I guess I didn't consider the more complex needs of other lizards...they can't all live in a rack, duh. I seriously never think anything through.

As far as making money, you could still make money for them. For example, I sell diamonds. If a client tells me they want a VVS stone, I sell it to them if I can. I know they can spend thousands less on a SI2 that's still eye-clean, but I show them the more expensive one they asked for. If they buy it, awesome. If it's too much, I show them the other and get all technical about what they really should be looking for.

This is the same idea. You might know they don't need to invest $300 but if the store sells it and it's appropriate, you tell them it will work. You aren't lying and it's not unethical. They want/need something and it's available.

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Volunteers = Liability which costs money.

I do agree that the employees are not at fault, not necessarily that they are there because they like the animals, but like anyone else, they need a paycheck. The stores don't put forth the money, time and effort to properly train anyone to be knowledgeable about the animals, much less specific species. Just not many people working minimum wage(or close to it) jobs that are going to go out of their way to learn more about their field of work on their own time.
Sign a waiver.

The second part is sad, but true. I believe in doing your best in honor of yourself, whether you're making $50 or $1,000,000.