This made me so mad!

Just dropped into a small private pet store the other day. 2 baby ball pythons, 4 corn snakes and another snake I couldn't identify....all in a 15 gallon tank...arrrgh! Oh and another tank with three larger BP's stuffed in it. When I asked to see the largest one the guy gave me this "girls don't like snakes and will scream" attitude. I just smiled sweetly, turned to my 5 year old son and said "let's go home dear, you have your own snake to feed and momma has more snakes to feed than this store has on display".

I won't be back there...blech!

At my local petshop they have Albino burms, normal burms, columbian RTBs and baby ball pythons all in the same cage... it's horrible!

"Everybody knows, that the world is full of stupid people.."
That line came to mind reading this thread; meaning, the pet store people who do these things. I woldn't even shop there; I and my man would say a few choice words to them and leave.. happened a few times now.

Mike and I do that too Jen (it's made us less than "preferred customers" at some stores LOL). We also make sure to not spend any money on supplies, feeders, whatever at those kinds of places. If they can't be bothered to learn even the simplest husbandry for their live stock, they don't deserve to make a cent off us for bedding, etc. is my thought.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Mike and I do that too Jen (it's made us less than "preferred customers" at some stores LOL). We also make sure to not spend any money on supplies, feeders, whatever at those kinds of places. If they can't be bothered to learn even the simplest husbandry for their live stock, they don't deserve to make a cent off us for bedding, etc. is my thought.

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I agree with you but if I become a "less preferred" customer I will have no where to go to get bedding and food for rats because all the other pet stores are far away or I ticked them off because I feed live.

Not all pet stores are horrible. I work in a rather nice one =] The most we ever have in the same tank is two, and that is when they are the same breed and age. Usually balls. Right now, we have two balls, a reticulated, a rainbow boa, and a king snake. All of them get handled frequently.

Our pet store also hires based on a person's knowledge. Two of the people who I work with are excellent when it comes to dogs. One is excellent with fish. One with cats. One with rodents. One with birds. One with reptiles. And everone knows a little about everything and learns from the others.

Don't be afraid to speak up. I know everyone at my store is willing to listen to people, especially if they have back-up proof.

Very true, not all pet stores are bad. What is bad is the fact that most states don't have humane laws that cover pet store "stock" like snakes, lizards, fish, rodents, etc. Most laws, at least in the U.S., about proper housing, etc. only pertain to kittens and puppies but that is slowly changing hopefully.