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Chris@TSE
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Due to how many poor shipments we have received and many inquiries on the subject I thought I would share our shipping guide. Perhaps someone can pin this thread to help others...
How To Ship Live Reptiles
Shipping live reptiles is relatively easy. The first thing you need to do is acquire packing materials. Styrofoam lined boxes, pre-punched deli containers, heat & cool packs, snake bags, and other containers are readily available to help you in your shipping endeavors. Many people also use household or substitute items as well such as pillow cases, glad-lock sandwich containers, and regular cardboard boxing with cut insulation pieces from local hardware stores like Home Depot. Whichever you choose the instructions below should help you get your animal to its location safe and sound. If you require packing supplies feel free to contact us.
Now onto the good stuff....
First, assemble your styrofoam lined box. If making your own cut your pieces to match this photograph.
Gather your other materials such as your heat or cool pack, deli container, newspaper, and packing tape.
Package your animal comfortably inside its container. If it is a species that requires more humidity than most, be sure to moisten the paper towels or bedding you include.
Always secure the lid to the container or bag. In this case we use common electrical tape to make this happen, it works very well. Regular packing tape works also.
Loosely crumple up your newspaper and line the bottom of your box, place your container) in the middle and pack the sides and surrounding areas as well. Do not pack too tightly as it will restrict airflow and if using a heating pack it will not allow the contents to reach a favorable temperature. Just be sure the contents are packaged to avoid any movement of your containers during shipping, no more, no less.
In this example we will ship assuming it is winter and temperatures have dipped below 65 degrees overnight. We use 40 hour heat packs for most of our cold weather shipping. Open the heat pack up and shake it vigorously. This activates the pack. Place the pack, RED LINE OUT, on the styrofoam lid of your box. The red line identifies the location of openings which allow air to enter the pack and active the contents. If this is blocked the pack will not work. Tape the pack to the lid as shown and be sure to press down on the length of the tape making sure it is secured to the lid and will not fall off in transit. When using cold packs follow the same method but wrap the pack with a few sheets of newspaper to collect any condensation. Do not ship using cool packs unless temperatures along the way exceed 90. It is rare cool packs are used. During the winter ship using heat packs when overnight temps dip below 65 or so.... And even when using heat packs never ship if overnight temps travel below 30-35.
Line the top of your container with another thin layer of newspaper, you never want a cold or hot pack to have direct contact with your animals deli cup or bag. It can potentially harm the animal.
Inspect the contents one last time to be sure you have followed the previous steps properly and then place your lid on your container.
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How To Ship Live Reptiles
Shipping live reptiles is relatively easy. The first thing you need to do is acquire packing materials. Styrofoam lined boxes, pre-punched deli containers, heat & cool packs, snake bags, and other containers are readily available to help you in your shipping endeavors. Many people also use household or substitute items as well such as pillow cases, glad-lock sandwich containers, and regular cardboard boxing with cut insulation pieces from local hardware stores like Home Depot. Whichever you choose the instructions below should help you get your animal to its location safe and sound. If you require packing supplies feel free to contact us.
Now onto the good stuff....
First, assemble your styrofoam lined box. If making your own cut your pieces to match this photograph.
Gather your other materials such as your heat or cool pack, deli container, newspaper, and packing tape.
Package your animal comfortably inside its container. If it is a species that requires more humidity than most, be sure to moisten the paper towels or bedding you include.
Always secure the lid to the container or bag. In this case we use common electrical tape to make this happen, it works very well. Regular packing tape works also.
Loosely crumple up your newspaper and line the bottom of your box, place your container) in the middle and pack the sides and surrounding areas as well. Do not pack too tightly as it will restrict airflow and if using a heating pack it will not allow the contents to reach a favorable temperature. Just be sure the contents are packaged to avoid any movement of your containers during shipping, no more, no less.
In this example we will ship assuming it is winter and temperatures have dipped below 65 degrees overnight. We use 40 hour heat packs for most of our cold weather shipping. Open the heat pack up and shake it vigorously. This activates the pack. Place the pack, RED LINE OUT, on the styrofoam lid of your box. The red line identifies the location of openings which allow air to enter the pack and active the contents. If this is blocked the pack will not work. Tape the pack to the lid as shown and be sure to press down on the length of the tape making sure it is secured to the lid and will not fall off in transit. When using cold packs follow the same method but wrap the pack with a few sheets of newspaper to collect any condensation. Do not ship using cool packs unless temperatures along the way exceed 90. It is rare cool packs are used. During the winter ship using heat packs when overnight temps dip below 65 or so.... And even when using heat packs never ship if overnight temps travel below 30-35.
Line the top of your container with another thin layer of newspaper, you never want a cold or hot pack to have direct contact with your animals deli cup or bag. It can potentially harm the animal.
Inspect the contents one last time to be sure you have followed the previous steps properly and then place your lid on your container.
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