you can ship retics up to 10 feet without too much problems with boxing. I've seen people shipping 20 lb 7ft BCI as well. It's a little more expensive in the end, but if thats what the customer wants thats what they get. . .

Note on the donated burm - ironically most zoological institutes will NOT take in a full size burm. a previous co worker of mine had to pay a $2,000 homing fee to the local zoo to get them to take in her 13 ft Albino Burmese!