Fedex lost shipment >.<

glad to hear they made it ok!!!

Can we see pictures of the long-awaited poor guys when you get a chance and they relax and settle in a bit? :)

Yup, on my two occassions of getting BP's shipped to me, I've had my first snake packed in a very small 6inch x 6inch box, with the tag "live harmless reptile" on it. The second BP I got was in a bigger box, maybe 12inch x 12inch, and was in a regualr box, with no marking on it. It seemed to have been a recycled box and I don't think the shipper was certified. I think thats' a give-a-way from what I've experienced.

I am SO glad to hear your shipment arrived safely. Cant wait to see pictures!

Wow, sounds like quite a fiasco, glad it turned out all right.

When I got my first bp shipped to me, I think the box only said "perishable" or something like that, when my mom called to me and said "hey your snake is here" the lady delivering it was like "WHAAAATTTT?????" :rolleyes:

The company I got her from doesnt even exist anymore I don't think.

The moral of the story is that buyers need to ask their seller if they are FedEx certified, and get the contact info of their account rep to confirm. Otherwise, I'd pass on purchasing from that seller. This story, although it ended well, is real world proof that buyers need to be more careful with who they choose to do business with.

:) This seems to be a perfect example of why I'm so worried about getting anything shipped!

I had a friend who worked at UPS in the states and I'd hear horror stories about the stuff that was done to people's packages... The view of the employees there seemed to be that they were insured anyway... So who cared.

A friend in BC and I used to mail eachother odd ball things all the time, clearly marking fragile or perishable on the boxes... 80% of the time they arrived in multiple peices... I have very little faith in our Postal Service here... I have to check 6 different mail boxes daily just to find my own mail!

I can understand on the frustration with them..I haven't had much problems with FedEx, but UPS in Indy sucks!! I sat up there for 4 hours while they looked for my package for them to turn me away and say that they know what truck it is in, but can't find the truck! I didn't have a snake in the mail, but it was a Friday and it was a tire for my truck. I had a car show to go to that weekend so it kinda pissed me off. It's pretty ridiculously though. I won't do business with anyone that ships with UPS anymore.