i've heard the same... except, its not just a reptile thing. the aquatics departments are going to consolidate their types of freshwater fish so as to no longer carry several types of fish that look almost identical to each other. The shrinkening of the freshwater should be by about 20%+ which would allow a larger salt water system in high-demand stores. The small animals departments are going to be switched to most animals will only be offered in a specified gender, and birds selection is going even farther down. Moving more and more away from a pet store to a animal supply store. Which has it's ups and downs as far as I'm concerned.