One small local shop near me is way worse than the local Petco and Petsmart IMO. The animals are in really rough shape and the employees there were not willing to pick up a bp when someone wanted to see it. If they won't pick it up it's hard to take good care of them. I have a corn that I got from a Petco quite a while back and she has done great for me. I look to respected breeders large or small for my animals now.