Shipping

I'm just wondering how cold is too cold to ship a snake, I'm hoping to get a new snake this year but I'm starting to worry it might be getting too cold already. It's been 70s during the day and it gets down to mid 40s at night here. I've never had a snake shipped to me before so I'm not sure what the usual cutoff is

This is how I operate when it comes to shipping

Below 35˚: No shipping
Between 35˚and 50˚: FedEx staffed facility
Between 51˚and 89˚: Door to door and/or FedEx staffed facility
Between 90˚and 92˚: FedEx Staffed facility
Over 92˚: No Shipping

Some people will go lower or higher than that but to me it's not worth the risk.

But it also depend on species.

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Originally Posted by Stewart_Reptiles

This is how I operate when it comes to shipping

Below 35˚: No shipping
Between 35˚and 50˚: FedEx staffed facility
Between 51˚and 89˚: Door to door and/or FedEx staffed facility
Between 90˚and 92˚: FedEx Staffed facility
Over 92˚: No Shipping

Some people will go lower or higher than that but to me it's not worth the risk.

But it also depend on species.

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Thank you for your input! I just checked the weather forecast for my area and it looks like the night temps are actually going back up into the mid-upper 50s so I've probably got at least a month yet before temps dip into the 30s, so fingers crossed I should be able to get everything together before it gets cold :)

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Originally Posted by Ditto

Thank you for your input! I just checked the weather forecast for my area and it looks like the night temps are actually going back up into the mid-upper 50s so I've probably got at least a month yet before temps dip into the 30s, so fingers crossed I should be able to get everything together before it gets cold :)

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Just keep in mind those are temps at ETA so even if your high during the day are in the 50's it does not always mean the temps are high enough around 10.30 am, vice versa for summer shipping 95 at 3 pm does not mean at 10.30 am the animal cannot be received.

I go by those temps for the main hub (that the breeder will only know at the last minute) which is where the snake will be from about 10 pm to 5 am on average and eta at delivery which in most cases is 10.30 but could be later (up to 4.30) in remotes area (again something you find out when you ship)

So if you have someone that understands that about shipping you will be fine.

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Originally Posted by Stewart_Reptiles

Just keep in mind those are temps at ETA so even if your high during the day are in the 50's it does not always mean the temps are high enough around 10.30 am, vice versa for summer shipping 95 at 3 pm does not mean at 10.30 am the animal cannot be received.

I go by those temps for the main hub (that the breeder will only know at the last minute) which is where the snake will be from about 10 pm to 5 am on average and eta at delivery which in most cases is 10.30 but could be later (up to 4.30) in remotes area (again something you find out when you ship)

So if you have someone that understands that about shipping you will be fine.

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Gotcha, thank you so much! I've got my breeder choices narrowed down to two, both of which have been breeding (and presumable shipping) for 10+ years so I'm hoping they'll be experienced enough to help me out with this :)