When you are looking for a "hub" you are looking for a "FedEx World Service Center".
You don't want to ship to a Kinko's, FedEx Office, PakMail, Mailboxes Etc, or any other affiliate type spot, just the WSC locations.
Thanks for posting that link Dan, that does give our suggested temperature range for shipping.
We judge heat by the daytime high in both origin and destination locations.
A well insulated box is important in both cold AND heat. It protects the box from significant temperature swings one way...
It depends on how the package was booked.
If it was booked with Delivery Confirmation (an extra charge) then an adult must sign for the package for it to be left.
If it was NOT booked with DC, then it can be left in a "safe place" by the driver.
If the driver encounters a human being on...
I don't know about wildfire smoke causing harm, but I would be very cautious.
When we had our facility fire in Sept 2011, our lizards were in a different building 100 yards away. I didn't think there would be any issue.
Over the next few weeks, a few of the lizards came down with really...
Shipping zones play a big role in delivery times. If I am shipping from Denver to Salt Lake City, Priority Overnight gets it there in one day.
But so does Ground shipping.
Check out this link for more info. You can enter the origination zip code, the destination zip code, and it will...
Booking without an account directly at UPS.com or FedEx.com will get you retail rates.
Booking at ShipYourReptiles.com, a ChamForum sponsor, will get you at least 20% off of the retail rate.
Booking at The UPS Store gets you retail plus$$. That would be the most expensive way to book that...
In the past, we have taken egg boxes from the incubator into my air conditioned office to have a look. POP POP POP (x12). Destruction.
Those were Ackie monitor eggs, small like leopard gecko eggs, and it was the sudden change in temperature between the egg box and the cooler room.
It isn't the...