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