Can you ship reptiles without being fed ex certified?

[Blue Apple Herps]

I tried to get certified years ago but it was not easy when I tried. You had to have a store front or something. I stopped using Fedex once ShipYourReptiles came a long, but they have problems too. I also haven't had to ship anything in a while. I have had stuff shipped to me though and I know not all of them were certified. Yes it is not legal but technically you CAN.

So, what does it take to get certified now a days?

Yes, technically you have to have a "business" and can only ship "business" to "business". But you can say its a home business and just give them a name, even if you don't have a business or even a name for your hobby.

It could be as simple as "Jenn's Snakes" if your name was Jennifer or whatever.

I will say this, if you get a bad rep, it can be a nightmare. Though if they have changed it maybe its easier. If you still end up doing it the old way with a rep, get a good one.

My first time to get certified was a piece of cake. ~3 weeks from start to finish. Somehow they lost my certification along the way. Long story that I won't repeat. When I got re-certified, I got a horrible rep, who would never return my calls and took at least a week to get any paperwork done. I finally got fed up I called, asked to speak to a manger or boss, and got a new one. What had taken two months with my old rep, I got done in a week with my new one.