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