do u think that baby turtles will suvive 2 days in the mail? because i bought 2 for my classroom and i dont want them to be dead when i get them today! please tell me if you know, or what you think!
2006-07-05 07:53:01 · 5 answers · asked by Lauren 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
im just scared though and i dont want to find out all the money that we put into the aquarium would be a waste!
2006-07-05 08:01:45 · update #1
IT IS NOT ILEGAL TO SHIP TURTLES AND LIZARDS USPS , THEY ONLY WILL NOT SHIP SNAKES. It is perfectly legal to ship lizards and turtles through USPS .It is only ilegal to ship snakes this way. Your turtles will do just fine in the mail. I buy sell and trade lizards year round and 50% of them are shipped USPS Express mail.
United States Postal Service
Reptiles can be shipped by overnight (express) mail. Not all post offices have the same shipping times. Check with the branch you intend to ship from and see if they have overnight express to the zip code you are shipping to. If not, check with some of the other post office locations in your area to find out if there is any difference. Smaller outlying post offices are more likely to have to add an extra day as their packages have to first be routed to the larger facilities. Be sure, too, to check with the post office for their cut-off time; if you are late getting your package to the post office and getting it processed, your reptile will end up sitting in a back room at the postal facility until collected for the following day's shipment. This will be a major problem if you were shipping on Friday for Saturday delivery.
The Post Office does not guarantee live delivery. You can insure the shipment so that if the animal dies because the box got crushed you will get paid for the amount of insurance. But if the animal bakes or freezes to death, you won't. All that being said, I have never had a problem with reptiles I have shipped via overnight Express Mail, nor with reptiles shipped to me this way. While not all post offices may do this, ours calls us (a good reason to have the recipient's early morning phone number on the shipping documents as well as one they will be at later in the day) at the time they are sorting out the morning delivery and find our boxes. It's worth being dressed and ready to go pick up the box when they call at 6:00-6:30 AM to pick up the box so the reptiles don't have to spend another half day or so on the truck while the rest of the mail is being delivered.
Note that the US Post Office will not accept snakes for shipment.
2006-07-05 11:01:50 · answer #1 · answered by TimmyD928 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well first off...its illegal to ship turtles in the USPS mail now...as well as snakes.Lizards are fine.Now that the legalities are out of the way. LOL! It really depends on who you purchased them from and the distance they have to travel.If they put in a cold pack in this heat they will be fine......if not......well. I ship reptiles all the time and make sure they have cold or hot packs installed in the package.Also it will depend on how well hydrated they were before shipping. I don't want to alarm you as I haven't personally lost a critter due to shipping.It would've been better to purchase locally of course but some places don't have pet shops.You don't mention where you are?,state?or where they are coming from? Z
2006-07-05 15:27:13 · answer #2 · answered by zeeduk69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People have been sending turtles by mail for a long time and they usually do well if the sender knows their business.
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2006-07-05 15:18:38 · answer #3 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im sure they would, cuz if theyre coming to you by mail then they have special cases for them to survive they'll be fine
2006-07-05 14:58:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DONT WORRY ... check out this link on their site.. http://turtlesale.com/store.html .. they should arrive safely.. :)
2006-07-05 17:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by TOTO 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋