Do you fret when shipping

I sent off two of my girls yesterday. I am fretting and I am getting myself in a tizy. They are not due to their new home for another 2.5 hours, but all the bad things that could go wrong are spinning around in my head. How many of you are nervious shippers? Am I alone tracking them step by step? This is as bad as waiting for the eggs to hatch....no worse. At least I knew what was happening to the eggs, but my girls are out of my hands. Someone Please tell me to calm down and chill. I am so worried.

No, you are not alone. I fret when any of my babies are out of my hands until they are in their new owners hands.:please: Too many things can go wrong.

Now, "calm down and chill.":gj:

lol thanks, btw they are now on the fedex truck...........

What dose


Left at front door. Package delivered to recipient address - release authorized

mean? I didn't authorized that the girls be left at the door. Could the person who got the girls have a release and not know it? Now I am really worried. Angela

Your girls are probably happily snuggled up in their dark little packages, hopefully they are zoned out and not to worried. Thank god you can track the packages and know where they are.

Years ago we flew with two of our dogs to the Doberman National in Houston Tx. On the way back several dog show people were watching the dog crates boarded onto our flight while standing in the terminal. Some of us realized our dogs were not loaded onto the plane.

Turns out the airline did NOT track how many dogs they booked for each flight and with all the show people on the flight they did not have enough room, so they said "well we probably put your dogs on the previous flight to San Francisco."

Talk about panic, not knowing for sure where they were, being afraid to leave the airport if they were still there, hoping they weren't put on the wrong flight. Was not fun. After that we didn't fly to shows anymore, we drove everywhere.

Though I have used Delta Dash and that is pretty good for a direct flight, would probably be good for transporting BP's too. The fact your box is labled "live animals" will surely help, the box won't get delivered to the wrong address and then sit around for a while.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by akaangela

What dose left at front door. Package delivered to recipient address - release authorized mean? I didn't authorized that the girls be left at the door. Could the person who got the girls have a release and not know it? Now I am really worried. Angela

---

Call the new owner, or if they don't answer call FedX and inquire (assuming it was fed-x) they are pretty good, they will explain. "Package left at front door" does not sound good. You maybe able to look up the signed recept online and see who signed for it (don't know if that data is uploaded instantly, but it should be available).

Yesterday i got a shipment of three girls, I was shocked because I was in the bathroom when the UPS driver knocked on my door. I got to the door as fast as I could, when I opened the door he was walking away and the package was sitting on my doorstep... I was very shocked....

If for some reason I wasnt home, the sun would have cooked the babies...

I have never shipped anything but I have had 4 shippments to me, my suppliers always ask me if Im going to be home, they have a section on thier web page that says if you tell us your going to be home and they try to deliver and your not home then they no longer guarantee live shipment...

If the recipient wasnt home, then I say its his fault, he knew they were being delivered, they are LIVE animals!!!! I know that doesnt make you any less worried but you seem to have done everything in your power

Don't panic. The last time FedEx delivered here they noted "left a front door" on the site when the driver had handed me that snake. I think that's what they note if they don't bother to remember to get a signature like they are supposed to since I do remember that he didn't get my signature on his electronic pad like they usually do.

To ease your mind contact your buyer and confirm they have the snakes in hand.

I always worry... and it always has turned out ok...

I actually worry more when people are shipping to me... I don't have control of how well they pack the animal!

Justin

Well I packed them in a 1.5-2" thick foam cooler box inside a cardboard box that said Parishable and I hand wrote "LIVE HARMLESS REPTILE" on both sides. I didn't put air holes in it as I had a cold pack taped to the top and wanted it to keep cool. It was 80 here and I was shipping to FL where it was 88 degrees. There was not as much padding inside the box as I would have liked as it was a snug fit to get them , the padding and the cold back all in (but there was padding between them and the cold pack).


I am kicking myself back and forth as I can't find the phone number for the buyer :(. I usually keep all my emails and the time I need it the most I can't find it. I am going crazy as I have emailed 3 times and still no answer.

Shouldn't the number be on the package shipping slip??

I always worry, and double and triple check my shipements, and ALWAYS ask that people call me as soon as they get the package.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by akaangela

I am kicking myself back and forth as I can't find the phone number for the buyer :(. I usually keep all my emails and the time I need it the most I can't find it. I am going crazy as I have emailed 3 times and still no answer.

---

The phone number is not on the shipping receipt? Call the shipper and see if they have a driver that can swing buy and see if the package is still there.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by akaangela

What dose


Left at front door. Package delivered to recipient address - release authorized

mean? I didn't authorized that the girls be left at the door. Could the person who got the girls have a release and not know it? Now I am really worried. Angela

---

When shipping with FedEx, if you do not click the button requiring a signature, then it automatically reverts to not needing a signature. We typically do not require a signature on our shipments because, if there is noone there to sign for the box, the drivers usually do not make another attempt to deliver, and your box will sit at FedEx for another 24 hours (until the next day) before they attempt another delivery. Drivers typically leave the package in a shaded area, and not in direct sunlight. Therefore, if you packaged the snake correctly, it should be just fine.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by LadyOhh

I always worry, and double and triple check my shipements, and ALWAYS ask that people call me as soon as they get the package.

---

I am the same way Heather. However, for some reason my customers, lately, don't feel the need to contact me when they receive the animal. The last 4 shipments I made, I had to call the customer at roughly 6pm and ask if they got it. I wish everyone understood how nerve racking that shipping a snake can be for the shipper. As the recipient, your nerves are at ease as soon as you look at the animal, but the shipper relies on the recipient for that warm and fuzzy.

If the recipient is not home the packages can usually be picked up at the local Fed-X office. I would feel more comfortable with it being at the office and accounted for rather than left on a doorstep (depending on the neighborhood) and I would not trust that all the drivers would "make sure it is in the shade".

If the recipient missed the shipment and then could not be bothered to drive to the local office well then....errrm...no comment.

It has been nearly 9 hours, still no word on these babies?

I got a note a few hours ago (I took a nap after finding that they where ok, as I was up untill I found out they where ok). They where cold, but better a bit cold then cooked. I was surprised that the cold pack kept them so cold. The young man who got the girls was busy taking care of them before shooting me an email. He wanted to make sure they warmed up and where moving about before contacting me. What a relief. Thanks for supporting me :D I was a basket case.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sonya610

If the recipient is not home the packages can usually be picked up at the local Fed-X office. I would feel more comfortable with it being at the office and accounted for rather than left on a doorstep (depending on the neighborhood) and I would not trust that all the drivers would "make sure it is in the shade".

If the recipient missed the shipment and then could not be bothered to drive to the local office well then....errrm...no comment.

---

I understand your points, and would never question there validity. I am just relaying my experience with FedEx, after shipping about 50 boxes last year.