Hey how many hides are in this picture?

[Royal Hijinx]

It grinds my gears

[moonlightgdess]

At my big box place of employment you can't even see the snakes because of the hides lol. Some big box stores do take care of their pets, and we're one of the lucky ones to have people who work in that department that are knowledgeable and herpers themselves.

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[Rob]

Haha glad you picked up on that reference

[Kodieh]

Whether or not they're clued in to husbandry, another logical point would be that if time is wasted pulling hides back and showing people snakes then that's less productivity some where else. Yeah, it sucks for the snakes and it irritates us that enjoy the snakes. But they're out to make money, not treat the snake like a god like we do.

[CherryPython]

Hrrrrrrrrrm...

There aren't really any big stores over here that sell snakes. Pets at Homes larger stores I think have only just started getting corn snakes in but I haven't been in since they did. We've got specific reptile stores only really, and they are few and far between. At least the store I go to know their husbandry for ALL their individual reptiles, and don't only care about the sale. Its about knowledge, and awareness and spreading the love for reptiles. Not sure if I ever came over I'd be able to walk into Petco after what Ive heard/seen on the forums.

[Slim]

But they're out to make money, not treat the snake like a god like we do.

It's not about treating the animals like gods, it's about the ability and willingness to treat the animals to the basic level of husbandry required by said animal. The big box pet places simply don't do it, why? Because as you pointed out, they're out to make money and the profit margin drives everything they do.

[Kodieh]

It's not about treating the animals like gods, it's about the ability and willingness to treat the animals to the basic level of husbandry required by said animal. The big box pet places simply don't do it, why? Because as you pointed out, they're out to make money and the profit margin drives everything they do.

That's my point, and it's just like your local "pet shop" that sells an animal mislabeled as a different morph than it actually is. They're just there to make money, the animal is only dollar signs rather than living being.


Though, not all big box stores are like this. My local petco has the president of the herpetology club and many members working there, taking care of all the animals.