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I visited the local post office and spoke with the postmaster reguarding the regulations involving shipping of tarantulas the other day. He gave me a copy of the regulations and i figured I'd share it with you. The following is a copy of what the paper says. It can be found under postal regulations, perishables section C022 DMM issue 58 (8-10-03)
Summary section C022 describes the normal transit standards for mailing perishible goods, Including live animals, furs, plants and nominable mailable plant pests. In addition, it provides preparation and packiging information.
CONTAINER: any container used to mail perishable matter must be constructed to protect and securely contain the contents.
Section 3.2 Live cold blooded animals Small ahrmless cold blooded animals (except snakes and turtles) that do not require food, water or attention during handiling in the mail and that do not create sanitary problems or obnoxious odors are mailable (e.g. baby aligators, and camians not more than 20 inches long, blood worms, earthworms, mealworms, salamanders, leeches, lizzards and tadpoles).
Other insects: Other live, non poisionous. and non disease carrying insects may be sent through the mail when properly prepared for mailing and when shipped under regulations of the US Department of Agriculture.
after getting this from the postmaster he did say to me that in some cases live animals not decalred have been "scanned" and seized temporarily because the packaging did not properly decalre/display the contents. I have no idea if he was just giving me a line of BS or what. He did tell me that they have recieved tarantulas in the mail, and shipped them with no problems (as i am sure the T dealers will concur). As a side reccomendation he gave me two "outside shippment" labels. He said it would be to my benefit to have these items packed outside the mail bags and containers used for air freight(thats how they get it to you overnight) as some of these pacakges are air tight.
I hope this helps all of us in our USPS mailing of T's and feeders.
Summary section C022 describes the normal transit standards for mailing perishible goods, Including live animals, furs, plants and nominable mailable plant pests. In addition, it provides preparation and packiging information.
CONTAINER: any container used to mail perishable matter must be constructed to protect and securely contain the contents.
Section 3.2 Live cold blooded animals Small ahrmless cold blooded animals (except snakes and turtles) that do not require food, water or attention during handiling in the mail and that do not create sanitary problems or obnoxious odors are mailable (e.g. baby aligators, and camians not more than 20 inches long, blood worms, earthworms, mealworms, salamanders, leeches, lizzards and tadpoles).
Other insects: Other live, non poisionous. and non disease carrying insects may be sent through the mail when properly prepared for mailing and when shipped under regulations of the US Department of Agriculture.
after getting this from the postmaster he did say to me that in some cases live animals not decalred have been "scanned" and seized temporarily because the packaging did not properly decalre/display the contents. I have no idea if he was just giving me a line of BS or what. He did tell me that they have recieved tarantulas in the mail, and shipped them with no problems (as i am sure the T dealers will concur). As a side reccomendation he gave me two "outside shippment" labels. He said it would be to my benefit to have these items packed outside the mail bags and containers used for air freight(thats how they get it to you overnight) as some of these pacakges are air tight.
I hope this helps all of us in our USPS mailing of T's and feeders.
wouldn't be so helpful, eh? 
