would you buy reptiles from pets@home

[soozthecat]

Originally Posted by platypus

They would need to employ trained staff etc. .

But with Pets at home the magic of it is you know they wouldnt.

They staff there dont even know anything about bloody basic small animals let alone reptiles etc, they're awful and break the law for providing shelter etc for small animals all the time hate them.

[Pleco07]

I personally only buy from breeders (except for fish - But then i go to specialist fish shops)

[madaboutreptiles]

I would buy reptiles from them as long as the reptiles looked in good condition, which is the requirement I would use for any reptile shop.

I have kept fish for many years and we now buy most of our fish from them and have not had any problems.

The small mammels in our local pets at home are healthy and kept in good accomodations

I really cant see the issue here?

[Eightleggedfreak]

Originally Posted by rachel132002

No, solely because big retailers and general pet stores seem to be more pricey in reptiles than any specialist stockists or breeders and often are of no better quality anyway so would have no benefits me buying from them, would just stick with my local shop and breeders myself.

Rachel

Says it all for me . Prices at pets at home are greatly inflated , so I would stick with local breeders and reputable reptile specialists only

[secuner]

this a debatable question, i put no cause i believe that only people who have the time to care for the reptiles should sell them & should know in depth about them species of reptiles including problems with, care technicalities, behaviours, things that can only really be learnt from one on one personal care of the these animals 24/7. a place like pets at home would not pay extra wages to employ a specialist reptile expert in every store that sells reptiles and so would give misinformation, faulty care instructions, and possibly sell animals that have something wrong with them that isn't blatently visually obvious

[emmipez1989]

i would even if they wernt being kept right in the shop. There better off coming home with me and being kept correctly and loved than in a sweaty horrible shop just having a few bugs chucked at them!
Even if they were ill they have a better chance of recovering in a home that knows what they need.
I would report them if it was horrific though.

[kieran8143]

i would not see a problem in buying anything from any shop as long as it looked stocked well and looks healthy! you cant generalise with any shop regardless as it changes from one to another depending on size etc! i think this can only be judged on a certain animal on the premises and taken from there!

[Harrison]

Originally Posted by Palmanda

I really cant see the issue here?

I agree if all the stores were like yours. However, the small mammals are given improper living conditions and are often fed the wrong foods at the ones I've been into. They also do random silly things once in a while which don't really fit into a category (e.g. putting rabbit in tall glass box).

I'm glad you've had a good experience with them and I think if it had been the same for me, I would give them more of a chance with the reptiles. But I've never been lucky enough to walk into one of their stores which wasn't doing a horrifically bad job.

[tina b]

yes i would as long as they were kept in the proper conditions and looked healthy enough i wouldnt have a problem with buying from there..all saying they had what i wanted

[vikki3683]

the pets at home here dont sell reptiles - they dont even sell live food!!
I wouldnt buy anything from them to be honest with you. The animals they have got arent looked after properley. They have a huge house rabbit at the moment and its kept in such a small cage.