How well can a bunny travel on a long distance car trip?

[Lisa loves Pooh]

My DH just got a new job in MD and we get to enjoy living apart for a while. Booooo!!!!

We are trying to coordinate his visits home and some visits for us to go up north. We can make arrangements for our cats, but for our rabbit I just don't want to impose too much on other people. So I wanted to see if bunnies can travel okay for very long car trips.

(I wouldn't consider it unless a rabbit could truly handle it okay. But I just don't know if it is even possible.)

Thanks.

 

[brasswillow]

I don't know anything about bunnies, but here's an article on the subject: http://exoticpets.about.com/od/rabbitcare/f/rabbitcartravel.htm

Best wishes!

 

[auroralark]

Well, my rabbit doesn't love the car, but I'm sure he'll recover. The longest car trip my rabbit has been on is about 2 and a half hours. After he finally arrives at our destination he's a bit reserved for awhile, but before long he's back to his hoppy little self again.

Would you be keeping him in his cage or putting him in a carrier? If we're going a short distance, I put my rabbit in a carrier. Otherwise I leave him in his cage. I think he's happier in there.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

We'd keep her in a small cage.

However, after reading that article, I'm not so sure it is a good idea.

We're talking a 13-15 hour car ride and that's before factoring in my children. I'm thinking it may be way too stressful for her.

 

[glitterkittyy]

Don't know about bunnies, but our guinea pig did not survive the move to Florida

 

[Luv Bunnies]

Bunnies don't generally like being in the car and get very stressed, even on short trips. The longest we've ever taken a bunny in the car was 3 hours. He did OK but I kept his carrier on my lap the whole time and I would periodically open it to pet him and calm him down. I think 13-15 hours would be too long for a bunny to be in the car. If you had to do it once because you were moving, I would say go ahead and do it. But if you need to go back and forth several times, I wouldn't recommend it.

Bunnies are happiest in their normal environment. We take ours to my parent's house when we go on vacation and it takes them a day or so to adjust. The ideal thing is to leave them at home and have someone come in once or twice a day to take care of them. Perhaps you can find a pet sitter or a neighborhood teen to come in? Just leave very specific instructions about what/how much to feed and when. Bunnies are very particular about their routines. Also leave a note about what to watch for healthwise - make sure bunny is eating, drinking and eliminating regularly. I think bunny would be much happier without the long car trip.