sorry i guys i work at a petco. my petco is a brand new building and i work with responsible and caring workers. what i did notice though is that the enclosures for the reptiles are not suitable for long term keeping, but our petco works hard to keep the humidity and temps correct with all the herps. now, there is another petco in town and i went there to deliver an item. i looked at there enclosures and was very disgusted. poop everywhere, humidity and temp not regulated, very overcrowded, and just plain neglected. my team leader makes sure the enclosures are clean and correct in everyway possible. our temps are 86 degrees and our humidity reads 50 at all times. our enclosures are not suitable for long term care at all. but, from my experience, our animals have a good temporary home before they are sold to owners. in fact, we are always running out of our stock because people come to our petco because the other petco is dirty.

also one other thing, the bp's we get are captive hatched which means the eggs were collected from wild mothers and incubated and hatced. i do not like the way they do this by far and i think that this adds to the aggressiveness that was mentioned. that is why i work hard to keep my herps in good shape. i am not trying to stick up for petco because i disagree with many things, and most of the time, i suggest going with a breeder. but i believe that our store works hard to give the best care possible to keep the animals healthy before they are sold. sorry guys for ranting on about my opinion. just my .02 cents