Mailing Chams

Has anyoe had trouble ordering chameleons online and having them mailed to you or is there different types of species that can handle it better? I have never done it before.= and wanted to know a little more about it.

I've had almost a Dozen Chams mailed to me.
None arrived dead or late.
As long as you are ordering from a reputable person or company, there should be no problems.
Barring complications within the shipping company's process.
Some people have ordered Chams that were DOA but those instances are not the norm.
Some people have had a Cham delayed for various reasons that arrived a day or even two or three late and the Cham survived. But again this is not the norm.

If the cham is old enough and healthy enough there is no problem. Just make sure the weather is moderate and not very hot or very cold. I take my chams to either the UPS or FEDEX hub and buy the shipping to arrive by 10:30 the next day. The receiver can always pick up the animal at their hub if needed, but I have never had a problem.

Is flchams a good supplier and packager?

Yes they are.

Here check out this video chameleon special delivery. My wife got her for me 10 days ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD9vteJPods&feature=g-upl

I was pretty skepticle when I ordered my RB Ambilobe, but sure enough he was in great spirits when he got here. I've always been skepticle when ordering any reptile, but now that I've had just about every type of reptile shipped, I have yet to have any problems. I don't think the idea of having my little ones shipped across country will ever make me feel good, but I'm definetly more confident in it than I used to be. Most places have shipping insurance as well.

FLChams is an excellent company, very reputable, you shouldn't have any issues dealing with them.

As for insurance mentioned above, most services do NOT offer it.

UPS and FedEx specifically exempt any sort of live arrival coverage for reptiles, no insurance no nothing.

FedEx doesn't honor any on-time guarantees either, also exempted.

At ShipYourReptiles, we started a self funded program to make up for this gap, so you CAN insure your live reptiles for both On-Time and Live Arrival through the ShipYourReptiles.com site.

No other reptile shipping service offers that.

We are a FedEx service, Priority Overnight shipping has a 10:30am delivery for most addresses.

Ok thank you i am planning on buying a female Jackson's.

I use ship your reptiles for sending out all my chams. No problems yet but the insurance is a nice option.

Without meaning to hijack this thread, can someone tell me if shipping a cham to Canada is possible? I have 2 veiled's (so far) and 'rescued' them from PetSmart. My male is now 4 years and has chronic eye problems and my female (11 months) has survived a bout with pnuemonia that she came home from the store with! Now I am looking into a male Panther and know if I'm going to get what I want, I'm going to have to get him from a reputable breeder.

And if no shipping to Canada, does anyone know of a good Canadian breeder?

One of the sponsors is in Canada. Chameleon's Canada have some really good looking chams!

Your best bet is going to be sourcing a good Canada supplier/breeder.

Exporting a single animal to Canada will run $800+.

Not so bad when you share the cost across dozens of animals, but for one or two, typically cost, and time, prohibitive.

ShipYourReptiles said:

Your best bet is going to be sourcing a good Canada supplier/breeder.

Exporting a single animal to Canada will run $800+.

Not so bad when you share the cost across dozens of animals, but for one or two, typically cost, and time, prohibitive.

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Ugh! I most certainly won't be able to get my husband on board for a new baby if its going to run me 800+. He already has issues with me wanting a Panther now...lol. I am 20 minutes from the US/Canada border and often do my grocery shopping across the line. Been pondering having one shipped to the border and trying to finesse my way across with it! I wonder, tho' what the criteria may be for taking a reptile across the border (restrictions, quarantine time, etc). I wouldn't want to lose a new baby to the Border Patrol! Hmmmm....may have to look that up!

Thanks for the info...and Molly, I will check into Chameleon's Canada before deciding to sneak one across the line! Thanks!

I am not export authority, but I don't believe you have to sneak it.

I understand that you can transport it as a pet without too much issue or expense. I believe there is some paperwork though.

I encourage you to look into the legal details of that, from the Canadian side, and don't just show up with cham in hand, hoping for the best.

Best of luck!