They sell sick animals and do not tell you that they do not warranty any of them. I have been fighting to get my money back for a sick rabbit that I returned the next day. I should have known better but my autistic son wanted to buy the bunny. I am going to get this place audited because the state of the animals is criminal. Don't ever buy from here. read more

i bought a baby rabbit from this place today. he is healthy and active, also very friendly. sure the cages could use some up keeping but overall are pretty clean. staff is friendly and very helpful. lady at the front gave me a briefing on how to care for my rabbit. i recommend and i will go back read more

I've been going here for over 5 years and I've never had anything bad to say. Every animal,toy, treats,dog clothes, fish and anything else have always been wonderful. I love the family that owns this place the staff is always amazing. I would recommend this small little business to any real animal lover. As long as forever pets is open I will shop here for ever. read more

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I would NEVER buy another animal from Forever Pets again. My son bought a love bird from this place. I knew I should of went with my gut and not buy a single thing after what I saw there, but we did anyway. Soon after we got home, the poor little bird died, didn't last but a couple of hours. Took it back the next yesterday to see if just perhaps they'd give my son his money back, but nope. They offered to give him another bird but instead, he got a cage since they don't offer guarantees. Here's a little of what we saw at the pet store: dead fish, dead betas in their bowls, dead bird, guinea pigs w/ no hair, Macaw had his feathers plucked out, the birds didn't have food or water. There were rat droppings in the empty cages, roaches in some of the housings. It was just an awful place. Don't buy there. read more

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We just bought our bearded dragon from here. I know some reviews aren't great but honestly all the animals looked happy, fish were well taken care of, and the knowledge of the staff is incomparable. So many supplies and reasonable prices. Don't knock it till you try it. Remember, it's a true pet store. Not a big corporation. read more

Love the variety and friendliness of the shop and staff. It was fun to take a trip just to see everything they have. Special pets like Frank on display Will def return. read more

Highly advise against going here. Most animals are sick, injured, or diseased. Majority of items are overpriced and most like contaminated with mites, fungus, or bacteria. Bought a sugar glider here a few years ago (mainly because it seemed stressed and terrified, my mistake) and they misgendered it and provided incorrect care information. Stopped by to see if conditions had changed, nope! Still disgusting and borderline illegal practices, avoid at all costs. read more

I enjoy going to this shop to get live rats for my snake, and yes the shop could put more effort in keeping up with the cages that the animals are in including the fish. But look it's your job as the buyer to provide a better environment for that animal just like if you were go to the humane society and adopting a dog in a cage full of shit, so for all the negative reviews get out of your sensitive feelings and stfu. THIS IS A GREAT PET STORE AND I LOVE GOING, AND I RECOMMENDED THIS SHOP TO ANYONE read more

Go Fish! This locally owned pet shop is a neighborhood gem! This place is really cool- I thought the place was clean, the animals looked happy and alive. I really only stuck to the fish store portion of the store. I came in to buy a betta fish. They had a selection of about a dozen of them, in all different colors with different patterns. She led me past intricate tanks, amazing displays, and crazy fountains! The clerk helped me pick one out, stick it in a bag, and she even had some great recommendations about the food and inquired about the water treatment for this new fish. She really helped out with making sure that the little betta would survive. It's been a few weeks, and everything is looking good! I enjoyed the murals on the outside. They have paintings of different pets you can get in there, then there's a painting of dinosaurs. I was disappointed that they didn't have a stegosaurus for sale. The only drawback of this place is that they don't accept AmEx. Parking was easy, with a dedicated private lot. I'd much rather support these guys over the chain stores. read more

Read reviews where people said this place was bad news. I went anyway. One of the women working was very nasty to everyone. I left without buying anything. Hope you go on a good day. this wasn't one read more

As a new bearded dragon owner, I've been visiting all San Antonio pet stores to find reliable places to by from. This place was stock on products I haven't found anywhere else however I am rating this shop only on star because of the horrid conditions I witness their pets living in. I saw water bowls full of dirt, hair, poop etc. not only that but I saw a dead chameleon and bearded dragon, the other bearded dragons in the same enclosure looked severely underweight! All the veggies and salads were old and wilted! They had not been changed in days! The chameleons were in a desert habitat, not in a topical habitat! Do your research! The large bird that was out there had nearly pucked all his feathers out from stress and screamed the whole time. I could not buy from this place in good conscious knowing these poor animals were suffering. read more

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Great service! We were able to learn about so many of the animals they have. You can tell these animals are well taken care of and loved. We have many animals at home and we could tell every animal they had at the store is just as loved as our pets. Great people read more

DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM HERE ‼‼‼‼‼ This place is a joke it's disgusting the fish are all in tanks with other dead fish the axolotls are super skinny and malnourished the snake have snake mites all over them from keeping them all together in one tank not from the feeders like they said they told me that they get mites from the feeders they feed them nope sorry it's from having all your snakes in one tank they look dehydrated too just FYI your other reptiles had dead dried up big bearded dragon in with live beardeds same thing with the lizards and tortoises they have animals there that aren't for sale because they breed them to make their own animals like the guinea pigs Every tank you go to to look at the reptiles the fish the fuzzy animals even the hairless animals they all look malnourished they all look starving it's so sad they just need to close down and retire from pet shops and in store breeding And don't get me started on the wild exotic birds they have those poor birds plucking out there feathers all those animals very sad read more

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Great family owned store, so nice and helpful! They have always been so nice and helpful! Support local family owned businesses!!!

Just look at the rest of the reviews. It's all true. Nothing but death and despair here. The place is dusty and unkept not a good sign especially if your selling and showing care of other animals. The prices were high and the fish selection was meh after seeing the treatment of everything and God help that poor grouper that lives in a bowl!!! I gave up, even looked at their pond stuff they literally had a few pond building videos for sale on VHS!!!!! How long have those been there. Best bet, go down a ways to Elegant Reef on Nakoma for fish goods great clean store with awesome selection. I hope Health inspector checks this place out Someone should report the sick animals all over.... yuck. read more

I am truly sorry for all the pets in this establishment. While walking through with an interest to purchase a new friend for my guinea pig, Mochi, I saw the raw horrors of this place. As you walk in you can already notice how the place is not kept clean. The skinny piggies were scratched up, more than half of the beta fish were dead, live fish were consuming the dead, the snakes were in enclosed small tanks, the parrot that has been there forever is still plucking its feathers out, the tiny birds were crowded in small tanks, large fish were in small tanks, and honestly many more. I had previously gone for my guinea pig Mochi and I'm so happy I took him out of that horrible place. My heart aches to see these poor animals be treated this way so I must spread as much word as I can. I do recall the last time I went I had talked to one of the most real employees there, they would tell me how the management would treat these poor animals terribly, and they never did anything to help them and how he wished they would. I'm sad to discover he was no longer working there. Thanks for taking time to read this post... I truly wish I could do something about this, but sadly I cannot... :( read more

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The Cheap Prices to supplies is a plus side, it just feels like the animals are not that well taken care of.

I really wish I could give negative or no stars and still write a review. This place is a dingy little mom and pop establishment with poorly cared for animals and ill-educated staff. I have been to my fair share of pet stores and this place definitely ranks among the lowest. There are a wide variety of animals on sale from scorpions to puppies and EVERYTHING in between, including an expansive fish area. Granted I don't know much about birds and reptiles, but their enclosures look pretty decent. That being said, the living quarters for puppies and kittens is pathetic. No bedding, no toys, just a plastic grate to lie on with feces caked to it. I really don't understand why people purchase animals here especially when they are kept in these kind of conditions. I might also mention that the prices here are outrageous! Everything here is jacked up in price and yet it still doesn't seem to affect the overall health or well-being of the animals kept and sold here. It's a shame and places like these make me want to shop at Petsmart and Petco that much more. read more

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i just bought a baby sulcata tortoise. he's very healthy so far. loves to run and eat plenty. i'm happy for the kit they put together to help me get started to care for him. it would be nice to know how old he is though. but so far so good. read more

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Picture proof at the bottom of the post. Horrible. TONS of fish dead. One tank had an entire pile of dead fish. The tanks are too small with too many animals in them. THE BETA FISH had a lot of dead ones just sitting in a little cup of water for everyone to see. Just left there and thought this needed to be shared. I took pictures of the fish that passed, a cockatiel that is sick and a giant banana boa that is crammed in his tank. Absolutely sickening. I will be calling someone to investigate. read more

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Just bad. I used to come here ages ago but the quality of the store has significantly decreased. I went in to buy a dog gravity feeder .... The condition of the items was awful. There was gunk inside the feeders. The cat scratching posts had roach poop on top of them. The stench of the store was awful. I decided to look around to see how the animals were doing. I felt bad looking at them. I'm going to look into reporting this place. I rather go to Petco or Petsmart at this point. Please avoid this place they deserve it read more

I went in to look at supplies for my guinea pig, and not being from this area, thought I would check out some locally owned stores rather than the big chains. I was really disappointed. First, when you walk in you are hit with an AWFUL smell. And I'm not talking about the normal pet store smell, this was DISGUSTING. It smelled like the place hadn't been cleaned in ages. The cages all seem very old and not to be rude, just nasty. When you walk along the wall with the rodents, reptiles, and KITTEN (which I don't think should even have to suffer being stuck in the enclosure it was in) the smell becomes even stronger. The animals all seemed to be very hot and were panting away in the tiny spaces, it broke my heart. Everything is cramped and piled together, even around the cages, specifically over their large snake tank. Stuff was piled on top of it and it looked like it had never been cleaned. I wish I could adopt animals from here simply to get them away from this place, but I'm afraid they will come home sick and spread diseases to my other animals. Not to mention, there was a man loading stuff on the shelves from outside and he very noticeably bumped me and didn't even apologize. I suppose this just may be a personal preference, but customer service is extremely important and between that and the girl behind the counter who wouldn't even look up to say welcome or answer any questions, I was again, disappointed. read more

I feels SO bad for the animals living there, if I were rich i would get them all in PERFECT condition homes :( but other than that, they do a lot of cool stuff for pets but damn y'all.. DO NOT COME IN IF YOU HAVE HEARTS FOR ANIMALS BECAUSE YOU WILL BE HEARTBROKEN :( read more

Can you give a score of 0 stars? I went to Forever Pets yesterday with a friend, intending to purchase a young Cockatiel. The owner's behavior was strange and already had set a weird tone for our visit. I asked if I could visit with the birds and see if one of them may connect with me a little more and then I would purchase. I thought I would be brought to a safe area for the bird so we could meet and, instead, a man who was unable to understand what I was asking went into the back and started going all around inside of the cage wearing huge gloves. He knew absolutely NOTHING about how to handle these poor creatures and stressed all of them so terribly horrible that I tried to tap and tell him to stop, I tried to get help from a team member. They said, "We'll be with you in a minute." We are standing there very upset that these birds were being, essentially, scared to death. Finally after getting his attention, I put my hands up to tell him to stop terrifying the birds. Not only was it TERRIBLY disturbing, there was no way I would be able to see if any of the birds was a bit more tame than the others. They were now terrified, running around at the bottom of the cage, shaking. What's more is that he was going to bring the bird to me out in the store, right under a ceiling as well as to a place where it could get away or get seriously injured. Really?! We waited, asked for help again, and NO ONE came to help. As a result, we left. The owner saw us and said nothing as we walked out. I will never, ever come back to this place and will recommend to everyone that is looking for an animal to stay away. The owner had no solid answers about anything to do with the birds; after 46 years, you should know the basics about a common bird. If not, all of the animals they had. She was unable to even tell me what sex they were. I told her what I had read (on a million sites) and she said no, you can't tell. Are you kidding me??? To all of this, I would like to say that, I am a bird owner and know that you have to reach into the cage to get the birds. I know all of that. Yes they get scared, yes they may shake, but at least handle them with more care. We were honestly appalled at the entire experience; I have never seen anything like it. It's really upsetting that we had a terrible experience. They also lost a good sale. read more

I am not going to lie, I was extremely leery when I found this pet store on Google maps. We finally gave up on Petco, Petsmart, and Pet Barn fish because they kept dying no matter what we did. A Google search revealed Forever pets and we thought we would give it a chance. After two visits to Forever Pets, I have fallen in love. They do not have any warranty on their fish...and for good reason! They take care of their fish! Every single fish we have bought from Forever Fish is still alive! We came back a second time due to our Dojo Loach growing and having to go from a 50 gallon to 75 gallon tank. We bought more guppies, some snails, a catfish (I don't remember what the name was, but it is shiny whitish/ivory with black spots), and some feeder shrimp for our Loach and catfish. All of the workers are friendly, knowledgeable, and personable. Forever Pets has become my forever store when it comes to fish! They have reptiles, birds, hamsters, guinea pigs, farrots, and other animals, but we have only ever bought fish. The outside is not appealing to the eye, but who cares when they actually take care of their animals! I LOVE Forever Pets!!! Thank you for all of your kind service and your amazing care for all of the animals! You are truly amazing! read more

Dead salamander in tank. I feel sad for the pets they weren't well taken care of you can tell

As soon as you walk into the store, there is this terrible smell. Everywhere you look, there are cobwebs and I even saw live crickets and cockroaches on the floor in between aisles. The live animals are all cramped together, with no stimulation. All the animals are lethargic and prefer to hide and sleep. Specifically, the ferret enclosure had these huge beams of light just aimed at them. Not right! This place is no clean, they don't know how to handle the pets and the customer service was terrible. The elder lady at the cashier was very rude as I walked out. This place needs to be inspected. Dirty and cruel to the animals! read more

Sold me a turtle sick with bacterial/fungal infection. I had the correct set up (heater, filter, basking area, tank, etc) and he ended up dying a week later. They said no refunds or exchanges, now I'm out $35 plus the expenses I paid for turtle medicine and fungal treatment! read more

I stopped in this place to get a scratcher for my kitty and feel in love with the place, What's not to like about it. It's a regular animal kingdom in there if you know what I mean.Going back to get my kitty a bed because she's God's creature and I love her to death, read more

Just found this hidden gem by searching on Google Maps and I am SO GLAD! Family owned and operated for 35 years, they were so friendly and happy to answered all my questions. I have two dogs and a snake and they were knowledgeble about the needs of all my pets. Their feeder mice are cheaper by $2 than the ones I typically buy from larger pet chains. They didn't have something in stock and they said that if they messaged them on Facebook, they would message me back, personallt, to let me know when the product was back in stock. You can't get more hands-on than that! Looks like I just found my new pet store! read more

Very disappointed in this store and every time I come in the hamsters look depressed and hungry. You guys MIX BREEDS TOGETHER. Big NO! They could kill each other especially the teddy bear hamsters!!!! Once they grow a little more they WILL murder each other over territory! You guys put almost no bedding for them and no toys!!! And stop selling bird and critter cages !!! Those are bad and they will kill hamsters! You guys sell small ass wheels that will break a hamsters back as well. WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!! Educate yourself before owning a store. read more

Moved in the area and needed to find a reliable pet store for feeder mice. So glad I found this shop because they have such fair prices and an array of animals and supplies. It's always fun to take a tour around the store when I'm here and the customer service is great. read more

This place will rip you off. DO NOT GO HERE!!! They didn't give us the right change back nor a receipt and realized when we got home how they mistaken a $50 bill for a $20 and gave us the wrong change. Called as soon as we got home and the lady said she would call back at 4:00 pm and never did, had to call her back and she had the audacity to sit there and say she was only $3.00 over, lol, yeah right, more like $30 over. Then the woman wanted to argue and call me and my daughter a liar in the fact that we didn't get a receipt when she said they always give receipts. Are you serious??? Why would I lie about that? YOU DID NOT GIVE A RECEIPT FOR 2 DOZEN DUBIA ROACHES!!!! We had NO receipt. After reading all the reviews on this place, best believe we'll be going elsewhere for Dubia Cockroaches for our beardy. The lady is just plain rude, literally, she sounds miserable and seems like she hates her job. I guess she needed the money more than my husband and I. Hope they start showing attention to all those animals in there that seem to be dying. Think twice before going to this business, just saying. I wanted to give them a zero star rating but I had to pick a 1 star rating. read more

Great selection, however the care and needs of the animals is poorly done! these people are in it for the high cost of certain animals and fish and mind you they don't have guarantees on certain animals! They need to be inspected for the lack of care! read more

This place is terrible. I dropped in today for the first time and my heart just broke when I saw all the animals in dirty conditions. The whole place is dirty! Do not shop here for anything alive!!! As far as hard goods, I was looking around and they do have a good selection but I just could not see myself contributing a dime to this place. Nasty!! Wish I could give 0 stars. read more

This is one of the coolest and most diverse pet shops i have ever been in. The owner and his daughter were very sweet and helpful people. Their prices are more than fair and their selection is mind blowing. The animals all look extremely happy and healthy. Definitely found my new go to pet shop in San Antonio. Five stars all the way. read more

By far the biggest family-owned pet store!! All animals are in good care and very nice staff

Great selection of pets. Clean shop.

I recently bought an Aviculara from this shop for my daughter (within about the last two weeks). I had called and spoken with Vivian who was extremely helpful and even held her for pick up for a few hours for me, which I was very appreciative for as I could not find another Versicolor within a reasonable distance. While checking out and my card already being processed, the older woman behind the counter *not intentionally aggressive but NOT the way you handle a tarantula* put the holding container in the bag along with the enclosure I bought for her. I tried not to think too much into it so I go home, surprise my daughter and Lara *which is what we named the tarantula* seemed to be stressed, which I also understand from possibly the car ride home. I get her into her enclosure and had noticed she had not moved much for the past few days, she just stayed up on her hill I made for her. 4 days ago, I placed a smaller-than-acceptable feeder cricket in hopes she would eat. Still no movement. I checked again this morning and finally lifted her up and she is completely limp and weak, her abdomen completely shrunken and a tear on her side where her carapace meets the abdomen. It was not the cricket as its entire carcass was still in the enclosure, so it was obvious Lara had not touched it. I called Forever pets just a while ago in regards to the situation and am unsure who I spoke with and they were very sympathetic but explained any sales on live animals are final. I can understand that if it were explained at the time of purchase but it was not. In addition to how she was handled by the woman behind the counter, I know that I did not cause my daughters T's death. I have 4 others of my own and am an experienced owner. They refused to provide any replacement, I am now out $120 and I will definitely never recommend Forever Pets for any type of live animal purchase if their staff is not fully trained on how to handle them. read more

The pets at this pet shop are kept in inhumane conditions. The cages are small and FILTHY, and every single pet looks like he or she would prefer death. I have never left a pet shop feeling so sad (and annoyed because the woman running the establishment at the time announced they were closing in 10 minutes, and 30 seconds later came and yelled at me that they were closed and to leave... really - you just said I had 10 minutes). Aside from the depressing state of the non-human animals in this store, the merchandise is grossly overpriced. I would do better shopping at a chain... at least they tend to clean the cages daily. read more