Small time breeders - how in the heck do you ship???

Posted by wendigo on November 06, 2002 at 14:57:40:

I breed yellow ackies, and am just selling my first two clutches. Having purchased many reptiles through the mail (UPS, USPS, Delta DASH etc) I never thought it would be that difficult to ship them out. First I tried UPS, only to find I needed to be a "verified shipper". No problem I figured, I'll just get set up as a verified shipper. Well it turns out you need to have a daily pick up account (no I don't need to poor UPS guy coming to my house every day) which costs $7-$16 a week. I have a clutch or two every other month, so using UPS is ridiculous.

Next I figure I'll just shell out the big bucks (I'm picking up the shipping) and do Delta DASH. I call them and they say I can ship in 4-6 weeks after someone from the FAA comes and inspects my house. WHAT the heck is up with that? So I end up calling Delta PetFirst, who sends dogs and cats, and they are shipping my lizards for me, for 72 bucks.

What is the small time breeder supposed to do? Do most of you use the post office and overnight stuff? I never thought it would be this difficult!

Wendy

Follow Ups:

• Re: Small time breeders - how in the heck do you ship??? beardievillage 11/06/02 (13)
  • UPS DanceToday 11/28/02 (0)
  • this is what you can do franklin edwards 11/07/02 (11)
    • USPS DanceToday 11/28/02 (3)
      • Re: USPS johnny_glades 12/19/02 (0)
      • Check again............................... Brandon Osborne 12/02/02 (1)
        • Its perfectly legal to ship nonvenomous reptiles via USPS np hoodedserpant 04/07/03 (0)
    • Re: this is what you can do wendigo 11/07/02 (6)
      • I do not have daily pick up but am still a verified shipper franklin edwards 11/07/02 (5)
        • It's not breaking Federal Law to ship with USPS asuncion7 11/12/02 (2)
          • They stopped for a while after 9/11 np DanceToday 11/28/02 (0)
          • It depends on what you're shipping. n/p Ken Harbart 11/22/02 (0)
        • Airborne Express!!! Reptile World 11/08/02 (1)
          • Re: Airborne Express!!! Jaremy 11/16/02 (0)

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