I rescued a baby ornate monitor earlier this year from a subpar shop. The shop was not a good one, but it was the best one in that town. Someone had brought the monitor in on trade for something else the previouse day. It was in good shape considering it was in a cricket keeper with no heat.

I brought it home and kept it for a few months to make sure it was active and healthy. I then found someone that wanted to raise it and give it a good home. I went back to that shop a few weeks later and found thay had got in a timor, water monitor, tegus, and savannas. None of them had proper heat, but the housing for most was not too bad (for a pet shop). I wished I had not supported them, but I am glad I "rescued" the ornate.

I try to support people on these internet forums that I respect, a couple of local shops where I have come to know the owners, and some of the vendors that come to the local exotic shows.
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