To be fair, this was a while ago! Plus it was during C×vid, so I’m sure things were much more difficult logistically around that time. If you’re wary, I’d suggest you give them a chance! Don’t think they operate that way as a current standard.
And, yes, they were dubias. I live in the far far north, and they do not survive the cold here. Heck, they barely can survive my house if they breech containment!
That’s why I didn’t judge them too harshly for the treatment. That had to be… “not fun” to deal with for those involved.
Your edit is correct. Food for the lizards.
Dang, y’all really jump to the worst options first. 😕
This happened to me with this same company, but with 500 cockroaches!!!
And it didn’t actually happen to me… it actually happened to my post office. But my local hub called to let me know that my package had been damaged in transit and was undeliverable. I was like “UH OH”
They gave me the WORST treatment every time I went in there to mail stuff out after that. Stopped going there for nearly 2 years until they stopped being mad. LOL Went across town to avoid them.
I know it wasn’t my fault and it was the company, but I understand why they were pissed.
From then on, I messaged insect sellers to request they securely bag / contain the bugs so I won’t be blacklisted from my local hub. They typically get a kick out of the story and my bugs have been securely packaged ever since!
Yeah, you’d like that, wouldn’t you?