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I will be traveling 1 1/2 to 2 hours away today, going away for the weekend, and my bird is coming with me. What is the best way to travel with him in the car? Will he be fine if I just keep him in his regular cage? I would take out the toys and swing so they don't hit him, but would he be ok trying to stand on a perch the whole time while driving? Or would some kind of small travel cage be safer/more ideal? Any other pointers?

i'm not sure if it is the right thing, but when i came here after my husband passed, the brats rode in their own cage and like you said, any swinging things down. (appr 2 1/2 to 3 hrs) be prepared tho, if he is like mine were... they never shut up the whole way. loved the car trip. ozz even loved her trip to and from the vet. she didn't do any singing while we were in there tho!

Ok, thank you. Did you seatbelt the cage in, or how did you secure it?

a small travel cage will be much better than a large cage--although they may feel more comfortable in the familiar cage, sometimes it can get intimidating for the bird so i recommend that you put the bird in a small carrier cage.
Along the way you should stop at rest areas so that you can give your bird some food and water and let him calm down a bit if he seems agitated.
And put a perch in the carrier cage but only one perch and nothing else--maybe something to cover the bottom of the cage so it'll be easier for you to clean up later, but nothing else!!! Swinging objects may hurt your bird so yeah

have fun!!

as for securing the cage, if you're traveling with others then i suggest that you have one of the people traveling with you carry the cage or place it in their lap and hold it steady, and if you're not going with anyone else then place your bird next to the drivers seat where you can keep a watchful eye on him

when i travel i keep mine in their big cage but its not so big with 4-6 keets in it. some of mine love the car others are scared it depends on the bird. dont turn the a/c on them or anything liek that and make sure the car is warm. take out the food and water dishes too or at least make the water super super low so it doesnt et all over. mine seem to be calmed by music playing.

mine were in their reg cage, as i had no alternative. i was a passanger so they stated in my lap, resting on the seat ahead of me. no swinging stuff, warm (try not to let them get a draft. eg; air cond. when it was on for the "people" travelers, i covered the cage except for where i could watch them. the sound of the music, the hum of the tires, the roar of road and wind... you would swear that they were in birdie heaven!!! good luck on the move.

Thank you all for the replies and advice. I think I will use the regular cage for now, and purchase a travel cage when I get back for any future travel.

i didn't have the option of another cage so they traveled in their "birdie motor HOME"! sometimes, (on highyway eg..) i held the cage and talked to them and watched their reactions. most of the time, they rode beside me in the back seat. they were belted in.

I am wondering how long can a keet be in a car for, we are considering moving and it will be a 10 hour drive for us, they would be in the backseat with my human boys, but I am still nervous about them being in a car for so long. Last thing I want to do is stress them out and possibly lose one of my boys, they are still new to me and I definitely don't want to have to rehome them, that would kill me. Any suggestions for a long trip?