Live animal shipping status
Live shipping paused
Live animal shipping is paused today. We dispatch live animals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only, so parcels are not placed into the postal system later in the week.
Next forecast window worth checking: Mon 27 Jul to Tue 28 Jul.
How we decide live shipping
We dispatch live animals on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only. Shipping is automatically paused on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday so parcels are not placed into the postal system later in the week.
Before dispatch, the card checks the configured shipping location and the forecast for both the dispatch day and the next-day arrival window. Shipping is paused if either day reaches 30.0°C or above. If conditions fall to 5.0°C or below, a heat pack warning may be shown instead.
This is a public guide, not an automatic guarantee. We still check live-animal shipments manually before dispatch, because animal welfare gets the final say.
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Ceratogyrus darlingi
African fossorial with a penchant for deep burrows, webbed entrances and the odd defensive display. Not for beginners, but a rewarding challenge for experienced hands.
Harpactira pulchripes
Thinks it's a burrowing architect, but spends most evenings lurking by the front door like a blue-legged bouncer waiting for the local takeaway to arrive.
Homoeomma chilensis
Unfazed by life's dramas, this one spends its days rearranging substrate, sulking in a burrow, or pretending dinner is an unexpected audit.
Lasiocyano sazimai
Vivid blue, rarely seen—unless it’s vanished dinner or you’re cleaning, in which case, brace yourself for a sudden lesson in eight-legged sprinting.
Pamphobeteus sp. “machala”
Has the presence of a tank but the nerve of a napper—mostly seen lurking, unless spooked, in which case it exits stage left with unexpected enthusiasm.
Psalmopeus irminia
Masters of acrobatics and dramatic redecorating, P. irminia disappears for days, only to reappear mid-moult or when a cricket dares cross the wrong bit of silk.
Pterinochilus murinus RCF
Likes to turn the enclosure into a construction site, then sulks behind silk walls whenever you need to check on it.
