Reptile rooms - is there a better shop

[MissMoose]

there must be, last time i went in everything had mites, 2 geckos were dead and rotting in a tank and there were 2 motiors in a viv way too small for them.

[beege_3]

I've been using TRR for 5 years now and never once saw animals in that state, unless they were brought in that way by customers and mark was helping them out.

[amber_gekko]

Originally Posted by MissMoose

there must be, last time i went in everything had mites, 2 geckos were dead and rotting in a tank and there were 2 motiors in a viv way too small for them.

Most if not all reptile shops will get mite out breaks at some time, ive seen mites in TRR and probably every other reptile shop ive been in at some time, when you get reptiles from all over some do come with mites, its not having mites that makes a shop crap its not treating them and selling stuff with mites.
I do think that maybe more checks should be done there on the livestock because ive read other threads on rfuk where people have seen dead reptiles and had to go and tell the staff, really it shouldn't be the customers responsibility and obviously if you do see something like that its going to put you off buying or returning.

Personally i think Snakes and Adders is the best shop, but everyone looks for different things in a shop

[Dirtydozen]

i too noticed mites at reptile room but it didnt put me off, i think in a shop with that much stuff having mites and being able to permantly get rid of them is near impossible, im sure all snakes bought would be treated before leaving the store

[groovy chick]

I was there yesterday, i was very impressed. I loved the nile monitor and the frilled dragons and they had some cool baby frogs. I came away with a super snow leo and a new crestie. Well worth the 3 hours drive up and down to get there.

[TheReptileRoom]

Miss Moose,

Which shop are you actually commenting on.

If its the reptile room, then there has been times when we have had snakes in that have had mites, which we have been treated accordingly.

Regarding any dead gecko's, that have been seen rotting in vivs, is just lies at totally unfounded.


Regarding the monitors, they are all house in appropriate sizes vivariums regarding age, size etc.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by MissMoose

there must be, last time i went in everything had mites, 2 geckos were dead and rotting in a tank and there were 2 motiors in a viv way too small for them.

no way is this the rep room in clevely. i travel up and down there quite a lot, have bought a few snakes from there, and its possibly the cleanest most well run shop i have ever been in. just bought a snake yesterday by the way.

[Lynne]

Originally Posted by Dirtydozen

i too noticed mites at reptile room but it didnt put me off, i think in a shop with that much stuff having mites and being able to permantly get rid of them is near impossible, im sure all snakes bought would be treated before leaving the store

i find it interesting that you are from merseyside. the last snake i bought a couple of months ago, was a black pastel royal. when i told a certain person, also from your neck of the woods, i had bought it, he asked if it had mites. i told him no, why would it. he said the shop had mites. when i said i would email mark about it he went totally quiet and has never been in touch again. weird. sounds kinda like a conspiricy.
btw i never emailed mark, cause there was no need. there was no mites. the vivs are all totally clean and the reps are happy and well looked after, or i wouldnt buy from them.
after sales is awesome, i travel from fife in scotland to get there. and will keep doing this.

[Andy b 1]

i went to this shop in august last year and it was amazing!!! i still have fond memories of it... best reptile shop ive ever been to

[leptophis]

I have been to this shop twice in the last month, as were 50-100 other people all of which thought the shop was great, my own partner was wowed by the shop, I have at no time seen dead animals in any of the cages, any shop can get mites, the point is like people, when it happens is whether they treat it or not. I dont believe for one second that any of the staff would not treat them,

I cannot stand this kind of persecution, especially when numerous other people have been in and not seen it. SMacks of a personal grudge based on fabrication. It is a shame that a no nothing numpty does this, I would put a bet that they have never written to mark if they have a genuine concern, certainly i have been to numerous shops and rate marks as one of the best if not the best.