URGENT! Moving in less than 24 hours.
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I bet that the animals make it, even though USPS totally dropped the ball, again!! That is why I NEVER use the USPS for shipping live animals unless the sender insists on it. FedEx is my shipper of choice. Yes, FedEx will cost you more, but FedEx is a lot more responsive to tracking items down and they have never screwed up any shipments of mine up to this point in time. Does FedEx make mistakes too? Sure they do, but they seem to make less mistakes than both the USPS and UPS. YMMV.
pannaking22
Gyna
I think even with the extra delay they should be fine. Roaches are pretty hardy shippers and since the temps up north are cooler now that'll work in your favor. I had USPS lose a box of live stock for about a week in early January and I think I only had one spider kick it. All the other spiders and the roaches were totally find once I put them near the fire to warm up. Of course it's summer now so temps and inverts are less forgiving, but I'd still be at least fairly confident, especially since you gave them plenty of ventilation and it sounds like they got a good packing job as well.
Blaberus Craniifer
Second Instar
man, I hope they get to you alive! I'll be watching this post closely and crossing my fingers for you. Good luck!
I mean yeah, USPS does make quite a few mistakes, but I've never had any DOAs as a result of them being late with delivery. Roaches in particular are very hardy, and as long as they are packed well, have adequate moisture and ventilation available, it's hard to kill them.
I've used USPS for everything I've ever shipped put or received, and I've only had one major DOA before, and it wasn't even the fault of the USPS, (they were heat sensitive isopods and the receiver's temperatures took a sudden rise to the 100s when it was only supposed to be in the 70-80s the whole week, I shipped a replacement group the next week and they got there OK).
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Well they have arrived but heavy casualties were suffered. I lost two of my Periplaneta americana nymphs, the large males and the two adults females are alive.
All the adult females of the Australian roaches survived but two or four of the nymphs died, but I still have over six Ozzies.
The Surinames were hit the hardest, I'm down to six adults, and one nymph. And one female is in the process dying and aborting an ooth. I have her by watermelon in hopes she can possibly rehydrate herself.
I did manage to find some ooth or each of the Periplaneta species, and have them in their respective enclosures.
The survivors are currently eating the watermelon and food, so I'm hopeful that the colonies will survive.
Though I'm likely going to have to buy some females of the Periplaneta americana and Australian roaches to bolster the numbers.
All the adult females of the Australian roaches survived but two or four of the nymphs died, but I still have over six Ozzies.
The Surinames were hit the hardest, I'm down to six adults, and one nymph. And one female is in the process dying and aborting an ooth. I have her by watermelon in hopes she can possibly rehydrate herself.
I did manage to find some ooth or each of the Periplaneta species, and have them in their respective enclosures.
The survivors are currently eating the watermelon and food, so I'm hopeful that the colonies will survive.
Though I'm likely going to have to buy some females of the Periplaneta americana and Australian roaches to bolster the numbers.
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Matttoadman
Blatta
Well knowing P. americana from the pest control side, I'm betting two adult females are more than enough to get you going.
Considering I was trying to line breed for size and color this is a setback for that particular efforts, especially since the female nymphs that died appeared to have been above average in size.
Matttoadman
Blatta
Ahh well that sucks.
Dang, sorry man, that sucks. Oh well, at least you still have enough individuals of each species to keep the cultures going, though the traits you were breeding for may be lost.
Well they made it just in time, a few more hours would have cost this guy it's life.
Matttoadman
Blatta
My bearded dragon wants to eat that
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