Really?? At Petco???

So I was killing some time in town while waiting for my girlfriend to get off work and stopped into Petco. I wasn't able to get a decent picture of the snake, but it looked surprisingly good for being at Petco. Anyway, I was surprised to find this there...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c13342d16f.jpg

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

So I was killing some time in town while waiting for my girlfriend to get off work and stopped into Petco. I wasn't able to get a decent picture of the snake, but it looked surprisingly good for being at Petco. Anyway, I was surprised to find this there...https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c13342d16f.jpg

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poor thing is probably never gonna sell


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Originally Posted by baldegale

poor thing is probably never gonna sell


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That was my original thought too. I kinda figured anybody willing to drop 8 hundo on an animal knows better than to buy from the big box stores. But, somebody with money and limited knowledge will probably bring it home, along with the BP starter kit and a head full of Petco advice.

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Originally Posted by craigafrechette

That was my original thought too. I kinda figured anybody willing to drop 8 hundo on an animal knows better than to buy from the big box stores. But, somebody with money and limited knowledge will probably bring it home, along with the BP starter kit and a head full of Petco advice.

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true, i remember at one point my petco had a BEL and it was absolutely beautiful. was there for about 3-4 months at least and who knows if it actually sold or they got rid of it. they even put it on sale for $300 for black friday


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Was it really a Puma? Just wondering since the pic is a banana lol

It'll sell when they drop the price due to it not selling... or a sale comes along. Fingers crossed it goes to someone with a halfway decent knowledge of snake care.

I wonder... if they're selling it for $800, how much did they purchase it for? There's a lot of background here that I'd be curious about. Like, what makes a breeder sell a puma to Petco instead of posting online? What were the circumstances?

It's not a great indicator really. Just means the market is becoming more and more saturated.

I'm seeing Pumas for about $300-400....$800...no thanks.

Heck i picked up Dottie my high white pied girl for $200 on a black friday deal. I was there before they even opened and beat out 2 other people by about 10 mins haha.

My petco has a really nice northern blue tongue skink for 500 bucks...was tempted... really tempted.

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Originally Posted by Alter-Echo

My petco has a really nice northern blue tongue skink for 500 bucks...was tempted... really tempted.

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That would tempt me also. LOL. They are so cool.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

I'm seeing Pumas for about $300-400....$800...no thanks.

Heck i picked up Dottie my high white pied girl for $200 on a black friday deal. I was there before they even opened and beat out 2 other people by about 10 mins haha.

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Its always like that there, just another reason not to get your animals from them. They sell Normals for $100+, i got paarthurnax for $20.

Though, one time i was there, they had the most gorgeous banana bp. Caught me way off guard. Thing was decent size and on sale, probably because it wasnt selling. Such a shame.

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Originally Posted by Slicercrush

Its always like that there, just another reason not to get your animals from them. They sell Normals for $100+, i got paarthurnax for $20.

Though, one time i was there, they had the most gorgeous banana bp. Caught me way off guard. Thing was decent size and on sale, probably because it wasnt selling. Such a shame.

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i see normals there for typically $40-$70 then theyll sometimes have morphs that they have no clue what they are for $120


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