How To Pack For Air Travel

Betty says,

"For those who have not shipped rabbits or have not flown with rabbits, shipping sounds mysterious.

How do you pack them, I was frequently asked.

Since airlines charge by the piece and then by the dimensional and actual weight, it is important to learn the requirement of each airline in order to pack efficiently.

Shown in the picture are two KW three-hole carriers put together by four travel locks; this configuration ships 6 rabbits for the similar cost as shipping one or two. If the two carriers were not locked together, they will be considered as two pieces thus cost twice as much as this locked piece.

Each compartment has two cups for pellets and for water. I use yogurt containers or tuna fish cans because these are lightweight thus ideal for shipping. There is a piece of cardboard on the top with the names, addresses, phone numbers of the shipper and the receiver, plus the flight number and reservation number. I also put in a piece of cardboard on each of the four sides to minimize the stress for the rabbits.

After I put all the rabbits in the carriers and arrive at the airport, the agents may want to open the carriers to do a visual and physical check. After checking, I zip tie the travel locks to prevent them from being open by accident, the I zip tie the carrier top.

I hope this will give our readers a general idea about efficient packing."