Shipping...

[beanersmysav]

Hey I know how to ship and everything, but I've never shipped lizards or snakes before but I soon plan to when I start breeding. But I wan't to know why some people ship corn snakes and other small lizards and snakes for 25.00 and others ship for 50.00. I mean it can't vary that much can it? I'll ask my local post office to find out for sure but I'd like an estimate on what I'd probably pay.

[CamHanna]

I can't tell you anything about US postal costs, but here is a great post about shipping (in Canada).

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=46291&highlight=shipping

[mykee]

Shipping in Canada and shipping in America are two VERY different ways of shipping. In Canada, we can't send a snake via UPS or Fed-Ex for $25 or $50.

[beanersmysav]

Glad I live here in the state then, airmails got to be a pain eh?

[Brent Strande]

Technically you can't ship snakes in the US other than through the airlines. There is, however, supposedly a way to get certified through FedEx, but I've been working on it for over a month with little or no success so far.

Also, you can't and SHOULDN'T ship USPS, they have many delays, plus don't allow you to ship snakes either...

[beanersmysav]

Well how does everyone I manage to get from ship snakes and lizards to me? I've never had a delay either in over a dozen shipments. I guess I'll just have to dig up an email of someone I've gotten from in the past and see how they do it.

[Brent Strande]

Did they use USPS, or was it an overnight courier? Ie UPS or FedEx?

You can still use them, but not if they know about it. I didn't say it wasn't physically possible, just against their policies.

[gonesnakee]

In reguards to cheap shipping costs, some people have morals when it comes to animals & others don't, Mark