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Whats the best advice for transporting small reps in this cold weather? Polybox with warm substrate or is there a better way?

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when moving house we just made them nice and warm, then keeping them outside for as little time as possible and avoid opening the tubs/viv.
i cant think of any way of heating unless you are travelling by car (obv turn up the heat) we had to use a van due to the size of our collection, there are some slightly lengthy methods i know such as heating through a rock as they keep their heat for a long time, hope i helped
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Buy hot hands or other handwarmers and tape to the bottom of a plastic rub. Then usually put them inside something else to stop draughts. This is how I transport small snakes by train. They are in my shoulder bag but nobody has ever guessed.

Edited to add that if they are super small like milksnake or cornsnake hatchlings then they go inside a cricket tub inside a rub inside the bag.

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