Shipping
Prices are subject to change due to airline prices, gas prices, vet prices ext...
Delta Delta's "Pets First": 1-888-SEND-PET (888-736-3738)
Ticket: $
Gas: O'Hare(ORD) 306.2 Miles: $ / Mitchell(MKE) 162 Miles: $
Vet(must have health certificate at least 14 days prior to shipping): $62.50
Travel equipment(shipping crate 19"L X 12.6"W X 10"H/3lbs, 2 sleeping pouches with blankets, fruit/treats): $30.00
Continental Continental Cargo Phone Number: 1-800-421-2456 (8)
Ticket: $
Gas: O'Hare(ORD) 306.2 Miles: $ / Mitchell(MKE) 162 Miles: $/ Dane CO Regional 48.2 Miles: $20.00
Vet(must have health certificate at least 14 days prior to shipping): $62.50
Travel equipment(shipping crate 19"L X 12.6"W X 10"H/3lbs, 2 sleeping pouches with blankets, fruit/treats): $30.00
United Airlines 1-800-822-2746
Ticket: $
Gas: O'Hare(ORD) 306.2 Miles: $ / Mitchell(MKE) 162 Miles: $ / Dane CO Regional 48.2 Miles: $20.00
Vet(must have health certificate at least 14 days prior to shipping): $62.50
Travel equipment(shipping crate 19"L X 12.6"W X 10"H/3lbs, 2 sleeping pouches with blankets, fruit/treats): $30.00
Ticket: $
Gas: O'Hare(ORD) 306.2 Miles: $ / Mitchell(MKE) 162 Miles: $
Vet(must have health certificate at least 14 days prior to shipping): $62.50
Travel equipment(shipping crate 19"L X 12.6"W X 10"H/3lbs, 2 sleeping pouches with blankets, fruit/treats): $30.00
Continental Continental Cargo Phone Number: 1-800-421-2456 (8)
Ticket: $
Gas: O'Hare(ORD) 306.2 Miles: $ / Mitchell(MKE) 162 Miles: $/ Dane CO Regional 48.2 Miles: $20.00
Vet(must have health certificate at least 14 days prior to shipping): $62.50
Travel equipment(shipping crate 19"L X 12.6"W X 10"H/3lbs, 2 sleeping pouches with blankets, fruit/treats): $30.00
United Airlines 1-800-822-2746
Ticket: $
Gas: O'Hare(ORD) 306.2 Miles: $ / Mitchell(MKE) 162 Miles: $ / Dane CO Regional 48.2 Miles: $20.00
Vet(must have health certificate at least 14 days prior to shipping): $62.50
Travel equipment(shipping crate 19"L X 12.6"W X 10"H/3lbs, 2 sleeping pouches with blankets, fruit/treats): $30.00
Shipping Info
Shipping via air. This typically involves the breeder making shipping arrangements with the local airline. If this method is to be used, it is preferred to have a direct flight with no layovers. The glider will arrive at the airport in an appropriate glider-safe shipping container and dropped off at the cargo location. The glider will be placed into a temperature-controlled environment and flown to the destination.
The new owner will need to be at the airport upon the flight arrival. Typically photo identification is needed to pick up the glider. Please open the shipping crate to ensure the well-being of the glider prior to leaving the airport. Tools will be required to remove the zip-ties to open the shipping crate. At this point, the glider makes its final trip in the vehicle to its new home.
This type of transportation can also cause a lot of stress to the glider. It will be placed into a cargo area of the airport and airplane with lots of new sounds, smells, and other animals it is not accustomed to.
Items needed for air shipping:
- Bonding Pouch
- Blankets
- Heat Pads (depending on weather)
- Airline Approved Shipping Crate
- Certificate of Health
- Food
When shipping a sugar glider, you should have a cage or bonding pouch for the gliders to travel in. Some breeders prefer to add fleece blankets in the pouch for the gliders comfort. The pouch should be large enough for the quantity of gliders being shipped to comfortably sleep just as if they were in their permanent cage. If you are using a bonding pouch that zips or ties closed, it should be open during shipping.
Shipped in a cat sized carrier that has been airline approved. Sugar gliders will have mesh/screening over the door and any other openings where the gliders could escape if needed and there is no chance of escape during the flight. Or use a Transonic shipping crate. Sugar gliders will be inside a pouch within the crate with paper securing the pouch from being flopped around during shipping.
If the temperatures are low, you may want to add heating pads in the pouch. These heating pads should be in their own small pouch that will close (with a flap or drawstring) to avoid direct contact with the sugar gliders. If you are shipping with a heat pad, you may want to offer a second cage pouch in the shipping crate, one with the heating pad and one without. This will allow the glider to move to or from the heat as they need. If it is warm out, do not include these when shipping. Consult with the airlines as some have climate controlled areas, therefore heat pads may not be necessary with that particular airline.
Food that will not spoil, or cause too much of a mess, should be added into the cage. Items such as sliced apples or grapes offer the sugar glider a moist food to provide hydration during shipment.
The cage or bonding pouch should be hung inside of a small, yet secure cage. This will allow the glider to come in and out of the pouch as necessary. This cage should latch closed, if it doesn't latch securely, use zip ties to secure it.
Upon arrival at the airport, you may need to show them the health certificate. Once they have seen the paperwork, place it inside the shipping crate, ensuring the sugar glider cannot access it. Typically, the airline will then secure the shipping crate closed with zip ties.
Paperwork, labeling, and payment will be made at that time. Make sure you take photo identification when shipping your gliders.
With any of these methods of transportation, various issues can stress the sugar glider. Some individuals strongly believe vehicle transportation is the only safe method, while others feel all methods are safe. Regardless of personal opinion, we need to recognize the potential stress factors with each method. When you receive your glider, you need to recognize if it has been severely stressed on its journey and work with it accordingly. Regardless of how the glider was transported or shipped to you, give it a few days to adjust to its new environment prior to starting the bonding process.
Animals are usually picked up in the cargo department of Continental Airlines. Some airports have a special live animal department, please call your airport to confirm where you will pick up your sugar glider in advance. This will make the entire day go so much more smoothly for everyone involved. You will need to bring a photo ID when picking up your sugar glider. We will be taking out insurance for your baby should anything happen in flight IF you purchased a health certificate. PLEASE check to make sure the glider is ok BEFORE leaving the Continental Airlines office.
Legal/Illegal States
I will ship to legal states and locations ONLY.
Check with your local Dept. of Wildlife for more information.
Not all cities/towns/villages/counties may allow them even if they are legal in your state.
*Alabama Legal
*Alaska Illegal
*Arizona Legal
*Arkansas Legal
*California Illegal
*Colorado Legal
*Connecticut Legal
*Delaware Legal
*Florida Legal
*Georgia Legal
Valid documentation that the glider came from a USDA licensed breeder/broker.
*Hawaii Illegal
*Idaho Legal
*Illinois Legal
*Indiana Legal
*Iowa Legal
*Kansas Legal
Illegal in Lawrence
*Kentucky Legal
*Louisiana Legal
*Maine Legal
You will need a Wildlife Propagator's license in order to own a sugar glider in the State of Maine. If importing from out of state, you would also need a Wildlife Importation Permit. There would be special cage/health requirements
for any species held in captivity in the State of Maine
*Maryland Legal
A permit will be required from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in order to sell sugar gliders in Maryland.
Legal A license is needed to sell Sugar Gliders(Obtained from the USDA), but owning sugar gliders is legal.
*Massachusetts Illegal
*Michigan Legal
*Minnesota Legal
Illegal in St. Paul
*Mississippi Legal
*Missouri Legal
*Montana Legal
*Nebraska Legal
*Nevada Legal
*New Hampshire Legal
*New Mexico Legal
Special permit for exotics is needed.
*New York Legal
Illegal in The Bronx, Brooklyn,Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
*New Jersey ?
*North Carolina Legal
*North Dakota Legal
*Ohio Legal
*Oklahoma Legal
*Oregon Legal
*Pennsylvania Illegal
*Rhode Island Legal
*South Carolina Legal
*South Dakota Legal
*Tennessee Legal
*Texas Legal
Illegal in Dallas
General exotics are not allowed in many cities
*Utah
Legal Only with a permit/license.
Illegal in Salt Lake County.
*Vermont Legal
*Virginia Legal
Illegal in Chesterfield Co, Fairfax Co, City of Manassas, Newport News, Prince William Co, and Spotsylvania County
*Washington Legal
*West Virginia Legal
*Wisconsin Legal
Illegal in Janesville
*Wyoming Legal
Check with your local Dept. of Wildlife for more information.
Not all cities/towns/villages/counties may allow them even if they are legal in your state.
*Alabama Legal
*Alaska Illegal
*Arizona Legal
*Arkansas Legal
*California Illegal
*Colorado Legal
*Connecticut Legal
*Delaware Legal
*Florida Legal
*Georgia Legal
Valid documentation that the glider came from a USDA licensed breeder/broker.
*Hawaii Illegal
*Idaho Legal
*Illinois Legal
*Indiana Legal
*Iowa Legal
*Kansas Legal
Illegal in Lawrence
*Kentucky Legal
*Louisiana Legal
*Maine Legal
You will need a Wildlife Propagator's license in order to own a sugar glider in the State of Maine. If importing from out of state, you would also need a Wildlife Importation Permit. There would be special cage/health requirements
for any species held in captivity in the State of Maine
*Maryland Legal
A permit will be required from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in order to sell sugar gliders in Maryland.
Legal A license is needed to sell Sugar Gliders(Obtained from the USDA), but owning sugar gliders is legal.
*Massachusetts Illegal
*Michigan Legal
*Minnesota Legal
Illegal in St. Paul
*Mississippi Legal
*Missouri Legal
*Montana Legal
*Nebraska Legal
*Nevada Legal
*New Hampshire Legal
*New Mexico Legal
Special permit for exotics is needed.
*New York Legal
Illegal in The Bronx, Brooklyn,Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
*New Jersey ?
*North Carolina Legal
*North Dakota Legal
*Ohio Legal
*Oklahoma Legal
*Oregon Legal
*Pennsylvania Illegal
*Rhode Island Legal
*South Carolina Legal
*South Dakota Legal
*Tennessee Legal
*Texas Legal
Illegal in Dallas
General exotics are not allowed in many cities
*Utah
Legal Only with a permit/license.
Illegal in Salt Lake County.
*Vermont Legal
*Virginia Legal
Illegal in Chesterfield Co, Fairfax Co, City of Manassas, Newport News, Prince William Co, and Spotsylvania County
*Washington Legal
*West Virginia Legal
*Wisconsin Legal
Illegal in Janesville
*Wyoming Legal