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Originally Posted by LiL Zap
One thing that really angers me is selling a reptile to someone who cannot adequately care for it. For example, at a reptile show back in December I witnessed a chameleon breeder sell a specimen to a family with a small boy. Immediately, the small boy began playing with the chameleon like a small toy. My coworker who went to the show with me informed the family that chameleons stress easily and aren't really animals to handle. The family had no idea of this and actually had never owned a reptile before. This really boils my blood because a chameleon (in my opinion) is an advanced animal to own and you can't just hand them off to someone who has the money for one. I hope that chameleon is alive today but I'm also a realistic person and most likely...it has passed away due to ignorance of some people.
I just wish vendors, pet shops and whoever sells reptiles would just educate the potential buyer thoroughly and if that person doesn't get the grasp of caring for that particular reptile...they should refuse the sale. I'm going to jump off a cliff if I see one more damn chameleon sold to a 10 year old kid or pretty much ANY advance or intermediate level reptile sold to someone who just cannot care for it properly.
Great thread by the way!
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Happens all too often with animals that have special requirements. Like chameleons in your example, monitors...etc.
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