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Hi

A friend gave my 2 leopard geckos. I am now in Phili and is thinking of bring them back to my mom's place in Detriot.

Will the airport allow me to carry on or do I have to check them in? This may sound silly, say if I carry them on with me onto the aircraft, will the 'x-ray' scanning at security harm them.

Thanks
Nicholas

Just ship them to your mom's house. Or get your friend to. I dont think they will let you take them on the plan with you.
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Josh
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Here is Uniteds policy:
"Travel options
Your dog or cat can travel in three ways: in the cabin with you,
accompanying you as checked baggage or unaccompanied as
cargo. All options require advance reservations and are subject
to a charge. If you are bringing a pet other than a dog or cat,
please contact us to make sure your pet can be accepted for
travel. Call United Airlines™ reservations at 1-800-United-1 in
the U.S. for complete details.

Carry-on
A small dog, cat or domesticated household bird can travel with
you in the passenger cabin if the pet is small enough to fit
comfortably in a kennel that is placed under the seat. Animals
are never allowed out of the kennel during flight. The charge is
$80.00 for domestic travel one way; international rates vary by
destination.

Checked Luggage

Your pet may accompany you on your flight as part of your
checked baggage. Your dog or cat will ride in the pressurized
and heated cargo compartments of the same aircraft as you
are ticketed. Pets as checked baggage will be accepted at the
airport check-in counter and delivered to the baggage claim
area at your final destination. The charge for shipping is $100
for small/medium size kennels and $200 for intermediate to
extra large for domestic one way travel; international rates vary
by destination."

And Delta:
As a Delta customer, you can bring your pet into the passenger cabin as carry-on for a fee of $75 (to be
collected at check-in) when traveling within the United States or Canada. The types of pets allowed in the
cabin include dogs, cats, birds, ferrets, rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs. Monkeys, pot-bellied pigs,
reptiles, frogs, mice, rats, and spiders are not allowed.

And US AIR:
Carry-on pets are allowed on the flight with the customer for an extra $100 charge each way and
limited to small domestic dogs, cats and birds, which are considered to be traditional household
pets. Note: If the itinerary includes a code-share flight operated by United, check with the originating
carrier regarding carry-on pet policies and fees. Fee charges will be applied for each one-way
journey from your origination to the final destination.

Carry-on pets are not allowed on transatlantic flights. Carry-on animals must be harmless,
inoffensive, odorless and require no attention during the flight. They must pose no hazard to the
safety of any customer and the container must pose no hazard to the safety or comfort of the animal.
The animal must remain in the container under the seat in front of the customer at all times during
the flight. If the animal becomes offensive or disturbing during the flight it will be removed at the first
en route stop and be placed in the cargo bin.

On US Airways jet flights, carry-on pet acceptance is limited to one pet in the First Class cabin and
two pets in the Coach Class cabin. US Airways Express flights limit carry-on pet acceptance to one
pet per flight. Only one pet is accepted per container per customer. Carry-on pets do require advance
reservations.

US Airways accepts dogs, domestic cats and birds as checked baggage as long as the customer is
traveling on the same flight. Customers should advise US Airways when they wish to transport a pet
as checked baggage.

As you can see some Do Not allow reptiles, some may allow reptiles, and if they do, it will cost you at least double the price of shipping them UPS next day air. Your best bet would be to ship them to your Mom's house the day before you fly.
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Sam
Gecko Den
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Well, it really depends on the airline because i travel all the time to Venezuela, my home country, and my airline (aeropostal) has no problem with. I do not pass them through the X-ray. Also, i do need to bring a bunch of documentation...

Hi guys, thanks for all your advice, I am checking with NWA right now.

Tundrageckos, whats sort of documents are needed? Thanks

Nicholas

NWA wont let you bring herps on the plane,
i tried with leos, and very innoffenceive dart frog frogglets no bugger then a dime. you could try to sneak them on. when i moved out from callifornia to minnesota, we took the little critter carriers and put my anoles, pacmanfrog, and
i dont remember what else being that it was a while ago, in those carriers and then in a large carbord box surrounded by styrofoam walls and worms. they arived in minneapolis intl in -10 with wind chill and came through all right (this was in early march).

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Just A Thought
Ashley
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