How would I keep hamsters from overheating if I had to take them on a 12 hour car trip?
This question is hypothetical, but I’m facing potentially having to move due to Covid 19.
Posted May 21, 2020, 6:46 AM UTC
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Night time and AC, as the other comments said.
Well-ventilated travel case, open window if you live in a very warm place. Take a cooler with you and put in some chilled/cool fruit and water every now and again. In a 12 hour car trip in a warm climate, microorganisms are more common in the water (microbes, mold, algae)
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Turn on the AC
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Cool blankets
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If you have one of those cooling boxes that you can stick bottles of water in you could get some ice packs the solid plastic ones and put a few of them in instead just place one into or next to your hamsters cage or what ever you would be transporting him in should keep him nice and cool I do this when my hamster over heats during heatwaves and they usually lay on them or next to the part of the cage where I placed it at.
Also pieces are tile work great for keeping them cool dont know if it would work in a car situation but it does in the house so you could try just place it in a cooling box for a minute or two and your hamster will feel great if they are too hot.
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Could you possibly drive during the night when it's colder?
You could put a bathroom tile, a terracotta hide and similar things that are cold in your hamster's enclosure.