Taking buns on long journey - advice please

On the 18th I've got to take the buns to Bristol, we've been referred to Richard Saunders at the Rabbit Clininc for Ruby. This means at least 2 hour car journey to get there and then waiting time for the appointment. Thumper is coming too so I need any advice about the best way to reduce stress for them.

I've got my carrier and I'll attach a water bottle, but what should I do about food/hay etc while travelling? I've been asked to take her favourite eats with me so they've got some things to tempt her with when she's there.

I'm also wondering what's the best thing to go in the bottom of the carrier, it has got a sponge pad, but Ruby always scrabbles it up, and of course they are going to wee all over it which could be rather uncomfortable for them.

Sorry if I'm being a bit stupid, but it's going to be stressful enough for them anyway, so if there is anything anyone can think of to help any advice would be appreciated.

We used to travel an hour with peanut for his specialist and i found making it dark was the best thing for him. I took him and jelly in a big carrier with a towell over the top so it was nice and dark.

I also bought one of those reflectors you put on car windscreens, cut a bit off and popped that on top so that it reflected the heat so it wasnt an oven in there,

I used to just put alot of newspaper and then some vetbed on top inside the carrier.

When we collected Gloria, we had to bring her up from Dundee to Elgin which is a 150 miles or so.

I found that the water bottle just emptied itself into the carrier because of the motion of the car. You might be better giving them some leafy veg and stopping when you can so they can drink.

Thanks, I like the reflective cover idea, I hadn't thought of that.

I can see what you mean about the water bottle, Nickie, now you've said it I can see it being a problem. The leafy veg is a good idea.

When we took Rosie through to Edinburgh to see specialists, the journey was about 1.5 hours. We took her litter tray with us and when we got there we put the carrier in the boot of the car with the litter tray, opened the carrier and let her out. She hopped into her tray to have a wee (clever girl! ) and we gave her some veg too. We also took a bottle of water and poured some into a small ramekin, which she drank from (she was used to drinking out of a bowl).

Obviously if you're doing this, you have to be very careful that the bunnies don't make a bid for freedom! Rosie was on her own and was blind, so it was easy for us to make sure she didn't venture towards to open edge of the car boot!