Take the time to do a search on ALL of these forums and read some of the HORROR stories involving petstores. Type "Petco" into the search engine and see what type of posts come up. I actually have a good Petco near me that does treat their animals well but it is the ONLY petco that I've ever been pleased with. I have at least 5 or 6 of these stores within driving distance of my house (which I've visited all of them at one time or another) and they are all disgusting. I have another store called "Curious Creatures" near me and to say the least, it is truly disgusting. I made the mistake of buying my first ball python from them and ended up with mites in my collection and my wife picking ticks off of their "CB" ball python. Fortunately I've learned alot about snakes since then and know who and who not to purchase from. Heck, since I'm actually giving names here, I'll add one more to the list, possibly the worst of all reptile stores I've been to. They actually have a flashing add advertisement that pops up on the right side sometimes. The store is called "Regal Reptiles", I believe they are out of Providence, RI. My first time walking into this "reptile shop" I was appalled. The place was DISGUSTING and had lizards crawling all over the walls and ceiling. When I asked the owner, what's up with this he told me this is 'NORMAL' for lizard selling establishments. I immediately turned around and waited outside while my friends that I was with continued to look around. On top of it all, when they asked if they could take a look around at what they have for sale their answer was, "Nobody's allowed behind the counter". It gave me the feeling that their husbandry conditions for their animals 'behind the counter' couldn't be all that great if they need to hide it. Stories like this can go on and on, with very few 'good' stories to go with all the bad ones. BTW Scottish, any chance you also use the name Poosphere or Terdball? LOLOLOL Oh, I can see it now, another miserable post because I 'called him out!' Take care all, I've enjoyed this discussion, Scott Sullivan.
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