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I have had tons of lizads shipped to me but I have never shipped one before!! I want details like where you get the box, the styrofoam, how to use cold packs and whether or not I need them? I appreciate any info you have!!!

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I've seen the insulated shipping boxes at LLL reptile supply and big apple herp supplies. You might need cold packs depending on where you live and the temps of where you plan to ship the lizards too. I live in New Jersey last week it was in the high 80's and I got a beardie shipped from Virginia without a cold pack in a regular box not insulated with a few holes in the sides. The dragon was in a plastic deli tub with holes packed in with shredded newspaper to keep them from from bouncing around. They got here over night and were fine. The cold packs don't last to long they are the ones you squeeze and break the stuff inside. They do help though in a package that has to be shipped some distance or in extreme heat. Good Luck.
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Go to superior enterprise...... www.reptilepackaging.com and you can order boxes, deli cups, and heat/cold packs. Like Matt said use a cold pack if the temps are getting real hot. The type of packs they use though are ones that you freeze for 24 hours before shipping. It is called a gel ice pack. YOu can wrap it in newspaper and put it off to the side in the box(not directly on the cup where the dragon is). It will stay cold/cool for almost 24 hours in shipping in an insulated box. They are also re-usable, so the people can freeze them and use them if they needed to. Chris