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From what I've heard, the best way to get something done about petstores that mistreat their animals (or have animals they aren't supposed to have) is to call the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR). State DNR's know all the state laws regarding reptiles and such, and WILL get bad pet stores taken care of. People on the www.turtletimes.com forums have seen pet stores either vastly improve or just stop selling reptiles after calling thier state's DNR. Anyway, that's just a suggestion of something you might be able to...to find the number or an e-mail address you should be able to do a web search for the DNR by typing in: _your state_ DNR "department of natural resources". I think that would get you the DNR's website.
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Christina

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

I live in NYC and go upstate every weekend to check out the pet stores and the reptiles and other things..i do have a life..LOL anyways, there is a guy in the petco i buy most of my Leos from, every herp is either on paper towels or rept-carpet they have heat thermostats etc..i happend to check out the leos and to my surprise both babies and adults were on papertowels had red lights humid hides mealie dishes UTH's a clean water dish and their temps were 85-90*f and each humid hide had droplets of water on the sides, after goig to thin PetCo for almost 2 years now i have yet to see any herp who looked sick, dehydrated,malnurished, i was very impressed by this and i consider this petco to be the best petstore i've ever been too..in all my life..and i've been to alot..not just in NYC but in jersey,pennsylvania etc..just lettin your guys know

a guy i know who works in the petco i buy my leos from who cares for all of the herps*******

That's why I said petstores and not petcos...lol I'm just trying to let people know that there is a way to get something done when a bad store won't change their ways on their own.
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Christina

1.3.1 leos
-0.1 tangerine het rainwater albino w/jungle background (Blinkers)

-0.2 jungles (Vahz & Skissor)

-0.0.1 albino (supposed Tremper)(Spitfire)

-1.0 tangerine rainwater albino (Bronx)

letting you guys know

We all have said there are some great pet stores out there, unfortunately the ammount of bad ones out weigh's the good ones.
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0.2.0 Normal Leopard Gecko's
1.0.0 Patternless Leopard Gecko
0.1.0 Veiled Chameleon
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon