advice on shipping coral in frigid temperatures

[skiergd011013]

I am suppose to ship some corals today to a fellow aquarist, overnight service from Ma to Az. My issue is that right now, we are in a deep freeze. Im talking single digit highs, and below zero lows. Should I go ahead and just ship? I have a small, styrofoam box that I can put several of those "hot hands" warmers in, and I will see if the fedex facility has anything better than that when I get there. My second option is just waiting and not shipping. However, next week isnt looking much better!

 

[hijinks7]

I'd ask the person if you can delay due to not wanting them to die in the cold. There are some vendors that don't even ship when its very cold out. If I were on the other end I'd want you to delay it also

 

[skiergd011013]

thanks. I emailed her and told her I was concerned about the temperatures, and I prefer to wait.