There's one reptile shop over here I went to once recently - and walked out again. The conditions the poor snakes were in was heartbreaking. Their heat source was an ordinary light-bulb (which at least was guarded). All of them were soaking in their water bowls (either too hot, mites or both). One poor snake (a Ratsnake) didn't even have the luxury of water in his bowl. It had dried up and there was a horrible brown slime on the sides of the bowl . The poor Ratsnake was trying desperately hard to get out.The vivs were filthy with faeces half-way up the walls that was so dried on it would have to be scraped off with a blade. Many of the snakes had partial sheds stuck to them that had obviously been there for some time. My husband was with me and he was so choked up by what he saw he couldn't speak. A friend of mine does reptile rescue and she also knows about this shop. I can't say what she said about it as it is unprintable. I felt like buying every single snake in that shop except that I wouldn't line the pocket of the ignorant, greedy.selfish moron that owns that shop.


Ironically, they have a website and to read it you'd think they were THE top specialist reptile shop in the whole of the UK

Frankly, I'd have them closed down.