This is really funny. I snuck my gerbil on a plane when I was nine years
old (only seven years ago), too. I didn't think anyone else had done
this before, but it sounds like it has been done quite a bit! To get
through the security detector, we put the gerbil in a cloth bag and my
Dad put the bag right under his jacket. No problems there. Then we had
a small plastic container that goes to our cage, called the "getaway" on
the Hartz cages, and we put this in an old purse with food pellets inside
- this is what she stayed in for the plane ride. She came through ok.
Only problem is that this gerbil had a pretty calm nature. The gerbil I
have now is quite active, so this would never work. Plus you can't wear
jackets through the security detectors anymore. Oh well... :o}
~Katie (Mom to Muffy)
On Tue, 19 Jun 2001 07:50:31 -0700 The Jeu-jeu Gerbils
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 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
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