Quote Originally Posted by Skiploder View Post
Technically, unless you are delivering business to business, this is the way it's supposed to be done. Not my rules - FedEx's............their rules as of July 14, 2011:

If approved by FedEx, we may accept non-venomous reptiles, amphibians, live/tropical fish and beneficial insects on an exception basis under the following conditions:

Shipments must be from a business to a business (from a breeder to a pet store, for example).

The shipper must have its packaging tested and pre-approved by FedEx Packaging Design and Development for the type of animal being shipped. Call 1.800.633.7019 for assistance. It is the responsibility of the shipper to adequately package shipments for all temperature extremes and handling conditions.

Contact your FedEx account executive for details and additional requirements.

Yes, FedEx seems to not care about their own rule about only delivering live harmless reptiles to businesses, but if you are within driving distance to a hub - popping in first thing in the morning sure beats waiting around for a delivery.
Its not that we don't care. Its just most shippers don't tell what they are shipping. Most of the time its just a pre-labeled box, that is scheduled for pickup and or just dropped off at a FedEx location. We don't inspect a package unless there is reason to believe that there is something dangerous or illegal in it. And even then we have to call our head of safety manager for the region and he flags the package and then they inspect it at the hub if they see reason to believe its dangerous or illegal. But often people don't tell us what is in it.