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!