Petco BRB...

[skinnyrascal]

How is it saving a snake? All that happens is you buy or "save" a snake and the store then replaces it with another. It is a terrible cycle. If nobody bought the snakes and they quit placing them in their inventory then many snakes would be saved. Anytime you buy one it is nothing more than spinning the wheel.

Don't get me wrong I hate seeing the snakes like that. I even had a GTP die in my hands at a PetCo one time. I get the urge to "save" animals and I wish I could own them all but that is just not possible.

I hope you both have great luck with your pickups and enjoy them as much as I enjoy my BRB. They are beautiful snakes.

I wouldn't do it if it was a BP or other common snake unless the snake really was in imminent danger, but my Petco almost never has BRBs. In the 7 years I've been frequenting, I've only known of one other time they had one and it already sold. They aren't going to immediately replace it, if at all. It's not like reptile sales are even what keep their business going. If people stopped buying reptiles from petco, Petco would still continue to sell small mammals and the major distributors of reptiles will find another outlet to sell to. Those places aren't going to stop unless enough petitions are signed or legal action is finally taken.