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Emily Burrow

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I am going to be traveling a long distance because I’m moving. It will all be in car ,but I was wondering what’s the best way to transport my T?
 

antinous

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How large is your T? I usually line a deli cup with moist paper towels, add some holes, and put the spider in. Then I’ll put it in a small box with crunched up paper or I’ll hold it if I’m not the one driving
 

Teal

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If you have just the one, you can pack her up as if for shipping.

I transport my collection in their enclosures because I have so many... I move quite often and have never had a problem.
 

Paul1126

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When transporting my Ts from work to home I just keep them in their enclosures.
I just don't break heavily or turn sharply.
 

Andrea82

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Just a side thought... Did she molt recently? She looks very skinny...

For the move, this video gives a good impression on how to safely transport spiders :)
 

Mirandarachnid

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When I moved years ago with my one "rose hair" (this was before I really got into the hobby) I packed it into a styrofoam cup with some crumpled up (dry) paper towel for padding. I kept the cup in the center console with a thermometer to make sure it didn't get too cold, as I was traveling in December. My truck ended up dying on top of a mountain in the middle of AZ at 2am (took a couple hours for a tow truck to get to us, then he towed us 100 miles), so it got COLD. I think the styrofoam may have helped keep the spider from getting too cold. I think if I had dampened the paper towel, it would have gotten much colder.

Just take into account how reliable the vehicle you're riding in will be, and have some hand/foot warmers on hand just in case.
 

Tenebrarius

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put it in a deli with some thing like moist paper towel and then its ready for transport. don't forget it in the car because it will get cold in the winter time.
 

viper69

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I am going to be traveling a long distance because I’m moving. It will all be in car ,but I was wondering what’s the best way to transport my T?
Carefully. General question gets general answer ;)
 

Teal

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Sad pack job. Is that the standard in Europe?
The container for the T itself wasn't bad... though I don't prefer to use shallow cups. But the box packing was not what I'd like to see, for sure.
 

Andrea82

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Sad pack job. Is that the standard in Europe?
I think spiders here have less time/distance for travel in the UK, and between mainland EU countries than the US. Styrofoam boxes aren't standard except when the temps are lower than 5°C.
In the US, you ship spiders no matter what, in Europe shipping stops or is at your own risk when temps are below 5°C or above 30°C.
 

cold blood

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Seriously? What's wrong with the packing?
1. How the t was secured.

2 The method of getting it in. This gave a good laugh.

3. Lack of a simple insulated box.

We hear all the time how much extra time European shipments spend in transit than here. You would think they would provide better packing, not minimalist.


I gaurantee not only would i be dealing with DOAs with that packing, but a host of poor reviews as well. It seems we just have higher standards when it comes to shipping.

This isnt the first time ive seen European packing that i would consider bare minimum effort.
 
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cold blood

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smaller ones

same thing for larger ts, just on a larger scale

we pretty much always, regardless of conditions, provide an insulated box as the most basic part of shipping living things.
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And doing it like this, you simply walk the t in via a funnel....no trying to just get lucky like the guy in the vid hoping it just walks in and sits all pretty....which almost never happens in real life. 20170410_141843.jpg
 
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