WOW petsmart............

I went to petsmart today to look for a bulb, While looking around i found that NONE of there snakes have hides. After seeing this i started looking around a little closer and found that they had a red tail boa about 4 1/2 - 5 feet long in the same small tank as a 3 1/2 foot ball python. They also have nothing showing temps or hum. in the tanks. After talking to the kid working with the reptiles it was really clear they had no idea about them at all. How do they get away with stuff like this?

That petsmart is the exact opposite of mine lol ( the only bad thing they do is useing the half log hide).

That sounds like the opposite of the Petsmarts around here as well. The store up the street from me uses thermometers (not the idea kind but its better than nothing), hides and always keeps the species separated.

Petsmart contributes ALOT of money to the HSUS..

This is the only excuse I need to NOT shop there.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

Petsmart contributes ALOT of money to the HSUS..

This is the only excuse I need to NOT shop there.

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For real?! Man that sucks....the next closest place that sales mice is 40min away from my place lol

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

Petsmart contributes ALOT of money to the HSUS..

This is the only excuse I need to NOT shop there.

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I had no idea... Do you have a link that shows that? I'm just curious what their intentions are with that...

i hate the petsmart here. But its only 5min away. But i try to get everything from a reptile store that has everything, the only thing is its 17-20min away. We have 2 petsmarts and they are both the same. Its more for like dogs cats and birds.

there is a pet supplies plus around my house that does the same thing. They had about a 3ft red tail a 3ft ball and 3 baby red tails all in the same cage, no hides. just a log big enough for the babies to climb up and a water dish with a heat lamp. I did buy my ball python from a pet supplies plus but needless to say, it wasnt this one and they seperated their snakes and had much healthier ones.

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Originally Posted by Derrick13

That petsmart is the exact opposite of mine lol ( the only bad thing they do is useing the half log hide).

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whats wrong with half log hides???:confused:

They don't provide the amount of security a snake needs. Its open on two ends and the snake doesn't feel secure in a hide like that. They may use it, but it is not ideal. I only use them for cage decoration, not as one of the hides.