I would not trust fedex picking up any animal. I would only drop off at the hub. I’ve never had any shipments questioned ever. I have about 90 torts so I have shipped in a lot and shipped out. My last advice is to make sure you are only going to the fedex location that accepts dangerous...
The one I have shipped like this did not require any further packaging. Fedex shipped in these totes no problem. There is no worries about these crushing or tortoise getting out. Large tortoises in boxes I don’t like. They can be pretty destructive to a box even in a pillow case or reptile bag...
I can see fedex rejecting a Rubbermaid tote. If it’s the kind I’m thinking the sides are very soft. I have shipped large Burmese browns using the HDX line of totes at Home Depot. They are yellow and black. Very rigid and you can zip tie the top shut. Put a lot of straw in the bottom. Put some...