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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jackys" data-source="post: 120109" data-attributes="member: 26341">That's the first I've heard it's a felony to ship tarantulas through USPS. This publication makes me think otherwise, assuming tarantulas can be considered "harmless cold-blooded animals": <a href="https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm#ep184096" target="_blank">https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_008.htm#ep184096</a>But I would agree USPS is... questionable at best. I've ordered one spider from Jamie's and was satisfied with the whole shopping experience. But then my package was delayed by USPS, and 1-3 day shipping turned into 5 days. Could be partly my fault, because I ordered right before a federal holiday, but still. Then my mail carrier fumbled with my package and dropped it from a height of like 3-4", right in front of me. It was an accident, although I wonder if labeling the box "live animal" or something would have made them handle it more carefully. I was impressed the packaging survived the summer heat, a delay, and a fall, so I'd most likely order from Jamie again... I would have said "definitely" before, but some of these stories about bad packaging make me think twice <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what?    o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /> My order was pretty recent, so maybe they've made some positive changes to packaging?I have been wanting to try Fear Not, based on all the positive reviews and an IRL friend's recommendation. She had a great experience, and one of her T's was half price thanks to their rewards system.</blockquote>

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