Rescuing snakes..who's done it?

[KORBIN5895]

Well I don't quit rescue them but I tend to take care of the snakes.at my local pet store. They have a baby atb that has mites that everyone is afraid of so I was doing treatment when it was first found. I also do most of the feeds when I go in cause they are feed on Fridays and the regular reptile guy doesn't work on Fridays. The reason for this is I went in on a Friday and went to the reptile section and noticed no employees were there but 3 tanks had live mice and rats in them. The manager had given me the lock combo ages ago cause I always have my kids there. So I just took a box and removed all the live feeders. So I mentioned what a bad idea it was to be feeding live during prime store hours and how bad it was for the snake and the guy just looked at me funny. I started educating him on the reptiles ( he normally works rodents) and he got a little cranky. That little atb had not eaten for a month and was mid shed yet he put a live mouse in there. I thumped the mouse and dangled it for the atb. It didn't even wait 2 seconds to strike and miss. After the third try he took it but just held it so we put a piece of paper towel over it and it was gone in about 3 minutes. So I have put larger water dishes and done the feeding for the last few weeks.

[SnakeyJay]

Originally Posted by KORBIN5895

Well I don't quit rescue them but I tend to take care of the snakes.at my local pet store. They have a baby atb that has mites that everyone is afraid of so I was doing treatment when it was first found. I also do most of the feeds when I go in cause they are feed on Fridays and the regular reptile guy doesn't work on Fridays. The reason for this is I went in on a Friday and went to the reptile section and noticed no employees were there but 3 tanks had live mice and rats in them. The manager had given me the lock combo ages ago cause I always have my kids there. So I just took a box and removed all the live feeders. So I mentioned what a bad idea it was to be feeding live during prime store hours and how bad it was for the snake and the guy just looked at me funny. I started educating him on the reptiles ( he normally works rodents) and he got a little cranky. That little atb had not eaten for a month and was mid shed yet he put a live mouse in there. I thumped the mouse and dangled it for the atb. It didn't even wait 2 seconds to strike and miss. After the third try he took it but just held it so we put a piece of paper towel over it and it was gone in about 3 minutes. So I have put larger water dishes and done the feeding for the last few weeks.

It's awesome that your prepared to go and do that for them. But it's bad that so many shops could do with an actual reptile keeper on staff.. Pet shops move into reptiles and a lot of the time don't hire staff with the knowledge needed.