Shipping young snakes?

[count dewclaw]

I just saw an ad on Kingsnake for some 4 day old garters. Is it safe to ship snakes that young? Just wondering...

[EdgyExoticReptiles]

yea its fine as long as he has them eating
scotts selling them so im sure he knows what hes doing Scott Felzer's Garter Snakes, specializing in aberrant garters

I just saw an ad on Kingsnake for some 4 day old garters. Is it safe to ship snakes that young? Just wondering...

[count dewclaw]

Ah, I wasn't sure if that was the same Scott. I just had heard with crested geckos that you shouldn't ship that young, so I was wondering about garter snakes. Thanks.

[adamanteus]

So shoot me, but I think 4 days is a little young for shipping, unless it's a pretty short journey.

[Lori P]

Shoot you? No. Remove all your houmous? Absolutely.

Did you guys see the ad for the garter eating crickets? I'd like to email him for pics of that.

[count dewclaw]

So shoot me, but I think 4 days is a little young for shipping, unless it's a pretty short journey.

So, what age would you recommend the snake be before it is shipped anywhere?

[adamanteus]

A couple of weeks at least, I guess. You need to know that it's eaten, pooped and grown a little.... that's just my opinion though... not gospel.

[Ameivaboy]

A couple of weeks at least, I guess. You need to know that it's eaten, pooped and grown a little.... that's just my opinion though... not gospel.

Yea, I wouldnt sell anything less than a month old. Some offspring are weaker than others and might live a little while seemingly fine then just fade away. Shipping can be quite stressful on a snake and I would think very young ones would be much more suseptable to the stress.

[drache]

I wasn't ready to let go of my babies for the entire first month, but that's a different matter
4 days is way too young imo
I believe Scott ships them at 4-6 weeks - not before he has them feeding on minnows
I do know that when I ask him about birth dates, they're usually more than a month before I got the snakes

[reptileparadise]

Personally, I wouldn't ship snakes that are only 4 days old. I ussualy offer them their first meal at around 4 days...And it never happend that they all ate the first time I tried...
I ussually wait two months before selling anything. Just so that I can see how they are growing (overall), eating, shedding and coloring...