A Small Petstore in my area that should not sell snakes

[sparda]

Hi I am newbie to this whole thing, but after reading and researching here and other sites, and talking to breeders, I realize that a pet store in my area doesn't know a whole lot about taking care of reptiles. For one when I was going to buy a corn snake, I asked them (on the phone) what type they were. (Snow, Normal, okatee, ...) They told me "red". I said are they bloodreds, and she said "no just red". I went to look at them and they were normal hatchlings, very small. I asked them if they had any heating pads and they informed me that they carry them, but they would recommend using HOT ROCKS. I knew after reading and researching that Hot Rocks are the worst that you could use for a snake, or any reptile. He said that he has been using them for 30 years, and never had a problem. He said that the undertank heating pads cause belly burns on snakes. Needless to say I did not purchase my corn or anything else from him. My corn came from South Mountain Reptiles, and my supplies from somewhere else. I for one would never buy any animal from a Pet Store. A knowledgeable breeder is the best choice. I don't know if I should mention the name of this store, I don't want to get anyone in trouble, but if you are from this area, it is not a big chain, it is just 2 small stores, one in Beaver Falls, and one in Aliquippa.
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	Corn Snake The Corn Snake or Red Rat Snake (Elaphe guttata) is a species of Rat Snake.

[eddie]

Unfortunately, that's the norm for a lot of pet stores....
Their bottom line is making money in the easiest way possible.
Most in my area will not hire anyone with any animal knowledge, in order to save that much more money, by not using the proper supplies, materials, and food.

In other words, they hire non-knowledgable people, tell them what they want them to do as for cleaning, care and feedings, in order to prevent an employee from blowing too much cash by doing things in the correct manner.
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[faze]

sparda you cant discriminate against all pet stores i for one own a pet store but i wont touch heat rocks, iguana's etc... and i give the customer the option for me to print them out a carsheet if they would like i'd say prolly 95% say sure and the other 5 percent say that they got internet access at home to print it out and research it themselves
.....true most petstores are bad but not all they are few and far between but there are some...
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