Baby Blood Dead ):

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Originally Posted by adre531

I had a burm delivered from a well known breeder with a heat pack in the box that was smelling when I opened it. This breeder said he has been shipping for 14 years and never had one arrive dead. He sent me another one and it was also DOA. He gave me my money back so i wasn't upset at him (jus feel bad for those snakes). I was thinking maybe it was the Fed Ex in my area. A few months later I had a blood python shipped to me from an out of state pet shop. It arrived with only news paper in the box and was alive and attentive. Makes you wonder about those warmers.

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One of the reasons I don't use rough, sharp, cold, newspaper.. When I ship I only use polyester pillow fill for packing. Shipping companies are not gentle with boxes. I don't care how many "fragile" stickers are on that box, and mine have one sticker per side.. The pillow fill prevents uneven temperature, is much more insulate, allows you to pack the snake more firmly and securely in the center with fill all around it so it doesn't jar around in there, and allows for a comfortable ride.

Boxes packed this way can withstand much more abuse than the average pack job.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

One of the reasons I don't use rough, sharp, cold, newspaper.. When I ship I only use polyester pillow fill for packing. Shipping companies are not gentle with boxes. I don't care how many "fragile" stickers are on that box, and mine have one sticker per side.. The pillow fill prevents uneven temperature, is much more insulate, allows you to pack the snake more firmly and securely in the center with fill all around it so it doesn't jar around in there, and allows for a comfortable ride.

Boxes packed this way can withstand much more abuse than the average pack job.

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I've witnessed the FedEx folks with my own eyes just TOSS the box around like it was nothing!!! FRAGILE and THIS SIDE UP stickers all over it!