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Please forgive me for not posting this in the Shipping Forum, but nobody is ever there to answer last minute questions. =)

I have to ship a BP to Florida where the weather is pretty nice, but here it's still a bit cold. So I need a little advice on heat packs. I'll be shipping on Wednesday afternoon.

Here: Wednesday H70, Wednesday Night L45, Thursday H70
Florida: Wednesday H81, Wednesday Night L60, Thursday H77

I'm afraid to add a heat pack because of overheating, but the Low45 here pretty much demands one. Then again...if the package reaches Florida by late evening, then there may not be such a need. (I'd rather the animal be a little cool than overly hot.)

I'd be using a 40Hr heat pack with insulated box. If I activate the heat pack way in advance, then I could time it (roughly) so that it would reach it's peak temp sometime Wednesday morning. By the time it runs down, it may already be at a safe Florida temp of 65-70 degrees.

I've only shipped in the Fall when the temps are warm enough without heat packs, so I'm kinda stuck here.

Any ideas?

Thanks In Advance,
Chris
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"Wild balls suck...period...buy American." --jyohe

It can also get a little cold in the cargo hold. If you time it well, the hottest part of the heat pack would be near the 45 degree temps. I don't think it's too warm though for overheating the animal. But then it depends on your packaging. You might want to try a 30hr. Call the courier and find out what time the package would leave your state and where does it go next. Either way, I think you'd be safe with the heat pack as long as the packaging is done correctly.
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Jay A. Martin

I've had the reverse problem shipping from warm sunny Southern Cal to back east. I don't see that you'd have any problems tho if you send the package for early morning delivery or even delivery by 10:30, it will probably still be cold enough to warrant a heat pack. Most of the snakes I've received in the past month have been fine and they've all come from back east (cold weather) to warm weather with one or two heat packs. Tho I'd double check to see what Floridas early morning weather looks like, just in case they heat up quicker. And plan on activating the pack in advance like you said. Of course if it's that het pied that I've had my eye on you can send her directly to me, our weather is perfect for shipping!!!!
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Tosha

8.10.0 Ball Python (Harry and Fluffy and currently un-named)
0.2.0 Feline (Pippen and Pandora)
0.0.1 Dessert Tortoise (Pope)
7.9.5 Fish (1,2,3,4...)
0.0.1 Frog rescued from pool skimmer
0.0.2 Lizards rescued from pool skimmer

I'm sure the person expecting this animal would be more than happy to share. I'll check on it. =)

Chris =)
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"Wild balls suck...period...buy American." --jyohe

DRAT !
I liked her too....even had her named already...Domino...lol
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Charles Glaspie

...and I was going to offer her "FREE TO GOOD HOME" but she sold before I could change the ad.

Chris
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"Wild balls suck...period...buy American." --jyohe

I've shipped a few animals this year in the same ( well reverse ) situation. I live in Florida so it usually between 65-78 ( or more ) Degrees between cold fronts. So far I havn't had any problems with the animals overheating on my end , and I include a 40hr heat pack this time of year. I believe that the first 12-14 hours ( on a 40 hour heat pack ) is the warmest, and it grudually goes down from thier