Awful Day

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Well Godfather the petland down here sucks on everything includeing feeders. It was very hard for me to keep my cool in there!!!! But I did for the sake that I really didn't want to go to jail tonight. It sickens me to think that all those poor ball pythons are trapped in there with nothing to hide under piles of poop everywhere, and the tank was so over crowded. I would love to rescue the whole bunch but space and feeders is a problem. I will definatly be taking some kinda action soon. Not to sure on how good it will do. But who knows I might just get some media attention and start raiseing the awareness of how poorly these creatures are kept. The really funny part about the whole adventure today was the girl told me that they were hireing. And I should turn in my resume and put my vast knowledge of reptile down. She said that there was a good chance of them hiring me on. I could not deal with all that pain and suffering all day long. Thanks for all the feedback guys and gals.

Bring a digi cam, snap pics of the housing and ticks. Report how they lied to you and said they were captive bred. I'm sure they'll get in trouble.

Well I can't say for sure if they are or are not wild caught but I have never and I mean never seen a captive bred snake with ticks. And quite a few of them are pretty jump. But that could be due to lack of handleing and starvation. Because they are feeding them frozen pinky mice. That so rediculus, Correct me if I am wrong but don't they come out of the egg eatting hopper or weenlings???

demonic_rage, i think you should call somewhere and report them. it is not that hard to care for BPs and if they cant care for them properly then they shouldnt carry them. do us a favor, and mainly do the snakes a favor, and report them. how can you take such poor care of an animal? its just sick.

poor babies!!! atleast that one had felt a little care.....good luck!!

hmmm, about 98% of petstores are like this to their herps. If not ball pythons, they have crypto infected leos that are dying up for sale or red foot torts with eye infections. It's just a common thing to see herps being mistreated at pet stores now in days.

If nobody says or does anything about it, it WILL continue.

Light a fire under their a$$.

I definately would never buy anything more from them.
There's a really smarmy pet store in my area, and I don't even go in there anymore. It's actually the store that my rescue case BP, Striker, was bought at by his original owner. Conditions like you said. I walked in there and saw three full grown adult bps in a 20-g long tank!? And dead fish in many aquariums, also.
These places exist because ignorant people spend their money at them. I definately know that I am not one of those ignorant people anymore. Captive bred, my ass! I can only hope that the owners and workers who let animals live like that, are reincarnated into animals in the future and treated the same.
On a side note, you could file a complaint with your local Better Business Bureau. I did that, and the stupid pet store never replied to the complaint. But if anyone looks into that business' record with the BBB, my complaint will be on record there for, I think, 5 years.

Well guys good news from the front! :D I took your advise and spoke with the humane socity that eveing. They took the snakes without warning. Handed out a few fines and that about it. So caulk one up for the herps side. I have been working with them to try and find them better homes. But at the moment they are healthy happy and warm. Several of them died the same day I was in the store. Which bring us down to a total of 10 animals still alive. Several of the heathly animals have been adopted. But won't leave the shelter for a few more days. They are visting the vet today. As for me rescueing any of them I not going to. But There is a big 3 foot female up at the humane socity by my parents that has been through a rough life. But she is being taken care of at this point. I have been thinking of adopting her. If I do I will be sure and let you know. Thanks for all your help and support guys and gals. If it weren't for you guys don't think I would have call them. But you guys gave me the confidence that I needed.