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What are the current options for shipping snakes? I saw a recent ad and I am curious about how reptile businesses do this.
 
UPS allows it on the sly if you have been using them for several years.

DHL allows it but you need to fill out a waiver first. I used to use DHL years ago but they were not reliable.

Fed Ex allows you to as long as you "jump thru hoops" so to speak but even with the waiver, you still run into problems where not everyone in the organization knows you can ship snakes.

Best bet right now would be Fed Ex.
 
I offer both DHL & FedEx, customer choice.
I don't think you can make a blanket statement saying one is better then the other. It depends on the local hub where the shipment is being sent from and delivered to. I'm lucky that all of my courier hubs (DHL, FedEx & UPS) are great...But I know some of my customers have problems with some of them. That's why I give them the choice. They know how reliable their local hubs are and IMO should be able to make the decision.
 
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