Need Help with Travel Carrier

For what kind of travel and how long?

You can put a towel in the bottom of a laundry basket!

For any amount of time really. The longest we travel is 6 hours

Any amount of time. The longest we travel is about 6hours

The purse isn't a good idea. A guinea pig could get overheated quickly in something without ventilation. If you have a Goodwill near you, they sell carriers for a few dollars. You can even call your local animal shelter and I'll bet they sell used one really cheap.

I used a large cardboard box ( a toaster oven box) before I had a carrier. I put a towel at the bottom and then bedding and hay over it. It was a four hour round trip and worked fine.

I usually have a 6hour or more round trip. Every other weekend.we have to drive a 2and a half hours to go see my husbands son and i don't want to leave squeakers alone.

Pickle's vet was two hours away and he did fine in the car in the box. it was open top with one flap own to shade him from the window. He nibbled his hay and was generally alright.

lizzieB said:

Hi Im a new guinea pig owner and i need to make a travel carrier for my little boy. I can't afford to buy a new one so please help.

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Have you check the used ads. I seen good ones as low as 10

On this site?

no on Craigslist

Yes i have so far haven't had any luck

a laundry basket with towels on the bottom with hay and water.

Just make sure you put them in something that he can't escape from. I had a guinea pig get out of a box in my car.

Yea that's y i know i can't use a box. What about a wicker basket?

I am not sure about a wicker basket, it may be treated and that's not good.

I am not sure what type of cage you have but you could use grids and left over coro. Since you would be in the care for 6+ hours I would make it at least 2x1 but 2x2 is better.

I have a play pen for him that has 6 panels. Maybe i can take it apart and make a cage with it.

That would work! just make sure you put grids on the bottom as well. I would zip tie the grids together, instead of using connectors. They fall of way too easily.. Also the top edges of the coroplast to the grids just for that extra security since it will be a travel cage.