Any must see reptile shops in London?

[forwantof]

My hubby and I are going to london zoo sometime soon and I wondered if anyone knew of any brilliant reptile shops that would be worth a visit?

Thanks

Cat

[vizzyuk]

heya, its not exactly local to regents park, but crystal palace reptiles is an excellent shop in my opinion.

they may not be huge, but its a nice size.
all of their animals are so healthy, and they have such a range, from hets to albinos.

most of all, they will not sell you anything if they feel you have not researched enough etc. my friend went in there to get some beardies, and because he was unsure of what temps he was keeping in a viv at home they told him to get a couple of thermometres, and bring pics in to prove he could maintain proper temps.

i particularly like their beardies, they are so alert and they look so healthy. im not an expert, but even an amateur can see they ar well.

if you cant make it to them you can check out their website for a look at some of their higher end products, dunno if its still there, but they had a snake that was priced at 5 figures!!! (thats tens of thousands)
and 4 figured prices are not uncommon with them. but as i said,all their animals are top drawer, and welfare means more to them than profit
top people if you ask me

their web address is
crystalpalacereptiles.com

[forwantof]

Thanks - if we pass that way I will go in a have a look! Its great for a shop to want to be certain that their animals are going to someone who knows what they are doing. I'm not looking to get anymore pets but just love looking at the animals and may invest in more wood etc.

[jaykickboxer]

coldblooded is the best ive been to but its in rainham essex still close tho

[Rainwater]

Cold Blooded...go from Camden Town to London Bridge...30/38 bus to Fenchurch Street (5 min ride) then take the train straight from there to Rainham