Positive reptile shop experiences!

[itubagus]

Got to add my name to the list of fans of Crystal Palace Reptiles. Went there last weekend, well worth the drive down. Friendly and know their stuff.

My local, Cambridge Reptiles is superb. Neil is a really friendly guy, and always happy to chat and give sound advice on reps bought there and elsewhere. The whole team there are full of knowledge.

[vikki_john]

Wharf . my mate shaun when he starts talking all scientific . He was on about endangered amphibians in africa . He got the attention of alot of ppl in the room and held their attention.

Few people can do that. (Without talking out their arse)

[Fangio]

Cold blooded is my fav, good shop and always willing to help out. Paul there has let me have £50's worth of stock (was selling him an turtle) and to bring the trade in the following week. That's trust right there! On another visit he gave me zoo pellets to try with the monkeytails and may other new tips/freebies along the way.

[MSL]

I like Cold Blooded, although I have only ever dealt with Paul he has always been really nice and helpful.
I am a fan of Swallows Aquatics in Colchester though, probably not to buy as such cos they are quite expensive, on the other hand I know if I do buy anything it has been quarantined and looked after properly because the manager of the reps is a friend of mine and I know how she feels about all the animals in her care.

[Fangio]

Originally Posted by MSL

I like Cold Blooded, although I have only ever dealt with Paul he has always been really nice and helpful.
I am a fan of Swallows Aquatics in Colchester though, probably not to buy as such cos they are quite expensive, on the other hand I know if I do buy anything it has been quarantined and looked after properly because the manager of the reps is a friend of mine and I know how she feels about all the animals in her care.

Katy is the best thing to happen to Swallows since Dennis retired

[Ssthisto]

Snakes'n'Adders.

Staff who ask the right questions (When someone says "Can I see that snake" and you know it's cage-aggressive, the right questions to ask ARE indeed "Do you own any snakes?" and "Do you own any aggressive snakes?") and who answer the questions not the way the customer wants to hear them but with the truth. I can't abide someone who feeds me a line of manure because they think that's what I want to hear. I'd much rather hear someone give me the real truth, no matter how much I might not like it, than have someone try to BS me.

Yeah, I'd have LOVED to have had access to an adult female Mexican Black king - even if it belonged to Nienna and we loaned her our male to breed next year - but I'm glad they put us all off buying her because she was more than Nienna could handle comfortably on her own, temperamentally. The customer service they displayed there was also phenomenal - they called to see if another adult female Mexi with a better temperament that they knew of was still available elsewhere.

And they didn't hesitate to show Nienna several much more suitable animals - not to mention us - I think we got to look at and/or hold half the shop. Could have done without seeing the scorpion QUITE so up close personally, but these things happen!

[Declan123]

I vote Shropshire Exotics....Only a little shop, but exellent quality Stock, and his Venomous Collection is amazing

[Storm Python]

Concrete jungle in ramsgate & repco in brighton for me.

[Athravan]

I don't really go to a lot of shops anymore but I enjoyed visiting Jungle Phase recently, and going back a few years when I did visit more, Emsworth Aquaria was one of my favourites.

[garysumpter]

Paul at Cold Blooded is a legend !!!