Re: uggg.....man now that sure steams my kettle....

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Posted by jess on August 11, 2001 at 13:21:53:

In Reply to: Re: uggg.....man now that sure steams my kettle.... posted by xta on August 11, 2001 at 08:18:39:

: I have seen the same thing at a local reptile store here! It always bothered me because it is one of the best, most informed stores in town (not saying the place doesn't have some problems). Anyway, they would take iguanas that were dumped on them (usually the 3-4 footers) and resell them. These iguanas would always be in horrible shape much like you described. I thought is was not only disturbing to LOOK at them and have unknowing customers think that is what they SHOULD look like, but how unethical to sell an animal to stupid people who don't know it is in need of serious medical attention. Why are they selling them at all???? They claimed to be rescuing and I guess this was their way of paying for the food they bought for them while they were there. At one point they stopped doing this and also stopped selling iguanas all together. This made me very happy. (only carried snakes and other reptiles) Now they are selling babies again and it makes me sick knowing that they KNOW how many of these little guys will end up just like the bigger ones that come to their doorstep.

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we had a good petstore here.and the owner left and his partner was left to do what needed to be don. there used to be little healthy ig runnin around in there cages.but the new guy didnt feed them right( like the lady i got spike from).they were trying to shed but it like wouldnt come off they looked like they had been ran over.there were so smushed looking.thye had snakes too he didnt care for then either.asoon as you walk in that store close up your nose.the smeel of dirty cage,and died animals.would burn your nose .
now the owner came back to a pet store that was about to go under all because of his partner.
the store is still open and the owner takes good care of his herps

jess
spike-iguana
---~----~----~----~----~----~----~----~----~----~-
in loving memory of
- buddy #1 -
&
- buddy #2 -

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: : I have seen the same thing at a local reptile store here! It always bothered me because it is one of the best, most informed stores in town (not saying the place doesn't have some problems). Anyway, they would take iguanas that were dumped on them (usually the 3-4 footers) and resell them. These iguanas would always be in horrible shape much like you described. I thought is was not only disturbing to LOOK at them and have unknowing customers think that is what they SHOULD look like, but how unethical to sell an animal to stupid people who don't know it is in need of serious medical attention. Why are they selling them at all???? They claimed to be rescuing and I guess this was their way of paying for the food they bought for them while they were there. At one point they stopped doing this and also stopped selling iguanas all together. This made me very happy. (only carried snakes and other reptiles) Now they are selling babies again and it makes me sick knowing that they KNOW how many of these little guys will end up just like the bigger ones that come to their doorstep. : -------------------------------------------------- : we had a good petstore here.and the owner left and his partner was left to do what needed to be don. there used to be little healthy ig runnin around in there cages.but the new guy didnt feed them right( like the lady i got spike from).they were trying to shed but it like wouldnt come off they looked like they had been ran over.there were so smushed looking.thye had snakes too he didnt care for then either.asoon as you walk in that store close up your nose.the smeel of dirty cage,and died animals.would burn your nose . : now the owner came back to a pet store that was about to go under all because of his partner. : the store is still open and the owner takes good care of his herps : : jess : spike-iguana : ---~----~----~----~----~----~----~----~----~----~- : in loving memory of : - buddy #1 - : & : - buddy #2 -

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