Hi,

Has anyone shipped a bird over, we have a cat and a cockatiel to ship and I'm worried about the bird.

What will we ship him in? The bottom of his cage is plastic and not very sturdy. What are the customs regs concerning bringing birds over?

Any help/advice greatly appreciated.

Ship them in the same cage and the cat will look after the bird. Then you won't have to worry about it.

See if this helps you....

http://www.aircanada.com/cargo/en/services/ac_live.html

Charlie

Thanks!

michelle,

I shipped my six parrots, a cocky should not be too much work asthey are not CITES, but this is what you need to do (I shipped 18 months ago, please check regs have not changed)

Ladyhaye, http://www.petravelagent.com/ will supply you with a proper container for cargo. For our senegals, we got a container much bigger than needed as we were worried if it was small and flimsy it might get pushed around by the bigger carge items. Ladyhaye will advise you. They will also book the cargo space for you and send you info of where to go at the airport etc.

You will need an export certificate from DEFRA and an import certificate from CFIA (equivalent of DEFRA) http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/...ani/avie.shtml

You will need to contact CFIA to arrange quarantine once you arrive, which can be done in your place of residence. They are very helpful and good to work with.

And that's it! 24 hours or so before you fly your cocky (and I presume other pets) will need a fitness to fly certificate from your vet, then you are good to go.

God luck!

Thanks, did your birds arrive in one piece I'm worried about him getting stressed?

If your bird hovers in it's cage while in flight, will the cost be less due to lower weight of carriage?

And then, if the plane takes off from a conveyor belt.....

hi

You have to stop watching Mythbusters.

Actually, the birds were all fine. I went over to cargo to pick them up with the CFIA vet, we lifted each of the covers, the macaws raised holy hell as expected and Miller my Grey said "hello" as soon as he saw me.
he then talked none stop all the way to our house, a two hour journey from the airport.

They were a bit stressed for the first week or so - new cages, new house etc, but we spend a lot of time with them and they are very tame, so they got over it pretty soon.

Now to teach them to speak Canadian !!

in the same vein .......

Not again......