the USPS differs depending on your locality. my post office folks know i ship and receive and are always wanting to see them. sometimes the PO may take a 'hard line' but you really never know.
Shipping fish
- Thread starter Malbri
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ok, snails. When I bought mystery snails off e-bay they came like this. USPS Priority mail. Each snail was wrapped in a damp shop paper towel, they were then put in damp moss, and wrapped in a tube of...what looked like blue pipe wrap. The whole thing was wrapped in clear packing tape. Then they were in a box filled with styrofoam peanuts. They arrived safe and sound. No heat pack because it was still warm.
Most people will only ship on Mon and Tues, so the animals won't be stuck somewhere over a weekend. I have a few hundred (maybe a thousand) mystery snail to unload so I'll probably end up an expert on shipping them. lol
Most people will only ship on Mon and Tues, so the animals won't be stuck somewhere over a weekend. I have a few hundred (maybe a thousand) mystery snail to unload so I'll probably end up an expert on shipping them. lol
Malbri go to aquabid.com and UPS.com and add up the things you need.
I wouldn't go with USPS, out of 3 trys trying to have plants shipped to me one was here on time, the other took 3 weeks and the third never actually came at all.
I wouldn't go with USPS, out of 3 trys trying to have plants shipped to me one was here on time, the other took 3 weeks and the third never actually came at all.
Whoopsie. I forgot to add this. If you are shipping Snails...Brigs or Canas, you need a shipping permit from the USDA. They are a controlled species. You need a permit for every state you plan to ship them to.
The last of my permits came in this morning! Yay!!
The last of my permits came in this morning! Yay!!
