So my roommate and I swung into a Petco on the way home because it was on the way and I needed supplies. I normally head to a reptile store and kind of wish I made the extra effort to drive out there. Like always I had to swing by the snakes and noticed a red tail that didn't look too hot. It kept trying to raise it's head but would just weakly put it back down. I had my roommate snap a pic. I thought maybe is was stuck in shed? Or maybe very dehydrated? I'm not used to seeing snakes in this condition so I'm unsure. I though it looked to be on the thin side (or maybe mine are just fat.) What do you guys think? I spoke to an employee about raising the temp which was at 70 and the humidity that was barely at 50 and pointed out that it needs some attention. It's been haunting me since I got home though... I just got paid so a part of me just wanted to scoop it up and take it home since I'm familiar with Boas. But the roommate stopped me and said that all I'd be doing is supporting their neglect for these animals, they would just fill it's spot with another and do it all over again. I know some people who have raised hell and convinced the store owners to adopt animals like this out but I am not sure I'm brave enough. I feel obligated to go back in and and check on it in a day or two to see if they did what I so politely asked. What would you guys do in this situation? Here is a photo hopefully you can see what I saw from it.thanks for taking the time to read my rant.
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