Animals will be delivered by a USDA-licensed pet transporter on the next available route via door-to-door ground transport. Routes are nationwide and occur once or twice a month. Before purchasing, please bear in mind that we cannot provide a delivery date until our transporter does. While we will try to get your baby to you as soon as possible, not all routes travel through every state. Delivery estimates are not guaranteed, as factors such as traffic, construction and weather conditions can affect actual delivery dates/times. Actual delivery can occur at any time, day or night. Buyers will be updated with delivery estimate changes, and drivers will contact the buyer directly by the phone number disclosed on our application when they are upon approach. Buyer or authorized receiver must meet with the drivers within 15 minutes of arrival, show government-issued photo ID and sign all accompanying forms (USDA Transfer Form and Kentuckiana Hedgehogs contract). Failure to comply to these terms will result in the transporter leaving with the animals. The buyer may then choose to have the animals redelivered at the buyer’s expense, or they may choose to cancel the sale. A cancellation of the sale will result in forfeiture of all deposits, shipping fees and vet fees, and another shipping fee will be charged to transport the animals back to the seller. Any remaining balance after a 50% restocking fee of the original purchase price will be refunded to the buyer if the sale is canceled. Remember, “ready by” dates are only approximations and are never guaranteed, as the animal must be a healthy weight and thriving independent of its parents before going to their new home.

TRANSPORT DEPOSIT: A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is required to book transport (in addition to the hedgehog deposit).

PLEASE NOTE: It is known that transport can be stressful on animals. The buyer must understand that Kentuckiana Hedgehogs has no control over what happens to the animal during transport. Once the animal has left our care, Kentuckiana Hedgehogs makes no guarantees of the animal's condition when it arrives. It is the buyer’s responsibility to insure any animal throughout transport, if desired. We prefer all our buyers to pick up their new pets from us in person. However, if the buyer still wishes to choose this transport option, it is at the buyer's own risk.

All transport fees include travel carrier, food, and supplies for bedding changes. Additional carriers going to the same address will be discounted. The following transport prices are estimates. Final prices are dependent on the transporter used and will be confirmed once transport is booked.

• Hedgehogs: $200 for a crate of up to 3 hedgehogs (or 2 adults). $100 for each additional crate going to the same address. We will provide a shipping container with bedding and food free of charge.

OTHER FEES

• Indiana Sales Tax: 7% of total purchase price (excluding shipping fees) must be collected for orders completed in the state of Texas. This includes orders picked up locally at the ranch as well as those that are delivered within the state of Indiana.

NATIONWIDE TRANSPORTER - “KD”

We use Katie Stroud of KD’s Critters and Pet Transport to transport our animals to any of the continental United States. She can transport small exotics as well as baby hoofstock that can comfortably fit in a dog crate. In order to track your incoming pet transport, buyer’s must join the Facebook group titled “On The Road Updates” by clicking on the red button below, or by copying and pasting the following link below to your web browser: facebook.com/groups/KDsTransport. It is the buyer’s responsibility to view their scheduled estimated arrival times and dates, as well as to keep track of all pertinent schedule changes and updates posted in this group.

If you choose this transport option, you may not contact the transporter about when your animals will be transported. As soon as the transporter has planned the route, we will immediately let you know your estimated arrival date. If we have not contacted you regarding your animal’s transport, that means we have no further information to provide. Contacting the transporter about a date she has not yet planned will only slow her down. It is also the buyer’s responsibility to join the transport Facebook group (red button above) in order to be updated on any last minute arrival date/time changes. Thank you for your understanding.