You can ship non-venomous reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, fish, and corals within the United States. We do not do any import or export shipping.

You can ship dry goods related to the invert industry, such as food, bedding, cages, and housing materials.

You cannot ship illegal drugs, batteries, liquor, aerosols, firearms and ammunition, fireworks, explosives, mammals (no dogs, no cats), birds, dry ice and absolutely no venomous reptiles.

ShipYourFlora.com and all AllProShipping.com sites are approved for the shipping of live non venomous animals and supplies to and from business and residential addresses.

You must follow all ShipYourFlora.com Shipping Standards.

You must also follow all FedEx rules and restrictions. For more details, see FedEx Express Terms & Conditions.

ShipYourFlora offers the following FedEx shipping services:

• Priority Overnight
• 2Day
• Express Saver (three day)
• Ground (to business addresses)
• Home Delivery (to residential addresses)

Live shipments must be sent via Priority Overnight. Failure to use Priority Overnight for live shipments will void insurance coverage. Shipping is within the United States. We do not do any import or export shipping.

All live animals must be shipped FedEx Priority Overnight, Monday through Thursday only. An overnight Friday shipment won't arrive until Monday. That is not acceptable and not permitted.

Absolutely no venomous animals are to be shipped through FedEx or ShipYourFlora.com. Absolutely no mammals.

You must use a new, or like new, cardboard box with an interior of insulating foam. The foam insulation must be tight fitting and at least ¾ inch thick. The box should not bear markings that indicate dangerous or illegal content.

The box must be large enough to contain the deli cup or cloth reptile bag, adequate packing material to protect the animal, the heat or cold pack and the foam insulation.

US Postal boxes, Amazon.com boxes, even FedEx branded boxes are NOT ALLOWED for live shipments. In fact they are specifically prohibited. It’s not just a visual box size issue, it’s also a thickness and materials issue. These commonly available boxes are too thin to meet the FedEx strength requirements for live shipments. Using these prohibited boxes may get your shipment refused or stopped during transit, endangering the life of your animal, and endangering the status of our FedEx account.  Using a thin cardboard box, or one of the boxes mentioned, nullifies any Live Arrival Insurance coverage. 

All shipping supplies and shipping kits sold on shipyourflora.com are specifically approved and certified by FedEx and meet the shipping standards developed by All Pro Shiping working closely with FedEx. If you use a Ship Your Flora shipping kit according to our directions, you can feel secure that you’re shipping your plants as safely and reliably as possible.

You may use your own shipping supplies, but they must meet or exceed the standards developed by ShipYourFlora and AllProShipping:

Cardboard box is new, or like new, with a minimum burst strength of 275 lbs.

No markings that indicate dangerous or illegal contents (no alcohol boxes). Box must not have any kind of warning or hazardous material markings or stickers.

Box should be labeled in accordance with the Lacey Act. 

Insulation lining must be tight fitting and at least ¾ inch thick. The insulating lining must cover all four sides of the inside of the cardboard box, as well as the top and bottom.

Heat or cold packs must be used according to ShipYourFlora.com Shipping Standards.

You must use a “triple container.”

The deli cup or cloth reptile bag.

The insulating foam container.

The cardboard box.

You must seal the box adequately. All shipping labels must be fully legible.

Boxes from the US Postal service, "Priority Mail" or "Express Mail" boxes, as well as many Amazon.com boxes, are too thin and flimsy.  They do not meet the FedEx box standard and are NOT ALLOWED to be used for live animal shipments. Using a thin cardboard box, or one of the boxes mentioned in this paragraph, nullifies any SYI Live Arrival Insurance coverage. 

If you have any doubts, use the supplies available on ShipYourFlora.com.

Remember: What you do affects the entire hobby and industry. The general public has a right to live their lives without encountering an animal that’s escaped from improper packaging. Every time someone ships an animal with substandard packaging, and that animal escapes, dies, scares or harms someone, that reflects poorly on all hobbyists. It also furthers legislative efforts to ban reptiles and other animals entirely.

Take responsibility. Do your part. Pack your animal properly. Make sure it reaches its destination safely. It’s good for the animal, it’s good for the recipient, and it’s good for you.

Some people in the general public are afraid of reptiles spiders and other animals. At AllProShipping we have worked hard to prove that properly packaged non-venomous animals are safe and reliable to ship, and that breeders and hobbyists are legitimate shipping customers. We are approved to ship live non-venomous reptiles, inverts and other animals—but you must follow safe packaging standards.

Remember: What you do affects the entire hobby and industry. The general public has a right to live their lives without encountering an animal that’s escaped from improper packaging. Every time someone ships an animal with substandard packaging, and that animal escapes, dies, scares or harms someone, that reflects poorly on all hobbyists. It also furthers legislative efforts to ban reptiles and other animals entirely.

Take responsibility. Do your part. Pack your animal properly. Make sure it reaches its destination safely. It’s good for the animal, it’s good for the recipient, and it’s good for you.

The FedEx shipping label is first and foremost. It should be placed in an easily visible location.

When ordering the shipping label, do NOT put a PO Box in the address fields. Only US postal trucks can deliver to a PO Box. FedEx will not be able to complete that delivery without an address correction.

In addition to your FedEx shipping label, it's important you mark your package to indicate its contents.

The Federal Lacey Act and various state regulations require specific labeling. You are required to mark the outside of the package with a complete list of the animal(s) inside, including quantities, common names and scientific names. An IATA label must also be included. These can be ordered from SYR/SYA as stickers, or you can print your own on plain paper and tape it to the box where it can be clearly seen. Different states may have different requirements. This labeling direction meets all state requirements on these points. Contact individual state Fish & Wildlife offices for any additional requirements regarding labeling, health certficiates, permits or restrictions. 

It is IMPORTANT that you clearly indicate quantity and species and label your live package appropriately, according to both Federal and State laws. This includes meeting the IATA labeling requirement and the Lacey Act labeling requirement. Failure to label your live shipments accurately and/or completely may result in delays, inspection, confiscation, and/or monetary fines. Florida and California are especially vigilant about inspections and citations. It is YOUR responsibility, and it only takes a moment!

To assist you in compliance we can provided you with a Lacey Act/IATA label that includes our FedEx Reference Note and space for listing the contents of the box. Complete it and place it on the side of any live reptile/aquatics package where it can be clearly seen.

To meet the IATA labeling requirement you must check/circle the appropriate Live Animal Indicator: Aquatics, Reptiles or Inverts. 

To meet the Lacey Act labeling requirement you must list your species by quantity, and both scientific and common name. Florida is requiring BOTH scientific and common name listings, complying with the Florida requirement will ensure that you are labeled appropriately throughout the country. Failure to label completely may result in delays, confiscation, and/or fines.

If you use plain paper to print the Lacey Act/IATA label, be sure to cover it with tape to prevent tears or weather wear (or use a label-envelope).

The FedEx Reference Note on this label is provided for those rare moments when a FedEx employee balks at accepting a live shipment. It is intended to alleviate concerns and instructs the employee to contact the FedEx Live Animal Desk through their internal system for clarification if they need it.

Be sure to include your paperwork* inside the top flap of the box, on top of the foam insulation.

*Sales receipt or packing list, as well as the species and quantities of live harmless animals contained in the package.