Really?? At Petco???

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Originally Posted by Sonny1318

I’ve seen everything from bels to spinnerblasts, even a pied at the petco’s and petsmart’s by my house (I live in the Chicago area). I truly understand how people could get excited, but me personally. I could never buy from them, not knowing what I know. Let alone with the interweb at my fingers. But yeah, the list I’ve seen is long. To bad the big chains squeezed so many specialty shops out of business. But it still blows my mind to see all the crazy morphs they get.

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even some of the specialty shops i wouldnt buy from most ive seen have been extremely overpriced (except online)


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Originally Posted by Sonny1318

I’ve seen everything from bels to spinnerblasts, even a pied at the petco’s and petsmart’s by my house (I live in the Chicago area). I truly understand how people could get excited, but me personally. I could never buy from them, not knowing what I know. Let alone with the interweb at my fingers. But yeah, the list I’ve seen is long. To bad the big chains squeezed so many specialty shops out of business. But it still blows my mind to see all the crazy morphs they get.

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Honestly around here, sadly even the only specialty shops around are kind of overpriced. Online is the best for me, though if i can buy from a local breeder/sellee, I do.

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Originally Posted by Slicercrush

Honestly around here, sadly even the only specialty shops around are kind of overpriced. Online is the best for me, though if i can buy from a local breeder/sellee, I do.

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where i live now (just moved) i luckily have a monthly show right down the street from me that has a bunch of morphs, hognoses, skinks, tegus, axolotls. it’s wonderful with great prices


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As far as I know each shop or shops in the area can and will contract with breeders and wholesalers. At least that’s how it was for aquatic life when I was heavy in the fish game.

One shop had deaths door fish and then one a mile away had great stuff. M


It delends on tne managers and employees. I’d never buy one but people do.

Some employeds care some
could care less. It’s like that anywhere.

I know why these places get a bad wrap but at times do feel bad for the folks there who care and try and earn a living.

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Originally Posted by Phillydubs

As far as I know each shop or shops in the area can and will contract with breeders and wholesalers. At least that’s how it was for aquatic life when I was heavy in the fish game.

One shop had deaths door fish and then one a mile away had great stuff. M


It delends on tne managers and employees. I’d never buy one but people do.

Some employeds care some
could care less. It’s like that anywhere.

I know why these places get a bad wrap but at times do feel bad for the folks there who care and try and earn a living.

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Very true, i have checked at pwtco now and again for fish, and theyve had ome keepers who reallt knpw what theyre doing. On the other hand, som will scoop the worst looking fish and say its alright

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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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The Petco near me, that has the puma, has had a BTS for about 4 months now. Was $299, now $199.

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Originally Posted by ladywhipple02

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.

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I definitely don't know about morphs enough to say for sure. I went on morphmarket and WOBP and looked around. The one in the store looked very similar to some of what I saw online, but they varied fairly drastically. This one was mostly cream colored, long dorsal stripe, next to no patterning, if any. Obviously it's anybody's guess, especially without a pic.

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Originally Posted by Slicercrush

Ironic how with almost every type of animal they sell (even parakeets) theres a "fancy" version, huh?


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They need to come out with a 'feeder' version for cheap lol.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

They need to come out with a 'feeder' version for cheap lol.

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"Excuse me id like to buy that feeder puma python over there for $200"

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Originally Posted by Slicercrush

"Excuse me id like to buy that feeder puma python over there for $200"

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More like, walk into Petsmart and say, "Yes, can i get a dozen feeder parakeets please"

On another one of my threads, i mentioned how i walked into the pet shop by me where i usually buy all my rodents and asked the manager who was helping customers if she has gotten her order of feeder kittens in yet as i need about 3. One of the customers just gave me this blank stare lol. The manager laughed and had to let the customers know i was just kidding. I guess another of her customers did that but asked if they got their shipment of feeder parakeets in when there was a lot of customers in there. The customers all asked if this pet shop really sells parakeets as feeders. It's so fun getting people all worked up lol.