reptile shop.........

[MissHayho]

Hi i was just wondering if anyone could tell me what qualifications etc you need to open and run a reptile / peyt shop?! i know it requires you to have experience and that but i really would like to know!

[Athravan]

Legally you don't need anything except in some counties they require you to have done the Pet Store Management qualification in order to obtain a pet shop license.

Aside from that there are no formal qualifications needed. Experience helps, but plenty of people open up pet shops without that too

[MissHayho]

really? thats shocking!!!!!!!! I love to have my own shop - but cant afford it and i would no way open one without feeling i ave enough exerience! I used to work in a reptile shop and it really was my dream job!

[SiUK]

there seems to be loads of reptile shops opened over the last few years

[MissHayho]

i know but as long as the animals are cared for i dont think it is a bad thing!

[spider_mad]

good and bad thing. Good that the hobby is growing but bad in that 'some' pet shops are just jumping on the exotic band wagon boom to try and profit and cash in on the pets but not having any real interest in the animals themselves and just look at the mullah sign. Think thats how its spelt. I am glad that more and more people are getting into inverts and reptiles but at the same time there are always a couple bad apples that appear.

[MissHayho]

absolutely true!

[tom1400]

well if you go through threads there have been a few people asking about owning pet shops. For starters even for a small shop you need about £100,000 loan to get your shop up and running. Then you have to pay your staff, buy foood for animals, get supplies, electrictiy bills it all adds up at the end of the day. I'm 16 and all i'm going to do is when i get a house convert a loft or a bedroom into a reptile room and make a website and just advertised like that. So much cheaper

[Athravan]

Originally Posted by tom1400

well if you go through threads there have been a few people asking about owning pet shops. For starters even for a small shop you need about £100,000 loan to get your shop up and running. Then you have to pay your staff, buy foood for animals, get supplies, electrictiy bills it all adds up at the end of the day. I'm 16 and all i'm going to do is when i get a house convert a loft or a bedroom into a reptile room and make a website and just advertised like that. So much cheaper

Well I set up my shop with a £10k loan and £5k savings so I think £100k is a bit of an over estimate

[SiUK]

Originally Posted by Athravan

Well I set up my shop with a £10k loan and £5k savings so I think £100k is a bit of an over estimate

just a slight over estimate only a few £ out