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Hello everyone, I was just wondering how long can a newt survive being shipped? Overnight? 2 day?
 
Survival really depends on how well they are packaged and the conditions they are shipped in. I’ve had newts lost in the post which survived 2 weeks! I wouldn’t ship if a) the weather was unfavourable - too warm/cold or b) if the journey was likely to take more than 2-3 days. Eggs sometimes survive a week or more.

For some great shipping information see: http://www.caudata.org/cc/articles/shipping.shtml
 
I always pack salamanders in at least 1 styrofoam box with an ice pack for shipping. If it is real cold I don't freeze the ice pack. If it is warm or hot I freeze the ice pack and wrap it in newspaper. For extremes I sometimes pack one styrofoam box inside another. I ship next day but sometimes things get lost. I figure the salamanders should be able to stand 3 days in the box with no ill effects. I ship salamanders year round with minor adjustments for extreme weather. I pretty much ship in temps from 30F to 90F with very few problems.

Packing axolotls or other aquatic salamanders is another thing. It is much easier to ship salamanders on moist sphagnum in delicups.
 
I´ve received two different shipments of juvenile newts that took one week. The animals arrived well, no problem....just my health.
 
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