Good morning everyone (it's morning here anyway),
A few weeks ago I was trying to figure out how to transport two gerbils across Canada
(I'm Canadian). Air Canada does allow gerbils in the cabin, but only if they're in a
secure cage, you let them know when making reservations, and it's C$65.00 per cage.
Sigh. So much money for two tiny gerbils! So immediately I thought about how to
sneak them through instead, and came up with the exact same plan below (even though
I'm not 10 anymore ;-) ). However, I wasn't the one traveling, and I couldn't very
well ask the person who was going to bring me gerbils to do it. So I couldn't get the
gerbils...
BTW, if you're going to put gerbils in your clothes, DON'T just put them in the
pocket. Have them in a small box first. They're wriggly and quick and curious, so
either they'll get out of your clothes and you end up chasing them around the airport,
or you look ridiculous standing there trying to hold your jerky jacket still, or
you'll start yelling and hopping because they'd gotten all the way in and were
exploring your skin! Not that I'm encouraging gerbil smuggling, of course...
:-) Amy
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On Mon, 18 June 2001, Kathleen wrote:
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> <DIV>Now I am not advocating this, but my 10-year-old nephew just came to visit
> from across the US with his pair of gerbils. He flew more than
> 2000miles. I asked him how he arranged it, and he said that one of his
> friends figured it out last year at Christmas time.</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>He put the gerbils in a small plastic critter keeper in his carry-on back
> pack. At the airport, before going through the security check, he took the
> gerbils out of the keeper and put them in his pocket (in the bathroom). He
> then went through the security detector and sent his back pack through
> too. the gerbils don't set off the alarm, and the critter keeper must not
> look funny to the security guards, because they didn't question or open the back
> pack. After passing the security check point, he took the gerbils out of
> his pocket and put them back in the critter keeper and zipped up his back
> pack. the gerbils flew from Chicago to Seattle.</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV>Like I said, I certainly don't recommend it, but it shows the ingenuity of
> a child. I'm waiting to find out if my sister knew what he was
> doing!</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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