What is your local reptile store like ????

[EyeLashViper]

I was wondering what kind of places everybody gets their reptiles and equipment at..I am blessed that I live a couple of miles away from my hangout "Reptile Finders" it is a totally bizarre store - from the front it is a small squarish red building on the boulevard with a big American flag flying on top and a giant T-Rex dinosaur made out of fiberglass sitting on the sidewalk near the driveway that leads to the entrance to the store. I think the store used to be a automotive repair place at one time in the past.

Inside the store there is a big enclosure that you see first thing and it has two big full grown reticulated pythons in it. There is a sign that tells everybody entering the store that snakes eat live prey and if you cannot take it not to bother entering any further !!! the whole store is lined with tanks with every kind of herp you could imagine. Chuck, the owner is a 20 year old dude that is into surfing and herps...he is a good guy. Sort of young and crazy but I remember being that way myself a long time ago.


There is always a lot of people in the store looking at all the snakes and lizards and a lot of conversations going on about herps. There is a big backyard that used to have pigs and goats wandering around. It is a truly unique and one of a kind store...I have been a customer since it opened five years ago....the darn place has gotten a lot of my money over the years since it is way too easy for me to wander in to kill some time and end up leaving with another snake....Chuck knows I am an addict when it comes to new and unusual snakes so he is always waiting for me to drop in and cough up some $$$$$$$$ ha ha ha

EyeLashViper

[tmlowe5704]

The ones here aren't anything special, actually a bit bad. There is one that usually has quite a few boa babies, BP babies, a sub adult or adult boa here and there, quite a few beardies, a few iggys, and usually some baby corns. All of the animals are together by range of size and species(baby boas with babies, beardies with beardies...). They usually have at least one hide in the snake tanks and an impressive setup for the beardies and iggys. They also on occasion get in other monitors, and currently have an albino red tegu(i think). The other is more of a garden/feed store and have a few kings, some baby balls, and some baby corns.

[itzazoo]

Petco...Neeed I say more.

[ddbjdealer]

We have all the normal chain stores, and a few mom and pop shops that usually just have baby bp's, baby corns, and baby boas...

We also have a place called "Reptile Specialists"... and from what I've been able to tell over the past year... being in the place three times only, they're horrible. They have wall to wall enclosures with everything from adult green condas to leos... every enclosure is filthy and there's no hides in any enclosure. They don't sell any thermostats, and the only enclosures they sell are glass vivs.

Needless to say, I do all of my shopping online.

[tmlowe5704]

We have all the normal chain stores, and a few mom and pop shops that usually just have baby bp's, baby corns, and baby boas...

We also have a place called "Reptile Specialists"... and from what I've been able to tell over the past year... being in the place three times only, they're horrible. They have wall to wall enclosures with everything from adult green condas to leos... every enclosure is filthy and there's no hides in any enclosure. They don't sell any thermostats, and the only enclosures they sell are glass vivs.

Needless to say, I do all of my shopping online.

I can't find a single store that sells thermostats

[SPJ]

One word sums up ALL of the reptile stores around me.











CRAP

[brandi0818]

We have PETCO around here that trys to sell Fuzzys for $2.14 for one. Thank God we have a few large scale breeder in the area I get all my supplies from them and fuzzys for $0.25. LG mice for $0.75 PETCO price for a LG mouse $1.99 each. It is unreal. I am also only 40 min. from Hamburg show so when it comes around I fight the crowd a get what I need there as well.

[LadyOhh]

Out in the IE, there are a couple good stores that specialize in Herps only like Amazon Reptile Center and Prehistoric Pets Inc. I'm really glad I'm in SoCal, since there are a ton of great herpers around me.


I've met a great group just from hanging out there.

[stangs13]

All good here!! There is one that is local to me that needs some bigger enclosures and an all over bigger shop. They even say they need bigger enclosures. I may offer to tell them about vision cages.

[cassandra]

Out in the IE, there are a couple good stores that specialize in Herps only like Amazon Reptile Center and Prehistoric Pets Inc. I'm really glad I'm in SoCal, since there are a ton of great herpers around me.


I've met a great group just from hanging out there.

Hey Heather, where do you live? I'm in Redlands...=)

Amazon Reptile gets a big thumbs up from me, but Prehistoric Pets includes free mites with every purchase. =P

Another decent reptile store is Strickly Reptiles in Riverside (Tyler exit on the 91). Redlands has decent store as well, Tribal Reptile or Reptile Republic (I'm not sure which name they are using these days)...

But I make the trip to Amazon Reptile - clean, properly cared for animals by folks who love herps. And great feeders. =)