Honestly, most of the checkpoints aren't even occupied. Our state is poor and doesn't have to means to keep people stationed. Depending which state you're coming from, will affect the method of travel.... I have a friend who lives in both San Francisco and Las Vegas. He goes back and forth often. Often being every few months. He said the border by the Vegas side is never occupied. He always drives through no problem w/o stopping. The Reno checkpoint is occupied sometimes. If there are agents there, they will ask if you have food/fruit with you. If you say no, they will wave you by. However, if you have a license plate from not a neighboring state, they may stop you. But I know many people who have gone through this border no problem with ferrets. Just keep your ferret stuff hidden and fuzzies out of sight and you'll be fine. The majority of Northern California ferrets go through the Reno border. And let me tell you, there are a lot of ferrets here... And not too long ago, I just had a friend from Kentucky bring in 2 of his ferrets through the Reno, Nevada border no problem. He didn't want to risk the check point, so he drove around it through a residential area. It was a 10-15 minute detour. If you email me, I can give you the directions. I don't have experience with the other check points. But there are directions here <http://www.ferretsanon.com/avoidthecheckpoints.html> to avoid them. Try contacting the site for assistance as well. They're based in Southern California. I'm sure if you asked, someone can help transport your ferrets. Having a California license plate helps. (the check point in Reno usually just waves people with California plates through without stopping) The site given also has a list of some, but not all California ferret vets. I just recommend contacting the site for a vet recommendation as well since they are familiar with SoCal vets. I'm sure you and your ferrets will be fine. California doesn't have the most ferrets in the country for nothing ;) Good luck and welcome to California, Nikki [Posted in FML 7057]