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Hi All,

I have been trying to do some research on some kind of Bird Container that would be Safe for Puddles, that he can Have some room in because I may not be able to take him out while we are camping etc due to We normally go with friends that Have dogs (bird hunting dogs). We normally just go for weekends. So he won't be in there for weeks or more than 3 days at a time.

I am also looking for something that can easly be carried around that way he isn't left in the Toyhauler all the time, Plus something that I can cover at night and still be able to get some Airflow.

I was looking at the Adventure Pack- the SS cage with the Backpack cover you can put on it- it also comes with a Mesquito netting (which I think is important to since we will be outside most of the time)

Or I was looking at the Wingabago-seems more sturdy..but What about the Airflow?

Then I was just thinking of buying a dog crate and drilling holes in to put perches, etc. but He won't be able to see out of it most of the time.

Do any of you travel with your birds? What do you guys use? Suggest?

Thanks for any input

Tawny and Pud

Your all acrylics are good for chewing cockatoos but get extremely hot and work like glass in the summer, care must be taken so bird does not have a heat stroke. I have 1 and use it sparingly in the summer months here in So. CA. I like the idea of that stainless one....saw a picture of it on0line but can not tell if it is sturdy enough for a cockatoo.

How do these bird dogs react to the bird? Mine live with 3 springer spaniels (also bird hunters) BUT the difference is they grew up from day one in a bird arena! Their daddy was 7 when I got Dottie and after a couple months he accepted her just fine and never the problem between them....in fact to his ending days he became the bird protector in this house! His son (who is now 6) took his position and follows me from cage to cage as i feed in the mornings.

Hubby has to come over to Az next month again for business (Scottsdale)....he just got back from El Paso and Orlando......after 2 weeks of travel, the dogs, birds, and ME are really glad he is home!!!!!

Sandi

Many years ago I located a polycarbonate bird carrier. I think it's trade name is often lexan. Acrylic (trade names acrylite plexiglass, etc) tends to have a great tendency to crack.

It has all sorts of holes drilled all over it for air circulation. Wendell tries to rip the thing apart by grabbing these holes, but polycarbonate is too tough for him to do this. It has no cracks in it at all, after at least ten years of use.

One of my friends tried to take his cockatoo only to Springfield, MO. from here, only an hour and a half drive--in a cat carrier. By the time he got there the bird had managed to tear apart the plastic and destroy it completely. He was still some distance from Springfield when the bird suddenly was sitting on the top of the seat! (And the carrier had a newly chewed hole in it big enough for a cockatoo to pass!)

If you get a dog carrier...make sure that it is one with the wire on the sides for opening...and not plastic....or like Robert said....the bird will chew right through it....I have a lexan carrier...but feel that it can get hot during the summer....I probably wouldn't take my bird along if there were bird hunting dogs in the area..because it really wouldn't be fair to Puddles to have to stay in the carrier for the entire trip...but otherwise, it could be a catastrophe in the making....but then that's just me....maybe a good pet sitter would be a better investment...

One can also purchase sheet lexan and some vendors will cut it to order. It is possible to build your own carrier this way. One really does not have to have very thick material to make a secure strong carrier. One can connect the sides with aluminium angle bars. If one do this one must make sure to drill quite a few holes in the sides for air circulation.

The newest issue of BirdTalk (March, 2007!) has an article on traveling with birds and has pictures of some different types of travel cages.

Hi,

I have found that a collapsable dog cage or puppy cage is great for when we go camping. Gizzy loves it. I got bendable rope perches and stainless steel cups for food and drink, and whilst travelling in the car I have a wingabago. I dont use the wingabago outside in summer, because it is like a little greenhouse!! Its so hot! But if we go wlking whilst on holiday, I put his harness on and hes as happy as larry on my shoulder!

But a dog cage is the best thing Ive ever bought!!

Happy camping!!

Nicola

I have taken Wendell places and had him stay in a collapsable dog carrier during the trip. He quickly learned to lift the lock and open the door. I put a padlock on it with a combination. He immediately started turning the combination back and forth, and one day he managed to get the correct combination!!!!!

After that I got a key padlock for it!

He remembers how to open the latch after he has not been in the cage for over two or three years!!!

These are good for after one arrive at the destination. He will destroy the seat of the car if you set such a cage on the seat during the trip!!!!