Selling Babies

[Fogles]

I just had a clutch of 10 pastel x citrus dragon hatchlings.

I have a couple of questions, what is a good size to start selling them and whats the best method of shipping them in this heat?

Thanks,
Michael.

 

[Mistyck]

Good size is 6 weeks 6 inches. As for selling and shipping in the heat, I've no clue. Maybe one of the other breeders will chime in on that.

Cute babies btw.

 

[Fogles]

Good size is 6 weeks 6 inches. As for selling and shipping in the heat, I've no clue. Maybe one of the other breeders will chime in on that.

Cute babies btw.

Thanks alot for the help, hopefully another breeder will help with the other situation!

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Go to shipyourreptiles.com
They have a real good instructional video to check out.
They go over when to use a heat pack when not to ect ect.

 

[Fogles]

Go to shipyourreptiles.com
They have a real good instructional video to check out.
They go over when to use a heat pack when not to ect ect.

I watched the video, but it doesn't show when you should use a cold pack.
Any other videos?

 

[fresnowitte]

The ice pack is for when the temps are above a safe basking temp to keep them from overheating. :wink:
You don't need an ice pack until the temps reach over 110*ish.

 

[Fogles]

The ice pack is for when the temps are above a safe basking temp to keep them from overheating. :wink:
You don't need an ice pack until the temps reach over 110*ish.

So I could ship in 90 degree weather without cold or heat packs?

 

[john_ny217]

actually if you go to shipyourreptiles.com and click on the "get help" link it will bring up a FAQ. They have a guide in there that tells you when you should use a hot or cold pack.

 

[Fogles]

actually if you go to shipyourreptiles.com and click on the "get help" link it will bring up a FAQ. They have a guide in there that tells you when you should use a hot or cold pack.

Thank you!

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

I tend to not ship over 90 degrees, I could be being paranoid I dont know.

 

[RioReptiles]

Before shipping any dragon, I check the weather forecast for the zip code provided and the guaranteed delivery time. UPS standard next day air is usally 10:30am in most areas. I don't use Fedex because only their Priority Overnight is guaranteed before 10 am, their standard overnight may not arrive until 2pm. If the overnight lows are any lower than the mid 50's, I use a heat pack. weather.com gives you the temps throughout the day in 2 or 3 hour increments so you can plan accordingly. If the temps are going to be over 90ºF before noon, I use cool packs. Every situation is different and you need to break out the common sense sometimes. Positioning and ventilation can also affect the heat the dragon gets while in the box. You can always test it out.

Before I started shipping I did some tests just to see what would happen. I lined a box with foam, inserted a heat pack with probe thermometer and put it in the freezer and refrigerator to monitor it throughout the day. It worked pretty good, the freezer was a little extreme but it stayed very warm in the fridge.

I haven't done it yet with cool packs but I will be very soon. It's already in the 90s here! uck

 

[Fogles]

Before shipping any dragon, I check the weather forecast for the zip code provided and the guaranteed delivery time. UPS standard next day air is usally 10:30am in most areas. I don't use Fedex because only their Priority Overnight is guaranteed before 10 am, their standard overnight may not arrive until 2pm. If the overnight lows are any lower than the mid 50's, I use a heat pack. weather.com gives you the temps throughout the day in 2 or 3 hour increments so you can plan accordingly. If the temps are going to be over 90ºF before noon, I use cool packs. Every situation is different and you need to break out the common sense sometimes. Positioning and ventilation can also affect the heat the dragon gets while in the box. You can always test it out.

Before I started shipping I did some tests just to see what would happen. I lined a box with foam, inserted a heat pack with probe thermometer and put it in the freezer and refrigerator to monitor it throughout the day. It worked pretty good, the freezer was a little extreme but it stayed very warm in the fridge.

I haven't done it yet with cool packs but I will be very soon. It's already in the 90s here! uck

Thanks for this post, it will help me alot!