| A lot is written how to move with dogs, cats | | | | pets. Delta Dash (Delta Airline's priority |
| or even fish. But what if your beloved ones | | | | cargo service) and American Airline's |
| are far more exotic and unusual than other | | | | Priority Parcel service used to accept |
| people's pets, don't they need some special | | | | reptiles properly packed and clearly |
| and accordingly unusual care during the move? | | | | labelled. When moving your reptile by car |
| If you are the lucky owner of, say, a snake | | | | don't leave it alone overnight, always take |
| or a hamster here are few suggestion for your | | | | it into motel where you'll be stopping, if |
| smooth with them:The first thing to remember | | | | its pet friendly, of course, to soak your pet |
| when moving reptiles is to keep them moist. | | | | in a bath.When moving small mammals like |
| It can be achieved by putting a damp blanket | | | | mice, gerbils, guinea pigs and hamsters, it's |
| inside a moving container for your pet. | | | | better to use their normal container and move |
| Reptiles can be packed in boxes, venomous | | | | them in your car. Take the water and food out |
| snakes should be be double boxed. Make holes | | | | of their container and use rest areas to |
| in boxes to maintain good ventilation during | | | | water and feed your pets. Maintain |
| the move. Make the inside of the box soft for | | | | comfortable temperature - don't park the car |
| your pet by putting their foam panels, | | | | in the sunlight; remember whatever |
| crumpled paper and pieces of cloth. Mark the | | | | temperature is comfortable for you is |
| box with both common and scientific names of | | | | comfortable for your beloved ones.You also |
| your reptile. Be sure to write "live cargo", | | | | can ship your exotic pets abroad, provided |
| "this side up" and "keep at room temperature | | | | they are not listed in CITES. You will need |
| ( 70-75F)" if you'll be shipping your pet. | | | | to fill out US Fish & Wildlife certificate |
| The main danger of shipping your pet reptile | | | | before shipping your pets. You'll also need |
| is changes of temperature; a reptile can't | | | | to provide the list of animals you're |
| survive in too cold or too hot surroundings | | | | shipping with their common and scientific |
| and it's hardly avoidable during the move.One | | | | names and mark it on the shipping container. |
| of the convenient ways to move your reptile | | | | Also you'' need to contact your airline, that |
| long distance is by overnight postal service, | | | | transports animals, for example Delta, to |
| though USPS won't guarantee live delivery; | | | | find out the procedures they demand. And make |
| they might be only liable if the box in which | | | | sure your pets pass Wildlife Inspection Port. |
| you were moving your pet would have been | | | | Provided you took care of everything |
| damaged, but if your beloved one baked or | | | | mentioned above check if the state you are |
| freezed to death you would get nothing. This | | | | moving to requires Health Certificates, |
| method of shipping is very common for moving | | | | Import Certificates or Value Added Tax and |
| turtles in cushioned, insolated boxes with | | | | should they be ffixed to a pet carrier. It |
| air holes. Nowadays, moving reptiles by | | | | especially concerns countries of EU which |
| airlines has become difficult due to people | | | | have very strict regulations for incoming |
| who were careless for shipping regulations | | | | animals. |
| and caused numerous accidents with their | | | | |