The latest and greatest on shipping please

I need to ship a snake down to Miami. I have never shipped a snake. Can someone please fill me in on the best way to do it now a days? Is there a third party I should use, or do it by myself somehow? Any help you can give would be VERY helpful. Need to ship soon.

Thanks guys and gals!

ship your reptiles is great :)

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Originally Posted by mooingtricycle

ship your reptiles is great :)

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I heard if you use them and you don't take it to a UPS main pickup station like a hub or center that places like the UPS store are franchised out and in some cases wont take live animals. Also, I heard you could have UPS come and pick up the package and it will go straight to the nearest center or hub, however UPS will most likely charge you a pickup fee.

Can anyone say if there is any truth to any of this? Thanks :gj:

If you are not Fedex certified you can use SYR http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/ , I mainly use SYR those days.

Their Shipping Standards http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/en/g...ing_standards/

Videos to learn how to properly ship a reptiles http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/en/g..._your_reptile/

Once you go through those you will be ready to ship like a pro :gj:

Im signing up on ship your reptiles soon. What an awesome program!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

If you are not Fedex certified you can use SYR http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/ , I mainly use SYR those days.

Their Shipping Standards http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/en/g...ing_standards/

Videos to learn how to properly ship a reptiles http://www.shipyourreptiles.com/en/g..._your_reptile/

Once you go through those you will be ready to ship like a pro :gj:

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Ok, so if I am not fed ex certified, going thru a third party like SYR is my only legal option corrrect?

Do you have to use their shipping package if you do go thru them or can you use your own box and stuff? Looks like the total cost for one of their kits is about 20 bucks delivered... but then you have to pay for the actual shipping too.

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

I heard if you use them and you don't take it to a UPS main pickup station like a hub or center that places like the UPS store are franchised out and in some cases wont take live animals. Also, I heard you could have UPS come and pick up the package and it will go straight to the nearest center or hub, however UPS will most likely charge you a pickup fee.

Can anyone say if there is any truth to any of this? Thanks :gj:

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UPS stores can refuse live animals, they also make mistake, like forgetting to give your package to the driver :rolleyes:, after asking to the guy at my local hub he highly recommended me to drop the package off to the hub versus the store since I was shipping live animals.

A fee will occur for pick ups, the problem with pickup is that you need to give them a time when the package will be ready (usually a 3 to 5 hours window) so they can pickup the package.

Personnally I like to drop my package of at the last minute between 6 and 6.30 (UPS last next day air pick up being at 7 PM at my hub) this way it limits the time the animal has to spend in the box)

Also with pick ups it means the animal could be in the truc for several hours before being dropped off at the hub which can be a problem depending your area and the time of the year as UPS trucks do not have AC.

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

Ok, so if I am not fed ex certified, going thru a third party like SYR is my only legal option corrrect?

Do you have to use their shipping package if you do go thru them or can you use your own box and stuff? Looks like the total cost for one of their kits is about 20 bucks delivered... but then you have to pay for the actual shipping too.

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Yes you can use your own boxes just remember that boxes designed to ship reptiles/Live animals are made to withstand a certain weight and pressure therefore make sure your packaging is strong enough and of course well insulated.

Best thing is to order your boxes in bulk through https://superiorenterprise.com/store...ed=1&Itemid=53

The shipping will be discounted regardless of the packaging used (yours or theirs)

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Yes you can use your own boxes just remember that boxes designed to ship reptiles/Live animals are made to withstand a certain weight and pressure therefore make sure your packaging is strong enough and of course well insulated.

Best thing is to order your boxes in bulk through https://superiorenterprise.com/store...ed=1&Itemid=53

The shipping will be discounted regardless of the packaging used (yours or theirs)

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Holy crap! Thank you Deborah! that link you gave to buy the shipping supplies is great!!! what size box would you use from that site for a hatchling BP... a few months old?

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

Ok, so if I am not fed ex certified, going thru a third party like SYR is my only legal option corrrect?

Do you have to use their shipping package if you do go thru them or can you use your own box and stuff? Looks like the total cost for one of their kits is about 20 bucks delivered... but then you have to pay for the actual shipping too.

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http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...07#post1180907 We are talking about this now-lol

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Originally Posted by Deborah

UPS stores can refuse live animals, they also make mistake, like forgetting to give your package to the driver :rolleyes:, after asking to the guy at my local hub he highly recommended me to drop the package off to the hub versus the store since I was shipping live animals.

A fee will occur for pick ups, the problem with pickup is that you need to give them a time when the package will be ready (usually a 3 to 5 hours window) so they can pickup the package.

Personnally I like to drop my package of at the last minute between 6 and 6.30 (UPS last next day air pick up being at 7 PM at my hub) this way it limits the time the animal has to spend in the box)

Also with pick ups it means the animal could be in the truc for several hours before being dropped off at the hub which can be a problem depending your area and the time of the year as UPS trucks do not have AC.

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Thanks Deb ur the bestest :D My problem is all the hubs near (I use that word loosely) my house are FAR away :(

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

Holy crap! Thank you Deborah! that link you gave to buy the shipping supplies is great!!! what size box would you use from that site for a hatchling BP... a few months old?

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For hatchlings to Juvies I use 12x9x6 for geckos and colubrids 7x7x6

I also order my snake bags, and deli cups from there as well.

Will place my order tommorow... this is what I think it will look like:

8 of the 3/4" insulated boxes... ($28)
1 pack of 10 - 40hour heat packs ($11.50)
10 small snake bags (8 x 12) ($7.65)

Shipping $9.50

that brings the total to $56...

that comes to about $7 per for shipping supplies. Not Bad! obviously there are discounts buying more in bulk, but right now I am in the "baby steps" stage!

Does that sound right? Am I forgetting anything?

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Originally Posted by Mike Cavanaugh

Will place my order tommorow... this is what I think it will look like:

8 of the 3/4" insulated boxes... ($28)
1 pack of 10 - 40hour heat packs ($11.50)
10 small snake bags (8 x 12) ($7.65)

Shipping $9.50

that brings the total to $56...

that comes to about $7 per for shipping supplies. Not Bad! obviously there are discounts buying more in bulk, but right now I am in the "baby steps" stage!

Does that sound right? Am I forgetting anything?

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Not bad at all compared to the $20 per shipping supplies from SYR :gj:

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

Thanks Deb ur the bestest :D My problem is all the hubs near (I use that word loosely) my house are FAR away :(

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I actually drop my SYR shipments off at my local Office Depot in the print department. The last UPS pick-up is at 8:30 PM for overnight deliveries at the store near me, so the animal spends the least amount of time in the box.

They're in a climate controlled environment at Office Depot, and I've not had any issues with doing so.

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Ok, so if I am not fed ex certified, going thru a third party like SYR is my only legal option corrrect?

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Mike, it's not ILLEGAL to ship through FedEx or UPS and not be certified. There is no law against it. It is, however, against FedEx and UPS policy if you are not certified, but it's not a legal matter. Just want to clear that up! :)

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I actually drop my SYR shipments off at my local Office Depot in the print department. The last UPS pick-up is at 8:30 PM for overnight deliveries at the store near me, so the animal spends the least amount of time in the box.

They're in a climate controlled environment at Office Depot, and I've not had any issues with doing so.

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Thanks for the info Robin!!! How did you find out you could do that? Can anyone do it? Can you just walk in and do it? After ups picks it up from Office Depot where does it go? Thanks again!!! Your da bestest too Robin :D ;)

Why not just get Fedex certified it takes very little effort, and once you have it you can ship the animals yourself. Just contact your local Fedex rep to find out how. We did and it was easy.:D

I had a bad experiece with fedex. My last shipped snake came almost frozen.

The shipper was in a very hot weather, and that was his excuse for the cold pack, But it seems fedex kept the box in a refrigirator to make things worse.

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Originally Posted by Boanerges

Thanks for the info Robin!!! How did you find out you could do that? Can anyone do it? Can you just walk in and do it? After ups picks it up from Office Depot where does it go? Thanks again!!! Your da bestest too Robin :D ;)

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Robyn from Ship Your Reptiles has said that you can drop off anywhere that there is a daily UPS pick-up. He named Office Depot and Office Max, and I called my local Office Depot to find out when UPS picked up. They don't even look at it - just set it with the other packages to go out.

It goes to the local sort facility and then to your local airport from the pick-up.

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Originally Posted by tonkatoyman

Why not just get Fedex certified it takes very little effort, and once you have it you can ship the animals yourself. Just contact your local Fedex rep to find out how. We did and it was easy.:D

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I would rather ship with SYR because of their discount. It is much cheaper for me to ship with them to ship on my own account through FedEx.

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Originally Posted by Danounet

I had a bad experiece with fedex. My last shipped snake came almost frozen.

The shipper was in a very hot weather, and that was his excuse for the cold pack, But it seems fedex kept the box in a refrigirator to make things worse.

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Taking a note for other breeders I've gotten snakes form.. I have sticker that say Please keep at 70 degrees like harmless Reptile Stuck on three sides of the box.

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Originally Posted by Danounet

I had a bad experiece with fedex. My last shipped snake came almost frozen.

The shipper was in a very hot weather, and that was his excuse for the cold pack, But it seems fedex kept the box in a refrigirator to make things worse.

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i had this happen also but with UPS then again when the box says perishable on it to some that says put it in the cooler.

it also said live harmless reptile on 4 sides of the box