I worked at PETCO for 7 years. :: I was the fish specialist, and wanted to be the reptile specialist, because the guy who they gave the position for SUCKED, and didn't know a damn thing about the reptiles he cared for, and didn't own a single reptile. However, I had the fortune of working for a manager who KNEW I knew what i was talking about. The guy was fired after several(unfortunate) accounts of negligence, and the guy that took his place was a friend of mine who, was hired by my manager after much coaxing by me. He was the best reptile guy (under my guidance, of course ) the store ever had. And even though my manager knew the store's policy, he just let us "run" our departments the way we wanted, as long as the animals were taken care of, and the cages looked good. I'll tell you, I think we were the only PETCO in the whole tiny state of DE that sold their snakes sexed. Just goes to show you, not all PETCOS are bad. But, I do admit, most of em' are. The one by me in Jersey is not bad. I've been impressed so far with the way the reptiles and fish look.