if the box that YOU plan to heat using 2 heat packs and is expected to be in freezing weather is suddenly placed inside a heated room. I saw somewhere where someone placed a monitoring device inside a package to record the temps at set intervals. It was amazing to see and if I remember correctly, there was 50 degree difference between the high and low. Your 70 degree box could end up being over 100 degrees if placed inside a heated office.

My packages start out their first 1-2 hours in an office (heated in the winter, cooled in the summer). Then they go to a truck and off to a sorting plant, back to a truck and then to the plane - temps are fluctuating all over the place.

In most cases, you can get away with it. But what happens if a box is lost? Properly packed still may not save the animal's life.

And it also depends on where you are shipping (to and from). If someone in Canada for example is sending me a package and they add two 48 hour heat packs, the animals would be dead by the time I opened the box here in FL.

I agree with you on the heat. These animals can tolerate extreme cold far better than extreme heat. And that's what concerns me with added heat packs. I think most people do not ship when the low temp is below 45 degrees.

For the original poster, consider all variables and ship with caution.
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Jay A. Martin
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