I'm currently in the process of moving to Florida from Montreal (Quebec, Canada) to live with my fiancée via a K-1 Visa.
My tortoise, by the name of Turtle, will definitely be coming with me
I contacted the US Fish and Wildlife department and also am in touch with the CITES Canadian authority.
I also contacted the USDA, the CBP and the CDC and they all do not regulate the importation of tortoises and their regulations are not applicable in Turtle's case (they only regulate importation of a tortoise with a shell length of ≤4 inches long).
I plan on either driving to a port of entry (Champlain, New York) and then driving 24 hours to Florida with a U-Haul
- or -
Shipping Turtle via cargo plane *although I think I would need a pet shipper to do this correctly and avoid the many dangers in this method of transport, I don't want to take any risks.
Any leads on trustworthy reptile shippers/brokers?
So, that's where I'm at so far, and I'm not sure what else to do to make sure the process goes smoothly...
Does anyone have experience with driving/shipping a tortoise into the US with a tortoise?
Any tips on how to deal with the border agents, documents, etc. and any tips for the actual 24h drive with a tortoise?
Any tips/leads on how to deal with shipping a tortoise to the US via cargo plane?
My tortoise, by the name of Turtle, will definitely be coming with me
I contacted the US Fish and Wildlife department and also am in touch with the CITES Canadian authority.
I also contacted the USDA, the CBP and the CDC and they all do not regulate the importation of tortoises and their regulations are not applicable in Turtle's case (they only regulate importation of a tortoise with a shell length of ≤4 inches long).
I plan on either driving to a port of entry (Champlain, New York) and then driving 24 hours to Florida with a U-Haul
- or -
Shipping Turtle via cargo plane *although I think I would need a pet shipper to do this correctly and avoid the many dangers in this method of transport, I don't want to take any risks.
Any leads on trustworthy reptile shippers/brokers?
So, that's where I'm at so far, and I'm not sure what else to do to make sure the process goes smoothly...
Does anyone have experience with driving/shipping a tortoise into the US with a tortoise?
Any tips on how to deal with the border agents, documents, etc. and any tips for the actual 24h drive with a tortoise?
Any tips/leads on how to deal with shipping a tortoise to the US via cargo plane?