Saving a bp from petsmart!!

I was in a pet store the other day looking for some supplies with my wife so we decided to check out their reptile section just to see what they had since they mostly sell fish there. They had a ball but couldnt find him... though he was in his hide... next thing you know im lookin at the tank with the beardies in it and there sits the BP inbetween two tanks 2 levels above his tank... So I guess you could say i rescued him because if he had not been found he would have most likely frozen to death out of his tank in that store.... too bad i was not able to take him from that place. :tears:

smoffler, I'm glad you rescued the little guy. I work at PetSmart (dog trainer) and luckily we have knowledgable people in our store. Sometimes, depending on who's working, they will call me over to grab a snake for someone. The balls are snippy alot, but they don't really get handled. Usually, when I reach in, they are calm since I am, and then I hand it to the customer and they don't get to see the "horrible monster". I always expain that they CAN get bit, but it's not that bad. They're just babies.
We've had a couple returned because they're "SO mean", and when it comes down to it, they're just a scared baby that calms down instantly when the right customer comes along and knows how to act with them.

Ya he is nippy I sexed him today had to do the ole towel over the head trick because he was not going to be handled and yup he's a boy lol

sent by two homing pigeons!!

We had an experience with our Petsmart that was quite different from the others described. We were getting supplies and stopped to snoop in the reptile department. They had a lovely ball baby who was almost dark enough to be a cinnamon, so we asked to see it. Even though it was a little skinny and appeared to be a bit dehydrated, my husband fell in love and we took it home. The next day the snake was quite lethargic and we thought perhaps it was making some popping noises so we took it back. They brought it to their vet (a Bansfield in their store.. not too reassuring) the next day and were told it was just fine. The store called us and reported the findings but told us that if we still wanted the snake, they would see if Corporate would let them take it to a herp vet of our choice for a second opionion. We took them up on it.

Long story short, they took it to a well-respected herp vet in our area who also gave it a clean bill of health. He fed it and verified the little babe is a she. We re-purchased her and she's been great. She fed for us on feeding day for our other snakes, three days afer we brought her back home.

I just wanted to add this to the thread because we were quite surprised at how far they were williing to go at that Petsmart for the little baby and us.

BTW, she was housed in a clean, small tank with only one other tiny ball and they had it set up so they had quite a bit of privacy... Log hide up against the back wall with a plant between it and the front glass.