Re: Getting first BP, worried about shipping temps!
The temps over here in Minnesota aren't supposed to get above 30, with lows in the teens. I wouldn't risk the shipping.
Re: Getting first BP, worried about shipping temps!
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xStatic
It also says the deli cup went down to 58... can anyone say RI???
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Re: Getting first BP, worried about shipping temps!
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SlitherinSisters
This all has me concerned. Where did you find this person? Do you know this person? Why are they shipping if they have never shipped/don't breed? Have you paid for the shipping already? If they are giving it away for free why couldn't they find someone locally? I'm concerned they are looking for a quick $50-$60 and they aren't going to send the snake. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I'm worried.
As for shipping.... Snakes should not be shipped late in the week, I won't ship past Wednesday. If the box gets lost, there's a chance it will be lost for days (over the weekend) which is really bad. Shipping in cold weather is fine if the shipper knows what they are doing. Heat pack/s on the bottom, lots of insulation, and a small box are the main things. I only ship hub to hub (airport to airport), especially in extreme temps.
Sorry everyone if this post has turned into a mess :/
The owner who is giving the snake to me has been my online "friend" or acquaintance for a few months. We've chatted about keeping snakes and such for a little while, but that's it. She only has her BP and another Hognose snake, but lately she's really gotten into spiders and has been expanding her collection of tarantulas. She's a grown adult, but she still lives at home with her parents to save on University costs, and her parents have decided to impose a "pet limit" on here. She has to either get rid of a snake or some spiders. Since her BP has the biggest enclosure, and costs the most to feed and care for, she decided to get rid of her. For the past couple months she's been posting online repeatedly that she wants the snake to go to a good home with someone who is knowledgable about snakes. She was at first selling her for $100 dollars (she's just a normal, so not worth a whole lot) but the only people interested didn't seem like very responsible pet owners. She finally decided to make the snake free and ship within the mid/northwest to anyone who could prove they were knowledgable and responsible pet owners.
I finally caved and decided to help her out, and I was also excited to get a new snake for the reasonable price of shipping. She's really depending on someone taking this BP off her hands because her father is getting pretty irritated that she hasn't managed to get rid of any of her pets yet.
We decided to switch the shipping dates again. Now she's shipping on this coming Monday with Tuesday delivery. My temps are a high of 54*F and a low of 32*F and her temps are at a low of about 45* for Monday. Her part of the state is not getting as cold as others so that's good.
I gave her info on safe winter shipping and she seems to have accepted the advice gracefully. She does care for this snake after all, and she's thankful to me for taking it.
I know it sounds weird to people who are in the hobby that she was having a hard time GIVING AWAY a snake for free, I thought so too. But I watched her post add after add with no legitimate responses and she didn't want to just hand her python over to any 13 year old kid who was willing to ask for her.
Thank you so much for all the help you guys have given me though! I personally feel comfortable going for it since the temps are going to be in the mid 30s to mid 50s, and I'm going to have the snake held for pickup at the FedEx staffed location.
Any last minute words of advice never hurt though! And I'm not saying I wont change my mind between now and Monday :)
Re: Getting first BP, worried about shipping temps!
That makes me feel a lot better. I thought this was going to be a Craigslist thing. People definitely give normals away for free, or do just pay shipping type deals. If you're having it shipped to a hub of sorts the box will stay inside and it will be safer. Do you know if she got heat packs specifically for shipping animals/reptiles? They are usually 48 to 72 hour shipping heat packs, they are very different from hand warmers. Hand warmers get out of control and release a chemical that can cause neurological issues in reptiles. If she got the entire shipping kit from SYR it has one in it I think.
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Re: Getting first BP, worried about shipping temps!
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SlitherinSisters
That makes me feel a lot better. I thought this was going to be a Craigslist thing. People definitely give normals away for free, or do just pay shipping type deals. If you're having it shipped to a hub of sorts the box will stay inside and it will be safer. Do you know if she got heat packs specifically for shipping animals/reptiles? They are usually 48 to 72 hour shipping heat packs, they are very different from hand warmers. Hand warmers get out of control and release a chemical that can cause neurological issues in reptiles. If she got the entire shipping kit from SYR it has one in it I think.
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Yes! She bought a kit directly from Ship Your Reptiles and it comes with a 48 hour reptile specific heat pack. The snake is going to be shipped from hub to hub and be held for pickup by me, inside the building.
I will be watching the temperatures, on both ends, very closely.
Thanks everyone!
