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Old 25-10-2009, 04:42 PM
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i know of ones in granton on spey called ark animal supplies and also there is a shop i know of in elgin dont remember the name though so both of these are in the highlands and west coast of scotland.
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Edinburgh is postively crying out for another rep and invert shop, imo.

On the West side of town.
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Was up in cupar in Ultimate Aquatics on sunday (yes through all that rain! )

And brought home two tokays. We were really impressed with their staff and their (all be-it small) selection of animals. their fish were really nice too. The staff were friendly and seemed to care about the animals and where they were going. Nice wee shop.
Just needs a bit more equipment for reps me thinks
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Edinburgh is postively crying out for another rep and invert shop, imo.

On the West side of town.
Water Wonders has a small selection of reptiles. And a couple tarantulas.
Gorgie road.
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Water Wonders has a small selection of reptiles. And a couple tarantulas.
Gorgie road.
It's five mins from me.

It seems to lack something, you know, the 'feel' of a shop of that type.
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It's five mins from me.

It seems to lack something, you know, the 'feel' of a shop of that type.
It's been trading in fish for about 20 years. Reptiles have only been in since July of this year. Wee display but what's in is pretty good quality, if I don't say so myself.
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It's been trading in fish for about 20 years. Reptiles have only been in since July of this year. Wee display but what's in is pretty good quality, if I don't say so myself.
Yes, I have seen some chameleons in there, that I liked.

Imo, where it falls down is that it doesn't promote itself enough.

Word of mouth is fine. But it is also slow. A lot of people I speak to in the area don't even know of it, and if they don't know of it....
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Yes, I have seen some chameleons in there, that I liked.

Imo, where it falls down is that it doesn't promote itself enough.

Word of mouth is fine. But it is also slow. A lot of people I speak to in the area don't even know of it, and if they don't know of it....
The Yemens are pretty cool. The large male is excellent - really took well to being rehoused and feeding. He follows just about anything that looks like a white bag, expecting to be fed.
His brother is in contrast an anti-social. When he's content he shows off far better colour though. Really is quite beautiful.

And yeah the shop doesn't really get its name around. The website was supposed to be in production but the company dealing with all that tried to charge more for what they said they would include. Shop hasn't long since been bought over so things are slowly being remodelled or remade.
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The Yemens are pretty cool. The large male is excellent - really took well to being rehoused and feeding. He follows just about anything that looks like a white bag, expecting to be fed.
His brother is in contrast an anti-social. When he's content he shows off far better colour though. Really is quite beautiful.

And yeah the shop doesn't really get its name around. The website was supposed to be in production but the company dealing with all that tried to charge more for what they said they would include. Shop hasn't long since been bought over so things are slowly being remodelled or remade.
I would love a chameleon, however, I think the total cost, for the animal, correct set up, etc, well, I am going to have to place that idea on hold, for now.

Do you know these people personally?

I have seventeen years experience in marketing, and my g/f, she is excellent at building sites. We would be prepared to assist them with thta side of things, and be fair with them, all the way. A good site, coupled with better marketing, and I assure you, they would have a lot more customers coming, from all over Edinburgh.

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the guy who owned the pet shop in the forge ,glasgow now runs a 2nd hand mobile phone shop in greenock...buying and selling. he had an owl in the shop last week when we walked past,my wife went in and he said a breeder friend had got him it!! thats just nuts,no wonder they took his license away!
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