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Old 20-11-2008, 07:21 PM
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went to a so called reptile and aquatics shop today totaly descusted by the way they are treating the animals 2 foot bermese in a 1 ft tank adult corns in 1 ft tanks the burmese had a burn on its back because they didnt cover the ceramic bulb.pm me if you want name its in stafford midlands
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Old 20-11-2008, 07:26 PM
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thats shocking, its getting more and more common for pet shops to hold animals they know nothing about and dont cater for their needs correctly.

Did you try and explain to the the owner? I know if it was me i would rather someone pull me to one side about it?
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thats shocking, its getting more and more common for pet shops to hold animals they know nothing about and dont cater for their needs correctly.

Did you try and explain to the the owner? I know if it was me i would rather someone pull me to one side about it?
yes had aword with the women she hadnt a clue what she was on aboutshe just had a massive hang up with the baby burm because it kept tagging her silly man the price was a joke aswell yellow burmese £295 i nearly passed out.
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lol, i misguided idea as to their worth also!

its a shame, it really is, someone prob told her thats what it was worth!
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could you pm me the shop please
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same here too please.
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thats terrible the onl place ive seen thats a petshop that properly looks after its snake is in shepards bush some places are just disgusting
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Old 21-11-2008, 04:05 AM
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price was a joke aswell yellow burmese £295 i nearly passed out.

Thats nothing mate......I know of a place that was selling one for 800, and im deadly serious!
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ceramic bulb in a 1ft tank?...sounds odd, even for a shop. Heatmats are much cheaper, or even just normal spot bulbs with no nighttime heating, more likely for a cost-cutting shop. Tragic report. I always wonder when I go in some shops and they've taken a nomal viv, put a melamine partition in the middle, and in some cases not even redone the glass doors.
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went to a so called reptile and aquatics shop today totaly descusted by the way they are treating the animals 2 foot bermese in a 1 ft tank adult corns in 1 ft tanks the burmese had a burn on its back because they didnt cover the ceramic bulb.pm me if you want name its in stafford midlands

You tend to find that some shops who mix reptiles and aquatics get it wrong. I'm not saying all shops now before people start biting my head of lol.

I've been to a few shops where they have had aquatics first and ventured into reptiles and the state that the reptiles have been kept in are really shocking.

I think the 2 should be kept seperate to be honest as they are both very specialised.
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