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So I know most people use the 24 or 40 hour heat packs from Uni-heat to ship their snakes, but I read that they can reach up to 140 degrees.
I found out Uni-heat makes tropical fish heat packs that only reach about 70 degrees and last 20 hours. Could these be used to ship snakes?
70 seems a little less likely to accidentally fry snakes.

I'm new to shipping (2 boxes shipped so far, both arrived safely).
If you're shipping from CT to CA, they send them via plane right?
I mean...if you have 60 degrees in CT, you would want to use a heat pack, but then CA is reading 85...I would be worried about overheating the snake with a heat pack that hits 140 degrees.

Thanks in advance...
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If all the beasts were gone,
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For what happens to the beasts,
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140F would be a peak surface temp of the heat pack itself. That is not the temp that the interior of the box would reach. Nor should you place your snake directly on the heat pack with no escape.

In practical use, the 40 hour, or the 72 hour, heat pack is the one you want to use. The smaller/shorter hour heat packs won't provide enough temp control, or thermal mass, to protect your animals safely.

We have done testing at ShipYourReptiles using the 40 hour heat packs in packages, and in reality they provide a temperate environment inside the box, not a hot one. They don't make it hot, but rather keep it from getting cold.

Your origin temp is heat pack territory. Your destination temp is not. Double check for a 10:30am arrival time, and confirming that, use the 40 heat pack and ship with confidence.
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robyn@proexotics.com

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Pro Exotics Reptiles

Excellent. I think my confusion was with how much heat the packs threw off. Made it sound like that would get too hot (even though I have received snakes with heat packs. You think that would give me an indication. Haha)

Thanks a ton!
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

www.youtube.com/reptilenexus

I have noticed that a lot of people tape their heat packs to the top piece of foam, inside with the snake. The box has markings with upright arrows on the outside, but what happens if the box flips or rolls on its top, and the snake is now sitting on the heat pack and cannot escape. This kind of thing is a scary thought. Any feedback?

I saw one guy who taped his heat pack on the far side of the box, then put newspaper between the snake bag and heat pack on the other side of the box. Seemed like a good system.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

www.youtube.com/reptilenexus