I use UniHeat (for fish) and it states an average of 108* but can reach 135*. How long do you think an animal will last at 135*?

So the little 4" by 3" heat pack gets to 135F and all of a sudden the WHOLE box is 135F?? That's SOME magic heat pack. Even if your heat pack gets to 150F, what's the big deal? Put the heat pack at the opposite end of the shipping box. Wrap the heat pack (loosely, then need O2 to activate) in newspaper. I would be quite surprised if you had a small fish heat pack that got the ambient temp in the shipping box to the surface temp of the heat pack!! Holy moly! Quite the product!

I'll take your word for it. And still ship when I feel it's safe and affords the best survival rate for the animal if, for whatever reason, something goes wrong.

For sure dood. You GOTTA do what is comfortable for you (and your customer). If you are not comfortable with cold temps, then DON'T do it. If you're not sure about international shipping, LEARN before you do it. An ounce of prevention...... I totally agree with you there man. Breeding snakes can be stressful enough sometimes, so you don't need to be stressed about shipping as well. Its not worth it.

Shipping is 10x easier than most people think.

This is probably one of the biggest reasons why we hear so many stories about DOAs. As long as it works for you... enjoy

Would you say that keeping Ball Pythons is hard? No......right? Super easy. But how many people without the know-how kill their pet snakes by doing stupid things? Heat lamps, screen cages, too cold, live food that eats the snake, etc etc etc. Does that mean that Ball Pythons are hard to keep because TONS of idiots kill them every year? No. Same with shipping. Snakes arrive DOA all the time. That's doesn't mean they are hard to ship. It means that people don't know what the &%!@# they are doing half the time.

Yeppers.

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