Maz

I've heard that only cats and dogs are considered for immigration into NZ with their owners. I'm assuming this is to keep things like snakes out...

I have heard, and this will break my daughter's heart if it's true, that hamsters do not exist in NZ. Is this true?

How about rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas? I'm assuming they all do.

Am I right? Ta...

Spacecake799

Hi,
Your right no hamsters im afraid. Nor snakes that ive seen. You can get all the other things including rats and mice. We had two leopard geckos which we were not allowed to bring.
Carole

Maz

Cool, thanks Carole!

kwprwn

There are no snakes permitted in NZ, none in the wild and they dont even permit them in zoos

Maz

Thanks Dawn! You know, we went to Auckland Zoo and I knew there was something missing!

RobClubley

Woohoo!

Also you can get fined $100,000 and 5 years in prison if you import a hamster!!

Maz

Alrighty then! So who set up that rule about hamsters? (Richard Gere? )

RobClubley

Freddie Starr?

Maz

Well each of them had a hamster... uh... "enter them". Or so they say. Just from different ends.

dlmckay

No gerbils either I wanted to get a pair of these for my son and had to get smelly mice instead

Maz

OK what do the Kiwis have against hamsters and gerbils?... They're not exactly a threat to the indigenous species!

garryhg

although you see a lot of people walking dogs...there must be more cats as pets....

you go into supermarkets and there are about 200 different kinds of cat food and 2 different kinds of dog food....

1 of which is crapmy dog hates it....the other he is getting well cheesed off with

need to find a pets at home or something like that...they sell this rolled rubbish but he is very fussy....doesn't like that either..

hes now eating spag bol, and fish...not great for him but at least he eats it...

dlmckay

I gave up on the dog food - it's overpriced and produces waaaay too much waste. Read Dr I Billings' Give Your Dog a Bone - very good reading - you'll never buy commercial food again!

dlmckay

oooo, I don't know - gerbils could easily... um... take over kiwi burrows? Nasty business

garryhg

have to agree on the waste thingdog poos about 4 times a day here

will give the book a try.