I called UPS today and was told that we do not need special account to ship the reptiles that they allow. Is this something new or was I given false info? Thanks.
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New UPS policy???
sscotts
Sep 23, 2005 10:02 PM
Replies (5)
carl3
Sep 24, 2005 06:36 AM
I was also told that... UPS allows you to freely ship certain reptiles. You just can NOT ship snakes through UPS. Other restrictions are listed on the UPS web site somewhere (you may have to do some searching to find it). Personally, FedEx seems to be the way to go these days.
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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@aol.com
sscotts
Sep 24, 2005 07:58 AM
The thing that sways me towards UPS is because I do not need to go thru all those hoops like Fedex requires. 
carl3
Sep 24, 2005 10:41 AM
What hoops are refering to? I went through the certification/approval process for FedEx and it was very easy. All it takes is a little time on your part. It was simple.
It's better to do things the right way than to risk the destruction or confiscation of a package because of shipping a prohibited animal (like a snake for example) through UPS. I know it's hypothetical but it could probably happen and I'm sure it will eventually if it hasn't happened already. Some UPS centers are cracking down on the shipping of reptiles they prohibit, such as snakes. UPS, as a company, has made it clear (at least to me) that they do not want that business.
"The thing that sways me towards UPS is because I do not need to go thru all those hoops like Fedex requires."
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Sincerely, Jason
www.NortheastSnakes.com
NortheastSnakes@aol.com
sscotts
Sep 25, 2005 10:20 AM
I was not refering to shipping snakes, just monitor.
ivory tortoise
Oct 20, 2005 02:44 PM
UPS will allow shipping of some live reptiles but the catch is that they do not allow the standard shipping boxes. They must have a 250-pound burst and must be new unused boxes.
250-pound burst boxes are special order boxes that take some time to get (for me about 2-months) and cost about 4-times (for me that is in 100-lots) that of a standard shipping box. Some UPS offices check closely and will return your shipment with no refund (it cost me almost $90 in return shipping).
Just curious, am I the only one who has had shipments returned due to the wrong boxes? The standard Styrofoam lined fish boxes or Styrofoam lined reptile boxes are not acceptable by UPS.
