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Re: Help Needed. Shipping a young bird for the first time!!!
Posted by Elke on 2/03/08

OAirline aproved Boxes have to be made out of sturdy
Plywood,with a wire mesh window for ventilation,it has to
have a Perch,soft nesting alot of food and water,the
waterdish has to have a noneslip bottom,the cost with the
carrieris 125.00 for delta or150.00 for continental


n 11/30/07, LP wrote:
> I am shipping a parrotlet from Madison WI to Savannah GA.
>
> I called Delta Dash and was frustrated with the operator
> who was obviously in India. I could not make out a lot of
> what she said.
>
> What do I need to do as far as building a box?
>
> I was going to build a very small one out of
> wood,cardboard and hardware cloth. Or would cardboard be
> suffcient if heavily constructed.
>
> The buyer was also wondering about insurance. I doubt
> there is insurance...or am I wrong.
>
> Does Delta Dash operate on other airlines? The operator
> gave me that impression but was unintelligible.
>
> The cost for a small box would be approx 95 dollars.
>
> Does anyone include a little hot pack (the kind they make
> for outdoor activities) in their shipping container?
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> LP

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Help Needed. Shipping a young bird for the first time!!!, 11/30/07, by LP.
• Re: Help Needed. Shipping a young bird for the first time!!!, 12/05/07, by everywhere.
• Re: Help Needed. Shipping a young bird for the first time!!!, 2/03/08, by Elke.