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    Animal Ark Pet Stores

    3.0 (45 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 8:30 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    Amber D.

    Makes me sick that I went in here tonight. Wanted to look at fish stuff and found some things I was going to get but then saw the hundreds of betta fish there with fin rot and saw plecos stuffed in 10gallon tanks (way to majorly stunt and kill these fish) but THEN turned around the corner and saw this store selling puppy mill puppies and contributing to the abuse of animals. Selling this little white German Shepherd puppy for $1200?? Thing looks so skinny and sick and stressed. I could never imagine owning this company or working for this company. Absolutely disgusting. Put the expensive bonsai tree back and decided not to get any aquarium plants. Left really disappointed but can't support people who make the world a worse place to be. Not to mention now I feel like I'm dragging parvo all over the valley because I stepped foot in this dirty and smelly place. Seriously wow. Definition of profiting off of the abuse of animals.

    The plant I ended up taking home, very healthy with strong roots. No sign of pests
    Emily M.

    Drove down from SLC to look at their rare plant section, definitely the widest range of rare plants in stock I've seen in Utah so far. I will say their plant prices are a little high compared to online prices but the benefit is you don't have the risk of them dying in transit and you get to pick the exact plant your going home with rather than a random one an online seller would pick for you. The place could definitely use a deep clean, there were mice traps under the plant shelf's and just like grime built up on the floors. I understand that it is a pet store and animals can be messy but not sure there are that many efforts to keep it clean. I've seen in other reviews that customers had bad experiences with the employees being rude, I didn't experience that. All of the employees were really friendly and offered to help me several times. I didn't spend much time looking at the animals but there could definitely be some upgrades on cages for some of the animals. Didn't really love the puppy mill dogs they had there. Overall I'll probably be back to buy more plants but definitely not shop their animal section.

    Amazing tiny little planted tank
    Lacey T.

    I visited here specifically looking for aquarium plants, but they are a real (sort of old fashioned) pet store, with many different animals and some pet supplies, too. They had the most darling little rex rabbit that was in an open cage so I could give her a little pet. She was very friendly and not afraid at all, especially for a bunny. They also had super cute dumbo rats, and I was THIS close to just taking one home. Rats make really excellent pets, and theirs looked healthy (they did have a note that feeder rats are available for snakes as well). There was a gorgeous red chameleon and tons of cute little colorful frogs. And two varieties of axolotls, another animal I always want to make mine. Besides those above they also had some other small rodents, lots of birds, including many breeds I have not seen before, geckos, tons of tarantulas and other spiders, scorpions, and even a cockroach. As far as aquariums go they only had freshwater, and most of the fish were nothing particularly exciting or different, but they seemed healthy. Oh, and they had a great variety of shrimp: crystal red, emerald green, blue, red, and yellow. Now, if you have a planted tank this is THE place to check out. Possibly the best and happiest variety of these sorts of plants in all of Utah. They had many you could buy right out of aquariums, as well as some propagated via tissue culture. Those were expensive ($14.99 each or three for $39.99) but they were all really neat varieties and looked crazy healthy, so worth it, I think. They offer several varieties of moss, duckweed, and frogbit as well. Speaking of which, their show tanks were absolutely stunning. I've had planted tanks for about ten years now, and have seen pictures of really beautiful ones online, but I've never seen any like theirs in person. They had several large display tanks along with some smaller ones that were just as well cared for. Seriously, if you just want to see what a professionally planted tank looks like go here. It was rather crowded with customers when I visited, otherwise I definitely would have spent a good long time just reveling in their beauty. There were several employees working, and one girl in particular was very helpful. The store looks older, but is fairly clean, though it suffers from that particular smell most pet stores have. I think that's pretty unavoidable. Prices are in line with similar shops. I'm not sure where they get their puppies from, so wouldn't necessarily seek them out for the purchase of a canine friend (though they were adorable), but otherwise I was very impressed, and would recommend them (of course most especially for freshwater plants).

    Abby R.

    We got our beloved little Pomeranian from Animal Ark. It's an interesting shop to walk through but as far as their puppy business is concerned, I do give them side-eye for a few things. Mainly, setting the price of their puppies at a premium as if they are pure-bred. They claim on the little puppy intros on the glass cells that they are, but there is no way to know for sure since they often don't offer registration or anything of the sort and you essentially find out later when they grow up. This is important for people to know if they are wanting a specific temperament, future health risks for the breed, and certain abilities. When we bought our pom, she had a weird eye tick and we asked about that and they told us she would grow into it, but she didn't. Normally, when this kind of defect occurs, most breeders will decrease the price a bit and give you information about the defect - we paid a full $1,500 with misinformation. They also don't seem to maintain the cleanliness of the little glass cells of the puppies or keep up with their water supply or cleanliness of bowls. Honestly, to me, this says a lot about Animal Ark. However, I do understand that they have a great fish area. My review is simply about their puppy trade.

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    1 year ago

    Great place to buy reptiles! Just awesome! They keep their animals in great condition and treat their costumers with a lot of respect.

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    They are absolutely great. Workers there are so caring and nice super helpful and they really care for the animals

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    1 year ago

    Very knowledgeable and friendly staff and a good supply of animals and care items. I have been a happy customer for seven years.

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    3 years ago

    Their fish are awesome! They are always healthy and strong. If you want good fish that are strong get them here and not at petsmart.

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    Not the best customer service, not very clean, but they have cute dog kennels, clothes, bowls...

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    9 years ago

    The best pet store in town. They have a great selection of all types of animals & take great care of their animals

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