Quote Originally Posted by C&H Exotic Morphs View Post
Completely understand the space issue with having a retail store.
And I'm definitely not trying to start anything.
But, with people bringing in and dropping off random animals what do you guys do for QT with the limited space?
Again just curious and not trying to start a war.
We actually check them over very thoroughly for outward signs of problems. We inspect them for mites, respiratory issues, check with the owner about feeding schedules etc. Animals that we do end up taking are often someone's pet, in excellent physical condition, with good weight, generally good health... There is no reason in a retail setting to separate an animal that is so clearly in good health. If there is ever any doubt whatsoever as to the animal's health or condition, they are simply not accepted.

Again, to reiterate - the morphs are kept individually, and this was a rare occurance. Normals come in all the time - weekly, sometimes daily as in this situation, and for healthy, single-snake-home type pets, as these so often are, there is no reason to keep them separate.

Thanks for the concern guys, but believe me, as a store manager myself, there are some seriously strict standards in place for what I/we will accept and place out on the floor for sale. We don't have space for "maybe", it's either perfect, or we don't take it. There's no other way to describe it - if I or another manager has a doubt, even just a little bit, about the health of the animal, it is not accepted. Each store has a manager that has been with LLL for years, and we take our store's animal stock personally - for all of us, it's not just the company's reputation on the line if we mess up, it's our own. Our customers rely on us for this stuff, to have animals available that are of a quality we'd buy ourselves. My customers at my store know my name, my animals, what I breed, what I do, half of them are people I'd consider my friends! - with this in mind (and every store is like this), I consider each animal I buy against whether or not this is something I could, in good conscience, buy for myself or let my customers buy. If I have a single doubt, I do not take it.

And that, my fellow forum viewers, is why we occasionally mix adult normal ball pythons.

I hope everyone has had a great Easter today!

-Jen