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In General, contact us by phone with any issues or questions
We are here to help, day or night. If we miss your call (713-751-9239), we will return your call as soon as possible. If you don't hear back that same day, call again! We can fix any issue to your satisfaction, just let us know what's going on and how we can help.
Shipping and Handling Time
We sometimes get a bit backed up with orders, especially around the holidays. We generally get orders out in 2-3 days, but some items may take 1-2 weeks depending on our laboratory schedule. Most items are made to order, so sometimes they are made in a large batch just once per week to fill groups of orders. We do this to save time and keep the costs of our products lower. Generally if your package is delayed, we will include something extra for the wait.
Policies and Warranties
For Texas Residents
Animals: All dart frogs come with a 30-Day warranty. If your animal perishes within this time frame, regardless of reason, you may exchange the deceased animal for a replacement of equal value. You must pay any additional shipping costs, have the animal included on your next order, or pick up in Spring Texas. With your dart frog comes 24 hour support (713-751-9239). If animals must be shipped, you are responsible for all associated costs of shipping and packaging. Only 1 replacement per animals (we will not replace replacements).
Insect Cultures: If your insect culture arrives DOA, you will receive a replacement credit for your next order for the full value of the insect cultures plus 10%, excluding shipping.
Mushroom Kits: All kits are guaranteed to be free of contamination. If you kit contaminates before opening, send a picture and you will be given a credit code for the full value of the kit plus 10% to get a replacement, excluding shipping. If you are unsuccessful with a kit, let us know for 1/2 off your next kit.
Moss Inoculant: Your moss inoculant is guaranteed to grow moss. If you are not successful, let us know for a free replacement on your next order.
All other products: No warranty at this time
For out of state (Texas) residents
For Standard Shipping:
Animals: Our animals come with our standard DOA policy. If your animal perishes before arrival on a multi-animal order, you will be given a credit code for the value of the animal to use on your next order. You must send video of the deceased animal within 24hrs of receipt. No monetary refunds given after receipt of live animals. If an entire shipment is lost or arrives DOA, we will offer the option of having a second shipment sent or a full refund including shipping.
Insect Cultures: If your insect culture arrives DOA, you will receive a replacement credit for your next order for the full value of the insect cultures plus 10%, excluding shipping.
Mushroom Kits: All kits are guaranteed to be free of contamination. If you kit contaminates before opening, send a picture and you will be given a credit code for the full value of the kit plus 10% to get a replacement, excluding shipping. If you are unsuccessful with a kit, let us know for 1/2 off your next kit.
Moss Inoculant: Your moss inoculant is guaranteed to grow moss. If you are not successful, let us know for a free replacement on your next order.
Plants: If your plant arrives DOA, you will be given a credit code for the full value of the plant plus 10% to get a replacement, excluding shipping.
DOA Policy
Overnight Shipping:
If you paid for Overnight shipping and your animal or insects have perished in transport, send pictures and a short video as evidence and you will be given a credit code for the full value of the DOA animals/insects for replacement on your next order.
2-Day Shipping:
All Live non-animal orders not shipped via overnight but shipped via 2-day must be shipped to a Hub and picked up within 2 hours for DOA replacements. You must additionally have placed the order when your temperatures are between 40 and 90 degrees F, or request for your order to be shipped when temperatures are right. Video and pictures must be sent within 24 hours of arrival.
Shipping Policy
Animals:
We ship animals ONLY through UPS Overnight Priority. Please call us after ordering an animal to schedule shipping. We sometimes drop off straight at the airport to reduce travel time and risk at no extra cost to you. We additionally use some of the most advanced packaging in the industry to ensure your animals arrive safely. We Only ship live orders on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays to prevent weekend delays and carrier mishandling.
We may ship your order in 2 simultaneous shipments if your order will not fit in one shipping box, or if overnight shipping is selected for live orders that contain bulky dry goods, instead of charging extra shipping for shipping these bulky goods overnight or 2-day. Dry goods and plants may be shipped UPS/USPS depending on the speed and cost of shipping.
HF Advanced Tracking:
For an initial extra $30, we add a tracking device to your overnight package to ensure that we (and you) know exactly where your package is at any time, day or night. Simply call use to get real time location data for your package including screenshots of the exact location. When you receive your package, simply put the pre-paid envelope containing the tracking device in any Mailbox or drop off at any USPS location. As soon as the tracking device is received safely by us, you will be refunded $25, making this service a total of just $5.
Refunds/Returns
Refunds will be processed in 7-30 business days. We do not currently accept returns. Any orders canceled within 48 hours will be refunded in full unless already packed or shipped. Any orders canceled after packing but before shipping will be charged a 20% restocking fee to recoup labor costs and packing material costs (such as heat packs which cannot be reused).
If a dispute is filed with a credit card company/bank/Paypal before attempting to reach us by phone to resolve any issues, you will be responsible for the $20 chargeback fee and will be placed on our Do-Not-Sell list. We will make right any issue on your order, but will not tolerate scammers.
Gold Standard Guarantee
All of our animals are Captive Bred and Guaranteed to be free of chytrid and ranavirus along with being free of MBD, SLS, or other ailments or injuries.
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Shipping Suspended until July 1
June 1-30, we will Not ship any NEW orders (placed on June 1 or after) until normal operations resume on July 1. Feel free to still order during this time, but know we will wait to ship your order until July 1. We will be overhauling the website and facility during this time.