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I was supposed to ship my chameleons from AZ to a buyer in MO tonight. I've been to USPS once and also talked to them on the phone, but today they decided to tell me that they would only ship it if it was below 85 degrees and it wont be below 85 degrees for another month. I've never heard of this policy before, has anyone else? I called UPS and Fedex and was told that they don't ship animals. I know for a fact that they do, what would be the easiest way for me to go? Thanks.

-Jon Colton

PS I'd really like to get them off before my buyer askes for his money back, otherwise I'm out the $30 I spent on packaging.
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Why wont they let you ship it over 85*? because its alive? Are you using cool packs or a bag of ice the keep temperatures down in the box? I've never heard of that before either. Most people use fed ex or ups because its easier for packages to be lost, etc. with usps. I hope that helps some since it sounded like you needed a quick response.
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