The Puffer Forum

Hi all...I have decided to move back to America with my boyfriend (since that is where he is from and I am South African). However...I have fallen in love with my little cuties (Tsuki, Fig and Paku - f8 puffers). The move will only occur in a year after my teaching contract is up here in SA but I wanted to start investigating whether or not I can take my puffs with me from SA to Chicago. Would you recommend keeping them with me and risking the move or should I try find someone here that will take care of them as well as they deserve and need? I am concerned though because the amount of puffers I see at the fish stores are minimal, and if I give them away to someone who doesn't know enough about caring for them, I am worried they will die!

You'd be better off rehoming them , a journey like that will not only cost but would be very stressful if not fatal for your dearly beloved puffers . You can always start a fresh when you move .

i was wondering if she would be able to ship them to herself... i know people have done that in the us successfully, but i dont know about overseas... maybe someone experienced in that will read this.

yea...it's about a 24 hour travel with stops and whatnot. I do unfortunately think they will not last, and if they do endure the trip, may suffer afterwards. /sigh...

I shipped 2 fahaka puffers to Singapore. 50 hour trip. Then again, Polish Puff drove a puffer to FL (I think) & it didn't make it. If I were you, the best thing for them would be to find good homes & then set up again with new puffs when you are settled.

Why not sent them courier?

An insulated box, double bagged a little water and a touch of MS-222 should do the trick. Labeling would be critical though.