Me too! 5 mins to the PO compared to 20 mins and the worst intersection in the county to fed ex.. Usps is cheaper also!Exactly, which is why I'm puzzled. If policy has changed, I'd be pleased as punch.
Me too! 5 mins to the PO compared to 20 mins and the worst intersection in the county to fed ex.. Usps is cheaper also!Exactly, which is why I'm puzzled. If policy has changed, I'd be pleased as punch.
This is what I know to be true as well.I read a post recently (within 6 months) that said fed ex is the only courier service that allows animals to be shipped and they must be O/N
I feel really bad for derailing Eulers thread..This is what I know to be true as well.
Same, but we don't want someone to read this and end up with fines and legal problems either.I feel really bad for derailing Eulers thread..
Back on topic... Don't forget to pack the T in the box before you tape it up! ( unfortunately I have done this)
No we don't!Same, but we don't want someone to read this and end up with fines and legal problems either.
No way to talk about shipping tips without talking about shipping.. IMO like everything in this hobby it should be done legally or not at all..Thread closed in 3... 2...
Shipping inverts is like Fight Club.
Rule #1 of shipping inverts - you do not talk about shipping inverts!
I can only speak for what I've received. I've never ordered tarantulas from a breeder/dealer and not had them come through USPS.No way to talk about shipping tips without talking about shipping.. IMO like everything in this hobby it should be done legally or not at all..
I don't know anything about that.. Not my concern..I can only speak for what I've received. I've never ordered tarantulas from a breeder/dealer and not had them come through USPS.
Esp since FedEx contracts out to the USPS if I recall to ship some of their packages on the USPS planes.Interesting that you can ship via FedEx in the States, but apparently can't (or may not be technically allowed to) ship via USPS.
You haven't ordered from Swifts Inverts, Arachnoiden or Heartland InvertebratesI can only speak for what I've received. I've never ordered tarantulas from a breeder/dealer and not had them come through USPS.
No I have not Due to the subject of this thread I won't say who I've ordered from, but I'm not talking about small-time dealers here.You haven't ordered from Swifts Inverts, Arachnoiden or Heartland Invertebrates
Back to tips?No I have not Due to the subject of this thread I won't say who I've ordered from, but I'm not talking about small-time dealers here.
*Scratch that* On second thought yes back to tips @viper69..No I have not Due to the subject of this thread I won't say who I've ordered from, but I'm not talking about small-time dealers here.
A bag of ice wrapped in plenty of cloth works just as well as a proper freezer pack in case of an emergency.Back to tips?
Whoa! How have I not heard of this? Bravo, sir. I'll certainly be using this.You can make a freezer gel pack any size you want using water crystals and a zip lock baggie.
It makes it nice because it cant leak if it thaws out even if the baggie gets a hole and its virtually select a sizeWhoa! How have I not heard of this? Bravo, sir. I'll certainly be using this.