Tortiemctortiepants wrote:
I am planning on relocating from VA to WA next summer, and also taking the summer to explore along the way (I work in schools so have my summers free). I will be moving with my pets (two medium dogs, a cat, 4 small birds, a bunny, a tortoise, and a snake).
I would appreciate any and all suggestions from experienced travelers!!
I am going to sound a bit harsh, no way to make it sugar coated..
Re-Home at a min the small birds, bunny, tortoise and snake, you CAN replace them when you get to your final more permanent destination. While they can travel, it seems to me it would be a real pain to deal with.
Cat and dogs typically for the most part tend to travel OK and are less of an issue for care when traveling a long,long distance or long time provided they love being in a vehicle.
But two dogs and a cat can become a handful quickly if they are not acclimated to traveling.
When I was a kid, we did take a cat and at one point my Grandmothers dog, cat fared much better than the dog.. The cat would simply find a comfy spot behind a seat or in a dark place and sleep(once got into a lower cabinet below the stove and we thought we had lost it at a stop, took a couple of hrs to find and dig it out of the cabinet) ..
The dog, well, not so much, would fuss a lot.. Didn't like to be couped up.
As far as renting a RV, yeah, I would think that would void the rental contract and might be costly to you if the rental place decides your pets may have caused damage (they will figure out that you had pets from cat, dog, bunny fir along with bird feathers floating around).
