So sorry to hear about your recent shipping losses! I recently asked Don for advice on shipping for my first time and took his advice to the letter and safely shipped my baby from Connecticut to the state of Washington the beginning of this week. Temps here were warm-humid. I spoke with the guy sending the package out for me and told him it was a live reptile. Turns out he ships and receives frogs and lizards, so extra precaution was taken on my end of things! I-heart-sneakie-snakes (Crystal) was expecting the baby next morning and she was delivered first thing.

As Richard stated, it most likely was poor handling by the carrier in excessive temps. Both Crystal and I did not sleep that night, worrying about the baby arriving safely.