OH how I love people! :D

[BoidsUnlimited]

Well.......awhile back I met a girl at the mall. After talking for awhile we started to hang out. Well when I went over her house for the first time she showed me her POORLY kept Bearded Dragon. No UVB, a few crickets a week, a lid for a water dish, and its in a 10 gallon.

Well she IM'ed me today, and it died.

And she now has a Green Iggy. And when I told her she will need a cage about 8x8x8....she got mad.....said i dont need your f'ing advice.....and got off of the messenger.

Thanks for listening

[joey]

That sucks. I hate it when people don't give a crap about what an animal needs.

:( Makes you feel terribly sorry for the animal and mad as hell at the 'owner'.

[peterm15]

what a...... well i cant say that on here buut you get my point.... thats horrible....

is she planin on keepin the iggy in a 10 gal.... if so call someone and get it taken away.... i wouldnt put an anole through that....
( not that anoles are expendable, i wouldnt put one in a 10 gal for more than a few days)

[BoidsUnlimited]

she had the beardie in a 10..dunno what the iggys in now..but i would guess something NOT suitable.

i would go check..but after that reaction...ill pass :D

[clint545]

Kinda like the pet store I go to. The girl there was telling me about how a few months back a family came in to buy some crickets. She asked what they were feeding and the reply was a green iguana, that they had bought from the pet store in the local mall, a few days earlier.
They went on to say that they had been looking for a good starter reptile for a while and that they were happy with the iggy seeing as they only grew to be 10 INCHES!!
The girl corrected them very quickly about how big iguanas get, and proper care and such. The people were actually cool about it and shelled out cash for the right lights, food and such.
I guess the pet store at the mall was just trying to clear it out before it got too big, it was still a pretty ignorant thing to do. At least the people who bought it were willing to take the right steps towards its well-being, even when they were lied to.

[BoidsUnlimited]

Awesome for the people! If I could.....I would shake there hands PERSONALLY!

[peterm15]

me to....

i went to a rep store today and one of there policies is that if your a biginner you must leave with a book or prove you have one.... and rules like that... one of the guys have been breeding for 30 yrs and the other for 15..... i was really pleased with the store and everything... they were really helpful... i was there chattin for like an hour...

[clint545]

peterm would that be a certain place in Newmarket? If so I know what you mean, when I go there I need at least an hour, just for the chatting!!LOL

[peterm15]

thats the place..... there really nice there eh.... i was nearly out the door and got into another 20 min conversation.... lol..... have you asked about there crix yet... they gutload them with some sort of colour thng.. its supposed to enhance the colour of any rep withen 3 mnths.... there a little more expensive but it may be worth it... only 5 dollars more for 1000 so its not too bad....

[clint545]

No. Actually haven't been there in a bit but didn't see that stuff.
They've got some really nice looking snakes there.

[peterm15]

oh ya they really do..... they dont sell it in containers one of the guys ( owner or manager) came up with it... there working on getting a patent...

[Manitoban Herps]

Petstores in my area are now making you fill in forms, which say what you are keep them in, and supplies and such. They also quiz you and if get a mark lower then what is exceptable you may not have have a reptile or any pet till you get the approiate mark.

[peterm15]

thats a great idea...

[ChocoMeijin]

Where are these shops? Like exact location? ^_^ I wanna visit~! :D

^_^

[peterm15]

well where are you.... lol... that way i can see if your talkin to me or manitobian... ;)

[J.J.]

i think you should beat her with a metal rake.

but that's just my opinion. :D

[Tim and Julie B]

Originally posted by BoidsUnlimited
Awesome for the people! If I could.....I would shake there hands PERSONALLY!

You might do better with the neck. o>

[ChocoMeijin]

Eh heh, sorry ^_^;; I meant the one in Newmarket >o<;;

[BoidsUnlimited]

Originally posted by Tim and Julie B
You might do better with the neck. o>

That remark was for the post about the people thinking there iggy would get 10''...BUT when told how to keep it properly...they went and bought the correct stuff as advised!

[clint545]

Choco here's the directions

Head North on the 404 - Exit at Davis Drive- Newmarket
Head West on Davis untill you hit Leslie Street- its the 4th set of lights from the 404.
Turn North onto Leslie and go past the Pricechoppers on your left.
Just past that, on your right are plazas - look for the one with the MR. BEER. Turn into there and that's where you'll find Northern Reptile.

Just a head's up - They don't have alot of reptiles for sale in stock, they more or less let you order what you want and then they will go and hand pick it themselves for you. You might want to call them before you head up here, I've got the phone Number, but pretty sure I might get in trouble p[osting it. PM me if you want it or any more info

[Tim and Julie B]

Oh ok.... hand if your good neck if your bad. Yes big respect to those people with the iguanna. You don't see that very often. I hate it when people that work at petstores don't know anything but spew bs facts to customers that assume they know what they are talking about just because they work in a petstore.

*wow pretty sure that is a run on sentence.