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Mail order reptiles

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Got a question for all you herp heads. What do you think of mail order reptiles. What has been your experience with ordering your reptile good/bad and do you trust the long distances the reptile has to travel with all the handling the pet has to go through. When you recieved the pet what was the general time before the stress level relaxed and the reptile exhibited normal behaviour. My friend wants to order a tortoise from just out of state and is curious. He lives in California,ordering from Nevada. Thanks for any help you could give him.
 
I would avoid USPS. Most of the time they don't even guarentee next day delivery anymore. Use UPS or one of the other major carriers, there are several threads about them that you can find by doing a search.

Properly packaged coming from Nev. to Ca. should not be a problem. If he's really concerned he may well be able to find a breeder here in Ca. What kind of tortoise is he getting?

Anyway, properly packaged and shipped with a reputable carrier it should be no problem.

Wes Pollock
 
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