Turtle transport to colombia

aztec says on Dec 5, 2006, 17:17:

One has... ...to wonder if this is a serious post.

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podborski says on Dec 5, 2006, 17:38:

oh not again I'm so tired of these questions about african spurred tortoises.

Can we talk about something else? suggestions anyone?

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Diez Y Siete says on Dec 5, 2006, 18:28:

im 100 percent serious are you serious someone else posted this, does anyone know the node #? because i really didnt want to ask the same question over again, but why would you think i wasnt serious? is this a common question?

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adrimm says on Dec 5, 2006, 21:58:

Lay off Anyone following pbh knows Quinceanera has been busy planning for post-secondary in Colombia.

Quinceanera, the Spanish word used in Colombia for pets is Mascotas. I googled it and found this link:
www.colombiaemb.org/opencms/opencms/consuladodc/animales.html

Unfortunately the Colombian embassy pages appear to be down right now, but if you contact them they ought to be able to provide something useful for you.

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podborski says on Dec 6, 2006, 08:41:

I was just joking quince because it is definitely not a common question ('cause that sounds like a rare animal to me). I'd be surprised if you could get detailed info on that particular pet, but probably the links people provided can help.

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vicshere says on Dec 6, 2006, 08:42:

white girl girl coming to Colombia and you are worrying about your Turtle.....if I were you I would be worried about all the turtles after your ass.... sorry I couldn't resist

listo
"con mucho gusto"
Vic

listo

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webmanco says on Dec 6, 2006, 09:04:

Tiburones Should I add.

:)

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Diez Y Siete says on Dec 6, 2006, 18:49:

i will be fine, im not going to keep myself in the comfort of my little house in the US just because there is a risk to be an ameroan girl in colombia, there is a risk to walk out the door or do anything else, and my view is if i can help 10 colombian kids before something happens to me (if something were to happen) i just exchanged 10 lives for 1. The embassy page just said that i have to have a good bill of health and immunizations, but i think im going to give them a call because their definition of "pet" probably isnt 3rd largest land turtle, hehe thanks everyone

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Sam Salmon says on Dec 6, 2006, 22:48:

~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^ A Turtle and a Tortoise are 2 quite different animals anyone who owns one knows-this has to be the lamest troll of the year!





' a la orden!'

' a la orden!'

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Miguel_Clavo says on Dec 6, 2006, 23:10:

SS...so which is better? Turtle Soup or Tortoise Soup??? jajaja just kidding, Q....................

Just my opinion...

Miguel_Clavo...Listo!! Libertad!!!...Colombia es pasión!

"F.A.R.C..S.U.C.K.S"

"I would rather die living life, than to live a dying life."........ Oh, and my PM is always ON. Great Bumper Sticker: "Home of the Free, Because of the Brave"

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webmanco says on Dec 7, 2006, 09:13:

Tinto "previous posts by this member"

Does that mean that the "previous posts by this member" could be back with just one click by Peter??

...A yo, déjenme queto y no me jodan má! ...

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Diez Y Siete says on Dec 7, 2006, 14:07:

yes i have to plan ahead with this because i am an animal friedly person im not going to buy a tortoise for xmas this year and then a year from now just get rid of him because i didnt check into this and i find out that i cant bring with with me, and i do know the difference between tortoise and turtle and turtle refers to tortoises too, ALL tortoises are turtles. But no, not a troll, and i do like to plan ahead, and yes i was in colombia almost 1 year ago visitng a boyfriend at the time, and now in the midst of applying to college there, btw are most apartments pet friendly, atleast aquarium friendly? im really hoping to get an apartment at the new building that just opened this month in chapinero alto near javeriana. im still just going to call the embassy on the turtle importing thing. also does anyone know a good shipping company for moving to colombia i would be moving several large boxes with personal items and bedroom furniture, or would it be more cost effective to just buy new things as far as furniture? thanks everyone.

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timeout says on Dec 7, 2006, 21:52:

A turtle is for 100 years, not just for christmas. You are pretty young. Are you sure you're still going to want this thing in a couple years when your life outlook changes? You sound just like my sister did 5 years ago with her pet ball python that she just had to have, but thenlost interest after 2 months and gave it away.

Why is it so important to bring in an exotic species and risk having it escape? In addition to helping 10 starving colombian kids why don't you help out the local indigenous turtle species, which no doubt are in great need of asssistance, and raise a baby up for a year and then release it back out in to the wild?

I can't say anything about the Colombian borders, but I am guessing you are going to have a really hard time bringing it back into the states.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Dec 8, 2006, 03:08:

I'd wait Both Colombian AND US customs have trouble with the unexpected. I really doubt they see a lot of turtles flying back and forth. At the VERY least, you're inviting a pretty serious secondary inspection on both ends, for you and the turtle.

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