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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Goldie Orfina" data-source="post: 210065" data-attributes="member: 36797">I am shipping a tarantula for the first time. The T will be travelling FedEx 2-day to the other side of the country. Problem is, now that I'm looking at temps the recipient's location might dip as low as the mid-30's (daytime highs in the 50's).It's in the 70's (low of 50's) where I am located, so it would only be the end of the journey (I assume?) that would be that chilly. The recipient feels this is fine, but I have zero experience and I don't want to hurt this spider, so I'd like 2nd, 3rd, 4th opinions.Assuming the T is well packed in a styrofoam box surrounded with packing peanuts, can it survive this level of cold? Should I wait to ship or try to obtain a heat pack?Also, I read reviews of heat packs online, and people seemed to indicate that they are very unreliable, so are they even worth using?</blockquote>