Can you tell me what you want from your Reptile shop

I've only visited a handful of pet shops, and I would say that the biggest problem for me is when they have a large selection of reptiles in a relatively small space - ie the vivs are too small and too barren - which gives portrays the wrong idea to the novice.

A much smaller selection in much bigger, better planted vivs, would better demonstrate the level of care and time the animals require. It could be made clear that specific animals can be obtained on request. All animals sold should be done so with a comprehensive caresheet.

Oh, and livefood that hasn't been starved for a week.

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A clean, well knowledable place where the reptiles are cared for and not overly priced.

Think that sums it up - ohh and where the wood doesn't cost a fortune

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Basically all i look for in a reptile shop is a decent friendly knowledgeable service.
And that I'm buying quality healthy animals

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if our i got to choose how my local tiy rep shop improved it would be for them to have more choice and a larger space. also id like them to pay more attention as you can tell them stuff seconds before and they forget seocnds later. couple more things lol id like them to care for each animal as well as they can and not keep hatchling beardies on sand and last but not least...............let me work their lol that way i can change all the stuff arounf and make sure the animals are cared for correctly

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Here's what would make the "perfect" shop for me:

1. Adult specimens of the most common species on display but these adults are not for sale; this is to show what the cute little babies and yearlings will grow into. These adult specimens' vivs should be labelled with the correct species name, the average adult size, the diet and some basics about keeping them. The vivarium should be appropriately sized for the animal displayed in it. I would say that at a minimum every shop should have a shop pet cornsnake, leopard gecko trio or quad, bearded dragon trio and a "big snake". The point of the last is to show how big 12-feet-plus actually IS. Ideally all animals should be on the large end of the size scale and ideally calm specimens that someone could handle (part of) in order to get a feel for whether they could cope with an adult of their chosen species. If a shop pet is of a species that is generally aggressive... TELL people this!

1b. All adult specimens should be housed in vivariums that provide the best, safest enclosure for the animal. If it's best to keep a 15-foot burm on newspaper, show it being kept on newspaper and explain WHY.

2. All animals to be clearly labelled with scientific binomial and the most popular of the common names. For example, Python regius should be labelled as "Python regius: Royal / Ball Python". All animals should have a caresheet available (even if it is a generalised one - "North American Rat and King snakes" or "Arboreal Boids" for example) on request.

3. Feeding records available if requested. What it's feeding on and the method of feeding required.

4. Thermostats sold as package deals with heating equipment, no customer ever advised they don't need a thermostat with their chosen equipment unless that equipment cannot function at all with a thermostat (AKA: UVB/Active Heat bulbs)

5. Staff that will admit they don't know the answer to a question instead of blagging it. Look, I'm not going to judge you if you need to crack open a book to answer me - I'd rather have an honest don't-know than a dishonest "Yeah, blahblah."

6. Clearly marked origins of animals that are not captive bred - if it's WC please tell me. If it's captive farmed, I would like to know that.

At this time there aren't MANY shops that meet all of these for me (mainly on point 1 - where I want to see adult specimens so people can't say they didn't know how big they got) - but there are shops that come darn close.

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All of the above plus basic honesty, if you don't know something then say so and please don't try and blag it. No-one knows everything unfortunately.

This is my mates shop Reddish Reptiles

Not the biggest place in the world,but he has a very good selection of reps inc, albino boas,pastels royals,various cham species to name a few.

Clean and tidy with very knowledgable people.

John

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