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alessia55
05-03-12, 10:04 AM
As most of you know, I'm moving back south to FL and I'm shipping Kaybe & Pika down. I fly home on May 15th, so I'm flying them there ahead of time so that they can settle in by the time I'm home. They will be in good hands though: my mom has grown from a "snakes are evil" woman to a "snakes are beautiful" woman who has a confident hand in taking care of my scaly babies. She will be waiting for them to arrive tomorrow morning to open the box, make sure they're OK, and set them up in their new boaphile cages :)

For those who are curious, I'm using ShipYourReptiles. They've been immensely helpful and even set up my pick-up time and walked me through how to pack the box correctly.

I've got the box all set and ready... Just need to prepare the heat pack 2 hours before the box is picked up, put the snakes in their bags, and pack the extra space with paper to absorb impact.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/alessia55/IMG_1169.jpg

It's going to be weird to put them in a box and hand them over to the pick-up guy. And I probably won't sleep well until I know they've arrived and are settling in at home. So fingers crossed that it all goes well! We all know how precious this cargo is to me :o
Trollbie
05-03-12, 10:20 AM
Oh my gosh! I think I would have rather driven haha! Fingers crossed!
Bradyloach
05-03-12, 10:21 AM
oh jeez! they will be fine :D
Trollbie
05-03-12, 10:22 AM
When are you moving back?
CK SandBoas
05-03-12, 10:22 AM
Alessia, they will be fine, but i can certainly understand being worried about your babies :)
Terranaut
05-03-12, 10:34 AM
I don't think I could do it. I would have to drive them or something. Good luck.
BarelyBreathing
05-03-12, 10:45 AM
That is so stressful! Good luck to Pika and Kaybe. I'm sure they'll be just fine. Good luck to you!
alessia55
05-03-12, 10:45 AM
When are you moving back?

Read my post... 2nd sentence ;)
Trollbie
05-03-12, 11:47 AM
Read my post... 2nd sentence ;)

Derpderpderp... By the time I go through the whole post I forgot what the first 2 sentences said :p
alessia55
05-03-12, 02:12 PM
The box is ready. I packed them, sealed it, everything. Now just waiting for Fedex to arrive....
alessia55
05-03-12, 04:29 PM
Fedex picked up the box about an hour ago... Now I get to track my package all the way home!
BarelyBreathing
05-03-12, 04:33 PM
Where are they now?
alessia55
05-03-12, 04:43 PM
Where are they now?

Still in Philly :) The guy still had some boxes to pick up before mine gets flown out
BarelyBreathing
05-03-12, 05:16 PM
Okay, what about now?
alessia55
05-03-12, 05:58 PM
Okay, what about now?

Still Philly :p
exwizard
05-03-12, 06:09 PM
"Are we there yet?" "No!" "Are we there yet?" "No!" "Are we there yet?" "No!" "Are we there yet?" "No!" "Are we there yet?" "No!" :p :p :p
Trollbie
05-03-12, 10:30 PM
How about now!
BarelyBreathing
05-03-12, 10:33 PM
Oooh, yeah! Where are they now?
alessia55
05-03-12, 10:53 PM
It just says they're "in transit" :( Where are my babiesssss?!?!?!?!?
alessia55
05-03-12, 11:08 PM
UPDATE! They are now in Newark, New Jersey! They arrived there at 12:26 and are now on the move again. Hopefully they don't have to make too many stops before the make it all the way to sunny FL!!
alessia55
05-04-12, 07:06 AM
They're in Miami and out for delivery... should arrive at my house soon...
shaunyboy
05-04-12, 07:17 AM
thats great news everythings went according to plan Alessia:)

have they arrived with your mum yet ?

cheers shaun
BarelyBreathing
05-04-12, 07:18 AM
WOOHOO! That's good news.
alessia55
05-04-12, 07:22 AM
thats great news everythings went according to plan Alessia:)

have they arrived with your mum yet ?

cheers shaun

Nope, waiting to do that now. My mom is putting water in their bowls and waiting for their arrival :) I'll update when they've arrived and I get word that they're looking good.
alessia55
05-04-12, 07:46 AM
My mom is opening the box now...... :shocked:
CK SandBoas
05-04-12, 07:47 AM
Yayyyy!!! They arrived!
alessia55
05-04-12, 07:53 AM
THEY'RE FINE! :D :D :D
My mom opened the box and took them out and the happily slithered into their new homes. Pika is exploring and Kaybe just went straight for the log hide that he loves :rolleyes: talk about being a creature of habit! The temps and everything is great in there. My mom has been awesome :D She's sending me pics of them in their new homes now :)
CK SandBoas
05-04-12, 07:56 AM
Woo hoo!! Now you can relax, and look forward to seeing them again when you go back home to Miami!
alessia55
05-04-12, 08:00 AM
My mom is terrible taking photos with her cell phone, but at least I have proof of life! :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/alessia55/kaybearrival.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v651/alessia55/pikaarrival.jpg
Norm66
05-04-12, 08:17 AM
Gotta love technology. I'm glad they made it in good shape. :)
shaunyboy
05-04-12, 08:19 AM
thats great that they've arrived and are in good health :)

cheers shaun
MoreliAddict
05-04-12, 08:26 AM
Congrats on the successful shipping!

They look great in their new PVC cages! Well done.
BarelyBreathing
05-04-12, 11:24 AM
Congratulations, Alessia.
Trollbie
05-04-12, 02:00 PM
Weeeeeeeeee!
jarich
05-05-12, 06:14 PM
Glad everything went well. Congrats on the new (new again?) home.
Kingsnakechris
05-05-12, 06:20 PM
You must be relieved! lol, I hate the suspense of ordering a new snake online and waiting for the fedex guy to get here so i can hurry up and get them all set up in their new homes! Must have been nerve wracking for you with them being your snakes to begin with! Glad they made it safe n sound!
Robyn@SYR
05-07-12, 05:45 PM
Glad to hear of your success : )
Terranaut
05-09-12, 04:07 AM
Glad they arrived OK!!
Bet that was a huge relief!