Quote Originally Posted by singingtothewheat View Post
And anyone that wants you to ship an animal despite the weather is a fool and a jerk.
That might be a tad harsh...I just got a couple of tics and burms from some of the most respected breeders in the country and they shipped the snakes to me in the frozen wasteland of Illinois...They were packed like everyone mentioned with an extra 40 hour heat pack...They all arrived in perfect condition...

For my situation, the weather is probably the least of the snakes worries...Our UPS carriers are down-right abusive with packages Needless to say, I trusted the breeders experience and got my snakes fine...If I didn't know the breeder or they were new to breeding and shipping I wouldn't have done this transaction, but they've been in the business way to long to question their experience and judgment...Just had my burmy out and he's happy all nice and warm..