one, but one of those. It has got vent holes for air, they say that it is ideal for transport... Do you still think I should try and get the poly box, or this could do?

https://www.surreypetsupplies.co.uk/...box-large.html

If they can see out of the box, they will want to be outside the box. Far better to have a non see though sided box:0)

[Ozric Jonathan]

I have used really small sandwich type plastic boxes with tiny holes drilled for air. I had soil in with the tortoise and I used boxes which were really quite small so the tortoise did not rattle about.

I found it really quite stressful, because I was thinking about the tortoises and if they were alright almost all the time.