Post by Alisha on Jun 9, 2010 17:49:51 GMT
To be fair though, POLYPED sent out Megas to someone I know and it took them about a week to arrive and they survived. I don't think the Tigers'll take any harm
Megas are more hardy than Tigers. They have a higher tolerence to temperature changes and changes in general.
Having said that not all tigers will drop dead at the first wiff of cold air, in fact some of the pet tigers in this country, a fair proportion in fact, came from Brixton market where they were shipped and in awful conditions. Some died after being rescued, some lived and thrived, I don't know in what proportion. However many of us have found that they can become ill and die after a change such as a cool weather spell or prolonged postage. they're not the hardiest of snails.
As for sending them abroard there is an option called parcel-sure (I think), which is probably the quickest inter-Europe postage system available through Royal Mail post offices. If postage is kept to two days from start to finish then hopefully things will be fine. They may appreciate a heat pack if they're up in an unheated cargo-hold of an aeroplane.
It's not an easy decision. Some tigers are tougher than others and you won't know unless you try it. They'd probably be ok but then again......
I personally would be nervous of sending tigers, I just wouldn't be confident of them being ok. Margies, fulica and most others no-where near so nervous.
Well shut my mouth. I thought that as they were more rare, and harder to breed then they would be less hardy. That told me