Actually, a fellow herper talked to the guy in charge of reptiles today while i was at work. He was very receptive and very interested in all she had to say. It seemed like she taught him a lot of stuff. He is actually more a lizard guy but seemed very eager to correct things with the snakes. Good to hear for a change.

As far as calling the local humane society. They could give a crap less around here. I have called on a different and truely terrible pet store 10 minutes from my house and they haven't done squat but give me the run around. Finally I got to the highest point I could go with their little run around crud, and the guy told me basically there are no laws in this state that protect reptiles in pet stores. Your congressmen have decided no one cares. So, tough poo. I was furious but not much else I can do.

Sadly that store is also now expanding. AND they sponsor our local reptile show. Great since they house boas, pythons, and corns together and there is quite possibly a state wide snake mite family reunion going on at their store.

I won't even step foot in that shop anymore for fear for my own animals. Last time I was there there were so many mites all over their animals you could see them like sesame seeds all over the snakes... To those of you who are familiar with mites, you know how sneeky these things are. These were not. They were fat bloated and happy, except the ones that were drown in the bowls. Or maybe I just know what to look for. What else would I expect from a store that sells red tailed catfish (something that needs 1000+ gallons), baby nurse sharks, and had a dead bird eating tarantula in its cage covered in maggots. You tell them they are doing something wrong and you get the ol "I've been keeping these animals longer than you been alive boy." to which I responded, "Have you ever bothered reading a book on these animals in that time?" while one of the guys was smoking over the fish tank he was doing a water change on. Meanwhile one of there 12 year old employees was attempting to sell a lady a "tiny turtle," a slider about the size of a quarter...

Ah yes but with our government I got the ol' "We don't give a poo."

At least the OTHER store was willing to listen and do what is best for their animals. Good job and a pat on the back to at least ONE place around here...