Hello all,

Sorry if this has been answered before, but I couldn't turn up anything in searching that directly pertained to what I'm trying to find out, so I'm asking here. I recently moved to a new area (north of Atlanta, GA) and was looking at a nearby pet store (Pet Supermarket, let me know if I shouldn't be naming names here) and I noticed their two BPs were in pretty bad shape. No hides whatsoever, not even partial cover, VERY patchy sheds, terrible bedding -- some kind of tree bark? Very big chips, looked really unsuitable for these small snakes.

I'm not trying to get them in trouble, I really just want to find a way to help if I can. They wouldn't let customers handle them unless they were buying because apparently, what a shock, the snakes are "nippy." Pretty sure none of the employees in the store have any interest in reptiles or knowledge of their care; they seemed mostly neglected and looked very listless. It seems two of their snakes have died recently, too.

Every time I drive past the store it breaks my heart to think of them, especially knowing that even just an hour or two of work helping them get their sheds off and changing their substrate/giving them partial hides for cover would help so much.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do here? I tried contacting their corporate phone number and provided a report, but I'd even be happy to go in there and volunteer if need be. I know this isn't unusual for pet stores, and I know this sort of thing happens to MANY animals everywhere on a daily basis, but I still would love to feel like I'm doing what I can to help. Any thoughts you may have would be welcome.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff