Usps?

[Ekaj13]

Anyone have any experience shipping chameleons via USPS? I get mantids via USPS and haven't had a problem, but I'm a bit leery getting a chameleon that way.

 

[Elizadolots]

I would be very wary.

http://www.usps.com/send/waystosendmail/extraservices/specialhandlingservice.htm

Customers sending Express Mail shipments containing live animals should expect a 2-3 day transport of their shipment. Shipping early in the week is suggested, and holiday weeks may have limited acceptance days and times. Express Mail postage will not be refunded unless the delivery or attempted delivery is more than three days after the day of mailing.

 

[Picasso123]

No animal provider I've ever used be it fish or chameleons uses USPS.

 

[Kansascity]

No animal provider I've ever used be it fish or chameleons uses USPS.

Me either????? hmmmmm.

 

[reptileman]

the only time I would ever use usps is with in state shipments otherwise go with fedex or ups

 

[ijmccollum]

I have gotten feeders USPS but all other live shipments come FedEx.

Oops, forgot, or by special delivery - thanks Ryan!

 

[Ekaj13]

Thanks for the input guys, reinforced my opinion.

 

[laurie]

Hello, as usual I am different, I don't do the knee- jerk no answer to every thing. I have shipped live reptiles with usps and only had one problem with probably 50+ shipments. The problem was a gecko arrived 2 days late, but healthy & happy. That is as good a record as I have has with ups. No problems with fed ex but I don't use them often.

 

[Damus]

i ordered 1000 crickets and some horn worms for the first time through mulberry farms. I was keeping up with the tracking information and everything, the day i was expecting it my GF was home all day and he mom who is the manager to the apt complex was also in the office all day. I went to the mailbox at 4 and there was normal junkmail with a note that said that they package couldn't be delivered and that they would redeliver tomorrow.

Needless to say i called up the local post office furious and demanded an explanation, they said the mail man knocked on the door, but it was a flat out lie. All in all i had to get in 4 oclock dallas traffic and rush up to the post office to wait in line for 30 minutes to get my crickets. I was pissed. the crickets and hornworms were all alive still, but the hassle was just unnecessary.

If you plan on having a cham shipped i would definitely stay away from USPS

 

[Picasso123]

Plus with UPS and Fedex the shipper usually does by 10:30am