Recent content by chinchillin_zg

Ok, after talking to FWS today, here is the info I got. I'm posting it in case anyone ever needs it. I realize most people here are breeders and I think this only applies to pets, but maybe someone will find it helpful. This only covers the US part of the story, countries of origin will also...

It just seems to me none of the agencies are sure what they want or need. One person told me they used an import form from APHIS to get chins from Canada: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/animals/downloads/vs17_129.pdf and Riven said they were sure FWS had nothing to do with this. I'll...

I've actually already messaged Mark Miller (thank you Mark for your help!) but have in the mean time received different information than what I got from him so I need to double check...

Thank you everyone!

Thanks... so far I've contacted: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC does not have regulations on bringing chinchillas into the U.S. United States Department of Agriculture: received general info about pet travel. Animal and Animal Product Import: USDA -APHIS doesn't have animal...

Hi everyone. I currently live in Europe, but am considering going to grad school in the US. I do not want to burden my friends or family with having to take care of my chinchilla for 2-3 years so I would like to bring him with me. Has anyone had any experience with importing chins to the US...