Oh boy, can I relate to this stuff. I actually left a fairly good job last year cause I got offered (begged to accept is more like it) a job at Petsmart...which is something I had always wanted to do. Oh how disillusioned I was!
Aside from the nice manager who hired me leaving a week later to be replaced by the witch from he**, the company policies on animals are awful! They're just merchandise to them! I was one of only two employees in the pet care department who knew ANYTHING about reptiles, let alone about how to care for and house them. It's really horrible to think about what happens to those poor dear lizards and frogs that go out with the myth-laden, just plain wrong advice those clueless kid employees give. I did my best, but when you're only one person, and you're always being yelled at for trying to handle and house the animals properly instead of as they are...well, I only stayed there about 8 months.
Anyway, sorry for the rant, but yes, the best place to buy ANY pet, after checking with rescue groups of course, is from a specialty place where they breed them and have the know-how.

Ok, off my