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Can someone help here...fedex for lack of a better term are being douche bags about shipping "live harmless reptiles." they are saying it HAS to be business to business, and I'm wondering what the way around this is. If there is another company...or what I should do as the best resource for shipping snakes...
I know for a fact that it is crap though because at my HOME I dont think i have accepted LESS THAN 15 packages. haha!
 
zyklonbetty said:
Can someone help here...fedex for lack of a better term are being douche bags about shipping "live harmless reptiles." they are saying it HAS to be business to business, and I'm wondering what the way around this is. If there is another company...or what I should do as the best resource for shipping snakes...
I know for a fact that it is crap though because at my HOME I dont think i have accepted LESS THAN 15 packages. haha!
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are you certified to ship ''live harmless reptiles'' through fedex? that could be the problem?? i am certified & never had that problem & i've shipped atleast 6 out 10 packages to residential homes in the last month.

if not try shipyourreptiles.com i used them in the past & they were pretty good with ups,but since ups gave up on the reptile restrictions or whatever!! they now work with fedex.

~Jay
 
lol btw....(cornsnakes.com) id say lavender motley!! lol & for a lavender butter photo...i may have produced a ''what i call'' a caramel opal. i got my first gen.last year with only ''butters' & amels'' not 1 lav.!! but lost all :( this year an opal(suspect caramel opal mot.) 2 butters & 8 amels. theres a pic in the photo gallery entitled (new neo's & pippers) its 2 posts down from yours. ;)

~Jay
 
I believe that business to business shipping is all that anyone can do through Fedex unless shipping through reptilesexpress or SYR. I have no issue with following their stipulations that are in my contract and only shipping to a business. It is also cheaper then shipping to a residence.

Whether I am the seller or buyer, I feel more comfortable if I have a packaged shipped "hold for pick-up." I also get better prices then SYR through my account with fedex and only have to worry about what I do and not thousand of others shipping reptiles.
 
I use FedEx and they can be a pain in the a$$ about their rules and regs. The biggest issue I have with them is that they will not insure a live animal shipment against loss. What's to keep the delivery guy from tossing the snakes in a dumpster if they don't have any responsibility for the package? That being said I have shipped to residences plenty of times without a problem. I don't have them pick up here at the house because I don't like the snakes bouncing around in a FedEx truck any longer than necessary. I take my box to the FedEx terminal in the evening (I think 6PM is the latest they will accept a package and guarantee next day delivery) which eliminates the "business" part on my end. Once they have the box in hand they are going to deliver to whatever the address is.
 
zyklonbetty said:
I know for a fact that it is crap though because at my HOME I dont think i have accepted LESS THAN 15 packages. haha!
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Actually, you are clearly wrong. It is a direct violation of the contract certified shippers sign with FedEx. Supposedly RE and SYR have an exclusion to this restriction, but I haven't seen it in writing and have nothing but their word about it.

If you want to bypass the restriction and don't mind paying a smidgen more, I'd suggest sticking with RE.
 
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