New Burm! "Dexter " the Pearl Burmese python progression thread

[CALM Pythons]

You guys are really making me question driving down there or not lol. One thing is for certain, if I do I'm getting a hotel room for the night. You think I'd be fine with heat packs and the typical Styrofoam box for that long? I can't see why not if I bring him into the hotel room...... unannounced of course lol.

You would be fine. In fact the wall heaters you control in a Motel room would keep a cooler 78+ alone if you put it on the table in front of the heater vent. Then the heat pack from the breeder for the car.
Friday through Tuesday is above freezing by the way.. If he shipped Monday & you picked him up yourself at Fedex Tuesday morning at 9am it would work out. I got mine last year Dec 29th. It was 40-42 (daytime) degree for 3 days.


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[Sauzo]

You guys are really making me question driving down there or not lol. One thing is for certain, if I do I'm getting a hotel room for the night. You think I'd be fine with heat packs and the typical Styrofoam box for that long? I can't see why not if I bring him into the hotel room...... unannounced of course lol.

Heck, you can just bring a small sterlite tub and a little heating pad. Set the room temp to 78 or so and you should be fine. I've yet to meet a snake that liked really high temps. All of my snakes tend to spend 90% of the time on the 78F side of their cages lol. Usually only see them on the flexwatt when they are shedding for some weird reason.

[DLena]

I’ll drive any distance! I love to drive. I drove from Buffalo NY to Iowa for my big girl. Since no caging was involved, I took my Focus (37mpg). Just slept in the car and cleaned up at an Interstate stop. I’d never last waiting! Road trip!

[KevinK]

I'm kind of torn at this point but I think I'm going to make the drive and just crank up the temperature in the motel room. Then use heat packs and styro container for the ride back. I'll have to get in contact with him shortly. I'll be sure to take pictures of the roadtrip.....I'm looking forward to some decent BBQ for once as well, something you can rarely find up here.

[CALM Pythons]

I'm kind of torn at this point but I think I'm going to make the drive and just crank up the temperature in the motel room. Then use heat packs and styro container for the ride back. I'll have to get in contact with him shortly. I'll be sure to take pictures of the roadtrip.....I'm looking forward to some decent BBQ for once as well, something you can rarely find up here.

Or look at your weather for shipping.
43 here in NY Monday for a Tues Morning pickup he would fine. Good luck. Will be waiting to see pics


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[KevinK]

Or look at your weather for shipping.
43 here in NY Monday for a Tues Morning pickup he would fine. Good luck. Will be waiting to see pics


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I guess it's not so much the highs that concern me, but the lows. Maybe I'm paranoid as it's still only a day of transit.

[CALM Pythons]

Aww your Fri/Sat/Sun is nice so that screws that up.


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[KevinK]

Aww your Fri/Sat/Sun is nice so that screws that up.


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Yup, I've been researching hotels and the drive time so we will see what happens in the next few days here lol. Stupid Wisconsin weather haha.

[DLena]

Why is it that, in winter, when we want good shipping weather, it hits on a weekend, but when we want a nice weekend holiday, it hits on Wednesday?

If driving is a concern, could you help ease the wait by jazzing up Dexter’s cage a bit? Or setting up an album or record book for his pictures and stats? The wait could be a little more fun and a little less angsty.

To quote Indigo Montoya from The Princess Bride, “I hate waiting!”

[KevinK]

Why is it that, in winter, when we want good shipping weather, it hits on a weekend, but when we want a nice weekend holiday, it hits on Wednesday?

If driving is a concern, could you help ease the wait by jazzing up Dexter’s cage a bit? Or setting up an album or record book for his pictures and stats? The wait could be a little more fun and a little less angsty.

To quote Indigo Montoya from The Princess Bride, “I hate waiting!”

Weather in this state never cooperates with anyone it seems lol.

He's got an animal plastics T8 ready to go with a proproducts heat panel that I MIGHT have to slip a divider into so he doesn't get stressed out by a 4ft cage so maybe I'll make one of those in the shop! My record sheet is all ready to go! Beer is the only thing that makes the wait a little better lol.