thanx for the links. good to know a few places to buy supplies when the time comes to ship snakes :D
11-30-2007, 02:45 PM
ama1997
Re: heat packs?
Superiorenterprise Has a good article about how to ship reptiles. The other one im not sure on just thought id post them both.
11-30-2007, 02:51 PM
Ladydragon
Re: heat packs?
thanx yeah i was reading the shipping tips on superior.
11-30-2007, 05:37 PM
scoobyark
Re: heat packs?
I don't plan on shipping anything anywhere I live in the middle of no where so I bought some of those heat packs in case the power goes out this winter. Does anyone have a picture of how the shipping boxes are set up? Or some other method of keeping the snake warm in an emergency with the heat pack?
11-30-2007, 09:38 PM
Blue Apple Herps
Re: heat packs?
If you use heat packs specifically designed for shipping animals, you should be fine and not have to worry about burning the animal. I always wrap the heat packs in several layers of newspaper so that there is no direct contact between the heat pack and the bag/deli cup.
And I won't feed before shipping, but I definitely don't not let them have water before shipping. Maybe others do it differently, but I always have water available up to the moment they go into the box.
11-30-2007, 11:19 PM
Ladydragon
Re: heat packs?
typically, how many heat packs are used and what time length heat packs? do you use two of the same hour range, ie. two 20 hour ones, or 1 20 hour and 1 30 hour for different peak times?
