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when shipping a lizard is it better to go with fedex or UPS? i will be sending my anole to a new home soon and i need to know which service people have found to be better. thanks much for any input.
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Anotehr Option...

Is to use the good old USPS. They still accept lizards as part of their legal animals, according to their website and local postmaster. Shipped Express it is still less expensive than the others mentioned and there are no hoops to jump through. Besides, the USPS has contracted with FedEx to handle all Express shipments and they arrive long distance overnight, again (finally.)

An example of the improved service is that 2 or 3 years ago we had to figure a large circle of distance from here for what would and would not make it overnight. For us, it was Omaha, Denver, Ablaquerque, Austin, Shreveport, Memphis, St. Louis and back to Omaha. Just a few minutes ago I was notified of a completed shipment west of Boise, Idaho which before now would have taken 2 days...I sent yesterday. BTW, our postmaster still can't figure out why the Postal Service makes such a difference in reptiles and would happily ship snakes for us if we tried. We have to police ourselves on that one.

Anyway, UPS is a pain and not every place will accept, especially if you label properly according to the Lacey Act. And if you don't...and get caught...then they get a bit upset about it. Would hate to see them turned around halfway to their destination.

Hope this helps.

David Jobes
 
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