Glad you got them. Yes they will typically send them to hubs way out of the way to save on over all shipping cost for them. No matter what, when I get a snake it routes through to Memphis then Memphis to Houston. Only time I've had it go through DFW to houston was when it came from a close state like Missouri or Oklahoma. And yeah, fedex is currently on my dirty list. . . just finished a shipping ordeal with a retic with them yesterday.