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Old 10-16-2007, 01:22 AM
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Who is the best for shipping corals as far as cost and time?

I need to ship say a 10 lbs box out to TO from Calgary and it must arrive at least overnight.
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Old 10-16-2007, 04:35 AM
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DHL is very good overnight and reasonably priced
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If its that important i suggest using the airline, such as westjet. I ship live stuff like this and it works well. A little more costly but for live arrival its a must. If you need more info let me know. I live in calgary and ship live frogs via west jet/air canada quite often.
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Fedex also works. Just make sure you pack the corals well, theres a few tricks for better shipping depending on the type of coral, i.e. Attaching a xenia upsidedown to a float to prevent it for taking a beating.
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