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I am getting ready to sell and ship some babies. What is the rule of thumb for shipping snakes. Over the last three years I have been shipped many snakes and almost always in a different sized box each time for the same size snake. I love the 6x6x5, but I see a lot of shipping in the 12x9x6. What do the people that ship a lot feel about box sizes. Thanks so much for your help.

Bill
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2.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe
1.0 Honeybee
1.1 Het Lavenders
1.1 Het Caramel Albino
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Spider Het Albino
0.1 Het Pied
1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
1.0 Albino
0.1 Spinner
1.1 Super Pastel
0.1 Jungle Pastel
1.0 Pied 50 percent White
0.1 Clown
0.3 Normal
1.1 Kids (9) and (16)
0.1 Spouse (22 Years Married)
1.0 Chocolate Lab

NP
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2.1 Tripple Het Caramel, Orange Ghost, Genetic Stripe
1.0 Honeybee
1.1 Het Lavenders
1.1 Het Caramel Albino
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Spider Het Albino
0.1 Het Pied
1,1 Pastel Het for Orange Ghost
1.0 Albino
0.1 Spinner
1.1 Super Pastel
0.1 Jungle Pastel
1.0 Pied 50 percent White
0.1 Clown
0.3 Normal
1.1 Kids (9) and (16)
0.1 Spouse (22 Years Married)
1.0 Chocolate Lab

I believe there is a fine line between shipping costs and comfort for the reptile with shipping boxes. We use the larger 15x11x7 insulated shipping box with 3/4" foam. The large box allows more available air for a longer period of time, if the package is delayed. But the main reason is to maintain better temps in the box. Here in Arizona I have to use cold packs due to the 100+ degree temps in the summer and I don't want the ice pack to close to the snake in the box. Works the same when we use heat packs in winter. It may be over kill, but it has been working for us for years now.

Hope this helps.