ferrets and a snake

[nessy]

Hi I'm planning on moving to france and just wonderd what the rules are on taking my 2 ferrets. I'm hoping it will be the same as a cat or dog. I also have a corn snake i would like to take too but don't know what the rules are for that eaither.I would be very gatefull for any info. thank you

[woolybanana]

just stick the ferrets in your trousers and the snake in your shirt and come through the Tunnel.

[Bugsy]

That was so predictable Wooly [:D][:D][:D]

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[woolybanana]

Well, someone has to say it.

[Théière]

Nah, stick the snake in your trousers and come through the full body scanner at the airport [:-))]

[cooperlola]

Begin here:

http://www.douane.gouv.fr/page.asp?id=46

I haven't had a proper look but at a glance it seems that the ferrets would need much the same paperwork/injections/microchip etc as a dog or cat, and the snake would need a health certificate of some sort, but nothing too problematical by the look of it.

[nessy]

thanks for the help glad to know there should be no real problems. if there is though i'll go with the sticking down my trousers idea.

[hannah jenkins]

Reptiles don't need to be declared when travelling with them through europe.

[Will]

Ferrets do indeed need much the same paperwork as a dog or cat, but the blood test and 6 months wait are not needed.

Other livestock (which presumably includes snakes) should have a certificate from a vet to say they are in good health and fit to travel. You need to check with the carrier (ferry company or tunnel) about any particular rules they have; no ferry company will take rabbits for example.

[hannah jenkins]

the transport of reptiles really isn't the same as with mammals.

If a reptile is CITES protected then the CITES paperwork is required, but this doesn't apply to corn snakes. You don't have to declare corns. Some people do anyway and don't have any problems. Unless you count being stopped for hours with them trying to confirm exactly what you have in the polybox. So if you do declare then write the latin name on the side of the polybox. When I've dealt with crossing EU borders whilest carrying reptiles I've had receipts with me because they've been purchased that day.

[Gemonimo]

Mon Dieu, Hannah!  What on earth do you do for a living[:-))]

[Will]

It's not just a matter of EU border regulations, to get from Britain to France and back with an animal you have to use a ferry or the tunnel. The operators have to meet the terms of their carrier's licence and will have their own procedures. So if you just turn up at the port with reptiles etc you may well not be able to cross, they will usually have to be properly booked in. So do check with the operator - for example you need to declare reptiles on the tunnel, while Brittany Ferries will only carry ferrets in one direction.

[Pierre ZFP]

[quote user="Will"] Brittany Ferries will only carry ferrets in one direction.
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What, with their noses pointing towards the bow for instance? [8-)]

Sorry, couldn't resist that [:P]

 

[Will]

Well, it makes a change from pointing downwards in the trouser leg...

[:D]

[Jo]

[quote user="hannah jenkins"] You don't have to declare corns.[/quote]

Just as well, I'd be there ages! I'm a martyr to me feet.....[:-))]

[hannah jenkins]

lmao!