Getting Shipping Boxes

Albert Clark · 11-29-17, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

I would do SYR but I wasn’t able to find any single box options, which is why I went with RE.

I’m more concerned with when the box will arrive at my house so I can pack the snakes than with the date I need to put on the label.

If I go with RE I was looking at the biggest box they have available (30” long). I’m shipping Bud (3.5’ and somewhere around 1,400 grams), Draco (2’ and ~50 grams), and Sanji (3.5’-4’ and around 400 grams), and need to pack them for very cold weather.

OK, gotcha! Go to this site for your individual shipping kits: PANGEA REPTILE...
These guys are great. Try to remember that these reptiles don't need alot of extra space in the box. I think a 12x 9 x 6 may be appropriate for the all of them. At most the 15 x 9 x 6. Don't need to go with more than one heat pad for that sized box. Too much heat in that confined space is known to kill reptiles. You only need two heat pads for the largest boxes. They will need individual shipping bags or pillowcases. The insulation panels are the real important item also.

bigsnakegirl785 · 11-29-17, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

OK, gotcha! Go to this site for your individual shipping kits: PANGEA REPTILE...
These guys are great. Try to remember that these reptiles don't need alot of extra space in the box. I think a 12x 9 x 6 may be appropriate for the all of them. At most the 15 x 9 x 6. Don't need to go with more than one heat pad for that sized box. Too much heat in that confined space is known to kill reptiles. You only need two heat pads for the largest boxes. They will need individual shipping bags or pillowcases. The insulation panels are the real important item also.

I was advised to get the largest box I could, I assume either to help keep the snakes separated because of the extreme difference in sizes or because we were originally going to be shipping in 20-30 degree weather.

Albert Clark · 11-29-17, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsnakegirl785

I was advised to get the largest box I could, I assume either to help keep the snakes separated because of the extreme difference in sizes or because we were originally going to be shipping in 20-30 degree weather.

Well, for sure that's a consideration. Actually, you shouldn't ship unless daytime temps are 40F or higher. That's a shipping regulation. The snakes are only going to be in the box overnight though (priority overnight).

bigsnakegirl785 · 11-29-17, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Well, for sure that's a consideration. Actually, you shouldn't ship unless daytime temps are 40F or higher. That's a shipping regulation. The snakes are only going to be in the box overnight though (priority overnight).

The highs are, at all stops, but the lows were pretty low. What I see of next week, it’s going to be warmer, though.