A Visit to The Reptile Factory

[Ax01]

ok i got to visit one of the premiere reptile shops around - The Reptile Factory. they have 3 locations and i got to visit the Orange County location.

they were in the middle of moving animals around b/c some had been sold and/or they were making space to take in (temp) rescue reptiles from all the seriously bad wildfires ripping through California right now. i still got the chance to talk to Carlos Solis, one of the co-owners. his brother is Dan Solis of Reptile Ave, who some of u know as a Retic/SD Retic breeder. they have a very nice little shop and friendly folks.

here are some pix:

yay! we're here!



nice, clean and modern!



looks like a YB!



nice size tortoises!



that's not an Albino Corn! but shhh... someone's gonna get a really, really nice deal on a nice size, well started Hypo Burm.



baby tegus! i wish i had taken close ups. they were so cute!



Green Tree Monitor



Asian Water Monitor



Emerald Tree Boa



that's not a Pastel Puma! but shhh... someone's gonna get a nice deal on a high white Cinny Pied.



this breeder was selling/hustling his Chameleons to the shop.



OMG OMG OMG


Mossy Leaf Tail Geckos!!





and wat's that in the middle?



OMG OMG



a YT Cribo! the baby is in blue tho.



a very cute lil monster!



store counter and rack!



a wildfire rescue Black Throat Monitor they got in the day before!



this is one of the new high-bottom ZooMeds! i walked past it a few times before i noticed there was something in there besides fish!


there's a snake!


an Indonesian Water Snake!




ok kidding aside, the mislabeled animals above are from the moves they were making the day and they didn't yet update the species/morphs on the enclosures. this location had alotta Monitors and Tegus. Carlos told me that their new Riverside location (an hour away inland) has more snakes including his brother's Retics. they sold a Platinum Tiger the day before and only had a normal hatchie in the rack at this location.

also more pix here: https://imgur.com/a/uq3XuEn

thanks for looking!

[Bogertophis]

I am GREEN with envy that there's no cool reptile store around where I live now. That looks like a wonderful shop, and it's nice they could take in some
fire rescues too...it hurts my heart to think of all the people & pets & wildlife that's being affected by those tragic fires. (I'm a former California gal & I don't
even like to light matches...I've been too close for comfort to a wildfire.)

Thanks so much for the excellent tour.

[distaff]

Beautiful store. Wonderful that the store owners were willing to help with the pets.

[RickyNY]

Very nice store indeed!!

[Sonny1318]

Thanks Ax, I can’t remember the last time I was in a truly nice reptile brick and mortar. Looks like one hell of a place. Way cool.

[paroxysm]

so cool! this is what a pet shop should look like.
big enclosures, clean, enrichment such as plants, unique animals... amazing