Kostas

I agree with Brend that bring small pups in your suitcase isnt gonna cause you any problems at all. Just avoid hiding those in the luggage you will take on the plane as these are the ones checked the most. The checked in luggage do the job just fine. Just try to split those in different places in the luggage and hidden from immediate view when opening the luggage for example. Packing them between clothes and other things help insulate them against possible cold they may face on the travel.
As for packing them in your scuba gear,i am not sure and dont know how much its checked by the customs but i would say the only safe places inside the scuba equipment is the regulator bag and the dry suit(packed inside it).The dry suit wouldnt be checked much and if the pups are small enough to not make any big bumps in the suit,they should go unnoticed. I suspect they dont scan the scuba gear,right? If they do,i think they would see the pups as a gelly thing and check it right away as liquids and gell are not allowed on the plane and they can trace those with casual scanning through the maching.

From what i know from an Italian friend on another forum,Italian customs are not as ours as far as parcels are concerned and he has had far too many parcels confiscated by the Italian customs although the senders did their best to avoid that. So i would say this would be rather risky. Better put them in checked in luggage.

If however you do get a Phytocertificate for them,you can legally get them on the plane with you although i dont know the exact procedure for declaring them and how they are handled afterwards.

Other good cultivars to get are Fehi if you happen to come across them there...

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