I spotted this pet store while going to Ace Hardware and decided to check it out. The store stocks pet supplies with reptiles, fish, birds, and small mammals like rabbits and hamsters.
I was sadly disappointed by the store. It seemed fairly clean, but the animals did not seem that well cared for. A few examples:
- The hamster cage was sort of shoved haphazardly on the floor. The hamsters had just a flat floor in the tank they were in. Nothing to run around in to give them exercise or to climb up.
- The bearded dragons seemed in too humid an environment with soil substrate which is the wrong substrate to use.
- They have two leopard tortoise babies who were already showing signs of pyramiding and had nothing to eat but huge pieces of lettuce in their tank - no hay or nutritious greens.
- Their iguana is on the floor in a standard aquarium tank. He definitely wanted something to climb. While we were there he kept jumping on the ceiling of his cage just to have something to do.
I can't say much for the care of the fish or birds since I don't keep those animals (though their cockatiels seemed really happy), but I was saddened by the care of the other animals. They are having their basic needs met but not much is being done to keep them happy and well while they wait to find homes.