Quote Originally Posted by Gooseman
there are a great many petco is stupid threads here at bp.net and just as many if not more horrible stories to go with them.

On a lighter note, the petco by me just now started to carry those cheap t-stats by zoo-med I think. I know nothing fancy, but it's far better than nothing and I was pleasantly surprised to find petco "associate" pushing for a new bp owner to buy one along with all the other doo-dads. Yea I know it was just to pad the bottom line, but as long as the customer is told t-stats are necessary than petco has done their job in that department. (But yes, I know there are countless other areas in the herp section alone that need improvement. accurate thermometers being one of the many)

Link to my incident with Petco on why Petco needs proper caresheets, thermometers and general knowledge of species.
http://www.ball-pythons.net/forums/s...ighlight=petco
You don't need a thermostat to keep a healthy bp. Unless perhaps you live w/o central air.