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AmityvilleHams · 11-08-2019, 03:45 PM

Moving in a cage is a very bad idea. Cages are very big, and bigger spaces lead to potential injuries or even death when we're talking about travel of any method but especially in cars. Fluffagrams has given some excellent advice though, so that should help quite a bit!

Just remember that the main idea with a safe transportation enclosure is that it should be just enough space for the hamster, a bit of bedding, and maybe some food. It shouldn't be tall either as height can be a safety risk just as floor space can. Whatever you use for your carrier(so long as it is a safe size with adequate ventilation), it needs to stay firmly in place as well while you're in the moving vehicle. This means placing it in the best way possible so that even if you were to slam on the brakes or get into an accident the cage would stay in place and a) not move dangerously to harm the hamster and b) not become a projectile to harm the humans inside the car or even some potentially outside the car.

11-08-2019, 03:45 PM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: transporting a russian hamster Moving in a cage is a very bad idea. Cages are very big, and bigger spaces lead to potential injuries or even death when we're talking about travel of any method but especially in cars. Fluffagrams has given some excellent advice though, so that should help quite a bit! Just remember that the main idea with a safe transportation enclosure is that it should be just enough space for the hamster, a bit of bedding, and maybe some food. It shouldn't be tall either as height can be a safety risk just as floor space can. Whatever you use for your carrier(so long as it is a safe size with adequate ventilation), it needs to stay firmly in place as well while you're in the moving vehicle. This means placing it in the best way possible so that even if you were to slam on the brakes or get into an accident the cage would stay in place and a) not move dangerously to harm the hamster and b) not become a projectile to harm the humans inside the car or even some potentially outside the car.