I just spent the last half hour of my life catching up on this thread, I read slow
I see a lot of "do-gooders" here that are getting in an uproar about something that none of us have any control over.
A lot of new people here complaining about it too.
Now you might not like this BUT:
1-all of you new to the hobby should get use to seeing this in big retail pet stores (I'm not saying its right but its REAL)
2- I don't see any of you really wanting to do anything about it
3- you really want to do something about it, ask them for a job and spread all the knowledge that you have learned here. YES, I am serious here. Quit your job and go work for minimum wage to take care or their reptiles.
As much as I don't like chain stores, what brought most of you to this great hobby?
You really want to make a difference? Support your local breeders, get to know who is around you and what they breed.
Then and only then can you help the reptiles in that store. When you are in there (because we all have to buy stuff from them) and see someone looking at the reptiles you can speak up and start a conversation. Now you can recommend where they can get a quality animal and how to properly care for them.
Those are the best two ways you can help, its your choice to change jobs or build your local data base.
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