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I was at a pet store today who had 2 tree boa's in a enclosure. They were terribly thin even for a tree boa's standard. Not much water for them and little humidity. Next to that there was a berm a retic and a ball all being stored in one enclosure I feel so bad for all of these snakes.
I am thinking about going and buying some of the snakes to ensure they live out life nicely. And not how they were being treated.
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The sad truth is , if you buy it will encourage them to put even more in the same or worse conditions. If he makes money at it many more could suffer in the long run. I know it sounds heartless to leave them, but you should. There is nothing that says you can't report him for neglect though.
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i hate some pet stores!!!
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ive seen mice chewin on snakes at petco, awfully sad....
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It just makes me so mad. The snakes are gorgeous but in really bad shape.
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I am thinking I might get the Tree or the Retic i dunno yet. I anna help one of them.
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You can help all of them by reporting them and spreading the word to other people about the horrible conditions of the store. Stand outside the store with a sign or hand out information to people entering the store about the proper care of those reptiles in the store. Just don't give them money. If you buy one you'll only be giving them money to get two more to replace the one you just bought. And then you have two suffering animals in the place of the one you took home.
Trust me, my friend and I are going into this one petstore with cameras and pen and paper and writing down everything we find wrong and taking pictures as evidence, then we are going to report them. That is how you handle a cruel petstore, not give them money.
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Agreed, better to get the authorities involved. Although you already bought it, it's good info for the future. All animals, including reptiles, deserve to be treated humanly.
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you should buy it and than report them , the sad part is that a lot of small pet stores are being driven out of business because of chains like Petco and their somewhat lower prices. But you can usually tell if someone's animals are neglected as opposed to not having fancy and separate enclosures for them. The fact is that most pet stores can not afford the room and separate enclosures and again the animals are just temporarily kept. That doesn't mean that they should not provide propers husbantry such as correct temperatures and humidity and mite free enclosures. I do not want to deffend every pet store, but we shouldn't rush to conclusions and later complain that there are no other pet stores left other than Petsmart and Petrco
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