Quote Originally Posted by Emily Hubbard View Post
I am so glad to hear that you know of a shop that knows how to treat their snakes. That is really encouraging, and if they have a snake specialist on hand, all the better for new snake owners who need a knowledgeable resource. I have been to a PetCo, PetsMart and local pet shop in my area and that is just not the case. I am sure there are great pet shops out there, I just haven't personally found one, so I am so glad to hear that you have!
I will tell you this as well, she (the reptile care taker) tells me constantly that she bust her but to take care of the snakes, she does a lot that she isn't supposed to Because she loves the reptiles. I really don't agree with a lot of pet stores and some I do. I will also agree that I plan to only buy from breeders in the future. (Boas and Balls is where I am going to make my next purchase. ) and I will also give you a horror story. A pet store in the next town over had two snakes.. a young no.more then 3 week old RTB which was only about an inch thick. And another older RTB, the cages were set up poorly, but here's the kicker. I told the owner after examining the snakes it had a R.I. it was bubbling from the mouth and weak. It is horrible what a lot of stores do to reptiles, and even birds... but Because there not as important to people as cats and dogs are nothing is done... people need to see, even scorpions and tarantulas are animals just as reptiles are.