Shipping with ReptilesExpress

I am researching and trying to figure out the most cost efficient way to ship. So far, out of Fedex, Shipyourreptiles.com and Reptilesexpress.com, Reptiles Express seems to be the cheapest. Does anyone use this company? One thing I am concerned about is that it says that ONLY a Fedex SHIP CENTER (Not a Fedex "Authorized" Ship Center or Fedex "Office and Print" Ship Center) can receive/send out your reptile. I just picked up my new snake from an OFFICE AND PRINT ship center, though. The box said perishable but it was not stated on the box a live animal was inside.

Do many people just not mention there is a live animal inside, to bypass strictly sending it to only a Ship Center, and not the other two centers?

Fedex ship centers aka hubs are staff by fedex others are not and are privately owned, therefore they do not have to accept your package. I would highly recommend you to ship out from a hub to avoid any issue.

It is also important for packages to be properly labelled remember that US Fish and wildlife do randomly inspect packages (especially in some states).

Also, what boxes do people use? USPS for example will send you free priority mail boxes. The reptiles ship Priority overnight, so these boxes should work? Does everyone just buy their shipping supplies from a reptile shipping company?

You will find everything you need here supply as well as how to pack your animals http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/products & http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/en/g...full_site=full

You can also find supply here http://www.tsksupply.com/ and http://superiorshippingsupplies.com/category

You will need snake bags or deli cups depending on what you are shipping.

Insulated boxes, cold pack and heat pack depending on the season and species shipped.

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Originally Posted by Galaxygirl

Also, what boxes do people use? USPS for example will send you free priority mail boxes. The reptiles ship Priority overnight, so these boxes should work? Does everyone just buy their shipping supplies from a reptile shipping company?

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There are specific packaging requirements for shipping live reptiles, you have to use packaging that meets the FedEx standards. USPS boxes do not meet the standard, and are not appropriate (the "Priority" in the name means completely different things with each service).

The packaging we offer at ShipYourReptiles meets those standards. You can buy packaging in bulk if you have many shipments coming up, or you can buy a single shipping kit, which has everything you need to complete one shipment.

We offer a number of benefits at ShipYourReptiles, including the ability to ship to and from Residential addresses (not allowed under the regular FedEx reptile certification contract) and Live Arrival Insurance (we are the only ones to offer that). Our ShipYourReptiles Get Help section will walk you through all of the various details of shipping, including packaging choice and weather/temperature parameters.

You can ship to a FedEx facility, that is fine. As Deb mentioned, that would be a FedEx staffed facility. That is different than an Office Max, PakMail, Mailboxes Etc. type spot.

Those independent locations (including Kinko's/FedEx Office) each set their own policy on live and perishable shipments. Some will accept, some will not. A lot of Mom&Pop spots are very courteous and happy to ship and receive live shipments, but you should clarify that beforehand. If you ship to a FedEx Office that does not accept live shipments, they may refuse it and send it back to the hub, which can delay delivery by a day. Conversely, if you try and drop off your package at one of those locations and they refuse it, you could be scrambling to find the hub address before they close (folks often do a late day drop off, living little scramble time).

If you ship and receive to a FedEx facility, you won't have any problems with drop off or pickup.

You can also arrange with us to have a driver pick up the package from your home or office, that is fine, but there is a small pickup fee.

As for rate, there are a bunch of SYR coupons floating around for 40% off a shipment. Each SYR user can redeem one 40% code. If you don't know of a specific code, you can use APS40 and get the discount.

We work hard to support the industry and first time shippers like you. We would be thrilled to have your business. Feel free to contact us directly with any questions- Info@ShipYourReptiles.com