..for the snake.

My intentions are that people will be more aware of how to ship snakes stress free. It malkes more common sense that shipping a snake in a deli cup with minimal filling is more stressful to the snake than one filled to the rim with shavings.

I have received snakes in the deli cup with NO paper towels and NO shavings, nothing at all and I have also received snakes with minimal or half filled with some type of substrate or paper towels. The snakes still arrived alive and ate and seemed fine. But in truth the fact they suvived is not the best indicator on how to ship properly. There is no way to ask the snake what it went through or what it prefers. But based on the natural history colubrids and North american boids it seems they would prefer the tight ecloser a filled deli cup provides.

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• The Right Way to Ship Reptiles, Even if it's "Wrong" - mountainkings, Thu Sep 2 10:36:02 2004
• Awesome post...but... - bluerosy, Mon Sep 6 17:26:50 2004
• RE: Not a bad idea, but what about airflow? - mountainkings, Mon Sep 6 18:16:05 2004
• RE: Not a bad idea, but what about airflow? - bluerosy, Mon Sep 6 21:20:47 2004
• RE: Not a bad idea, but what about airflow? - steveowc, Mon Dec 13 00:56:49 2004
• I know I appreciate it.... - Traci, Tue Sep 7 08:39:54 2004
• RE: I know I appreciate it.... - bluerosy, Tue Sep 7 14:30:19 2004
• I do more than just the hammock... - Traci, Wed Sep 8 04:05:28 2004
• The deli cup should be filled to the rim with shavings.. - bluerosy, Wed Sep 8 08:20:22 2004
• boy, you're bossy!! LOL - Traci, Wed Sep 8 11:54:11 2004
• Not bossy, just don't want your post to mislead anyone n/p - bluerosy, Wed Sep 8 14:51:36 2004
• what are you talking about??? - Traci, Wed Sep 8 16:55:06 2004
• RE: what are you talking about??? - bluerosy, Wed Sep 8 20:21:26 2004
• RE: Packaging within the deli cup - mountainkings, Wed Sep 8 20:53:21 2004
• Not a matter of right way but a better way... - bluerosy, Wed Sep 8 21:54:57 2004
• three quick thoughts - rtdunham, Sat Dec 18 14:54:39 2004