Shipping

[michellebartley]

If you order an item and it has cost for shipping to Australia on listing does that automatically mean seller has to ship it. I tend to think and assume it does.
I ordered a food item(pet)from USA from seller I have bought from often previously and has always been very reliable.
This time they said sorry cannot send item as it has rice product in it. I got a refund.
I said well you have shipped this same item to me several times before. And I should have mentioned shipping cost to Australia is shown on the Ebay site.
Well have ordered item again and am waiting to see what happens.

[davewil1964]

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@springyzone wrote:

I didn't realise Michelle had pet rats but full marks to her as a person who tries to do her best for her animals.

There's such a lot of cruelty in the world that it is lovely to see someone who goes the other way and is willing to pay a premium to import special food. She cares for her animals & that's great to see.

But michelle, I think maybe it could be worth having a look around as several vets carry premium lines of pet food. There may be pet associations or clubs online too. You could even ask them & the vets for suggestions on good food and I would think there should be some top stuff available in Australia.

Might take a bit of sourcing and searching but could be worth the effort.

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Is it also great there ia a possibility/probability of introducing previously unknown to Australian animals diseases? Are our quarantine laws optional?

All your advice has been given to Michelle myriad times. You can guess, from this thread, the amount of notice she has taken. The fact that it is illegal and dangerous doesn't seem to bother her at all.

[michellebartley]

Seller has not shipped item yet so it looks like at this stage they wont be.

[michellebartley]

The brands I buy are not available to buy at present in Australia.I have contacted pet food companies in US and Europe who make small animal products and they have no intention of distributing their products into Australia at present. Although you will find it available in pet stores in Malaysia Singapore etc because you can buy lil hamsters and degus there.
Thats why I buy online. And yes I have sourced everywhere imaginable Vets, show people etc etc. Thankyou for your tips anyway.

[lyndal1838]

Are you surprised Michelle?

Has the seller refunded your money yet?

[imastawka]

They're mice.

They eat cardboard, phone wires, furniture, clothes, etc,  all with gusto

Don't think they actually have a palate

Life expectancy is 2 years - maybe 3 in captivity.

[davidc4430]

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@imastawka wrote:

They're mice.

They eat cardboard, phone wires, furniture, clothes, etc,  all with gusto

Don't think they actually have a palate

Life expectancy is 2 years - maybe 3 in captivity.

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they seem to have a love for the taste of rat poison

[englishrosegardens]

They also have a love of spark plug leads and computer wiring in cars.

[englishrosegardens]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@springyzone wrote:

I didn't realise Michelle had pet rats but full marks to her as a person who tries to do her best for her animals.

There's such a lot of cruelty in the world that it is lovely to see someone who goes the other way and is willing to pay a premium to import special food. She cares for her animals & that's great to see.

But michelle, I think maybe it could be worth having a look around as several vets carry premium lines of pet food. There may be pet associations or clubs online too. You could even ask them & the vets for suggestions on good food and I would think there should be some top stuff available in Australia.

Might take a bit of sourcing and searching but could be worth the effort.

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Is it also great there ia a possibility/probability of introducing previously unknown to Australian animals diseases? Are our quarantine laws optional?

All your advice has been given to Michelle myriad times. You can guess, from this thread, the amount of notice she has taken. The fact that it is illegal and dangerous doesn't seem to bother her at all.

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Her skin seems to be about as thick as that of her pests.

[springyzone]

Is it also great there ia a possibility/probability of introducing previously unknown to Australian animals diseases? Are our quarantine laws optional?

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No of course not, and I wasn't aware that I had implied they were.

If something is restricted then it can't come in & as i said previously, a seller is doing the buyer a favour if they are up to date on import regulations.

But there are lots of things that are perfectly legal to import into the country & that probably includes some pet foods.

Unfortunately for michelle, this doesn't sound as if it is one of them.

[*tippy*toes*]

Most of what she imports contains restricted material, including fruits, grains and dairy products. Both could contain diseases we don't have here and could decimate our industry. It's even worse being imported into Tasmania because they are much cleaner than the mainland (except for WA). That's why sellers of plants aren't allowed to send anything to Tas or WA without a permit. To get a permit they have to be certified disease free and have to jump through a lot of hoops to maintain that status. Importing this restricted material could destroy that.

I get that she loves her pets and wants the absolute best for them. I am no different with my pets. I couldn't import food for my pets because it contains restricted materials. I'd get locked up if I tried. Sure, I may get away with it, but I'm not prepared to take the risk. Selling my house wouldn't cover the fine! Plus, I wouldn't trust anyone else with my pets if I got locked up.