I came in today to purchase a baby Sulcata. I didn't really have time to look around because my daughters were terrified of the reptiles lol. But I had called ahead of time so I knew exactly what we were in there to get. I was quickly helped and picked my baby Sulcata. The owner is very knowledgeable. He gave me some recommendations for my Sulcatas new home which I'm grateful for. The place seemed clean. I didn't really smell anything to bad as others have mentioned, but I mean it's a pet shop what do you expect. Especially one with reptiles. The only thing I really didn't care for was the high price on the items I purchased. I'm sure if I would've gone to a chain store I would've saved maybe $30! But I was in a rush with two toddlers and baby so I paid the price so I won't entirely complain about the price. It was a one stop shop! It is what it is and as a small business owner myself I understand the prices, we all got to eat :) thanks Brian for your advice on my Sulcata! Also this shop has a big tortoise :) loved seeing that! read more

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The biggest problem I have is that all the animals are in extremely dirty conditions. There is no excuse for having these animals living in their own poop. These animals have poop all over their enclosures and are just laying there in their own filth. The living conditions are just horrible for them. The owner should really take care of the animals better. read more

The guy who owns the facility truly loves and cares for all his animals! Very knowledgeable especially with monitors!

Stopped by this store with my daughter curious of what was inside always passed by never been in there before it was pretty cool with all the snakes and lizards my daughter was shy but when we left she wanted to go right back I do want to know the types of reptiles those are totally forget , oh and the people there were helpful and make you feel welcomed thanks for that ! Will be going back to buy one soon . read more

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extremely unclean conditions and many of the larger monitors and reticulated pythons were not in the right dimension cages and seemed very small for animals that large. Man was very aggressive and seemed to have an answer for everything, it smelled of urine and feces im a reptile hobbyist and i would never purchase anything animal or not from this shop. There were way too many reptiles in this shop close to a hundred or more in a shop this small it was the size of a shower oc compared to how many cages and enclosures were squeezed in this store. So sad and disgusted read more

Came in for a few supplies for my Dart Frogs, they had quite a large selection of animals and supplies. The man working was very friendly and he was very helpful in finding the things I needed. The place did have a little smell but nothing too bad. Overall good selection and healthy looking animals read more

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Poor living conditions for some of these animals. The leopard geckos caught my eye, they were all very unhealthy living on sand subtrate with sand in their feeding bowls. No water. They were walking as if they were on the verge of metabolic bone disease, and multiple adults were living in one single tank. That tank had up to five in what could've been the size of a small cardboard box. Just sad. They all looked horrible. Everything these animals were provided were with the bare minimum, it was bad. REPLY: Lmao this guy is saying he asked us if we needed help. No one said hi or even acknowledged me the entire time I was there. You even made up that reply I never even spoke a word to a single worker there I just went in quietly and left. And yes please finally clean that tank and take a clean pic for us. Make sure you gloss it up too. Way to go, now I can't believe even half of your replies to these people. They seem like solid lies now. Regardless of it being clean or not the conditions in the tank were way to small, the substrate was not suitable for them, and they shouldn't be that many living together anyways so what's your point dude. Be mad and unreasonable or be responsible and take action for what isn't right. read more

Son bought his python here. Very helpful and knowledgeable. Snake is healthy and friendly...just like they shared. Anytime he has a question they are available by phone or if we stop by to answer. Prices are fair and they don't mind if you browse and ask about the huge breeder snakes they have in their store. If your looking for a reptile give them a chance to compete for your business. read more

We saw an owner that isn't even wearing mask, but wouldn't let us come in. If you take safety measures you will probably be able to let clients come in. I am extremely disappointed with this store policy and how the owner run the store. The store smells and reptile are locked in tiny spaces. Me and my girlfriend left after 2 minutes.. read more

Huge verity of reptiles at this store and many I hadn't seen up until then this store also has many great exotics

How I found out about this store was through my 3 year son this morning! As I was at a stop light in the morning my son said look mom T-REX! And I there it was a BIG dinosaur! Mind ya my son is obsessed with dinosaurs!!! So I turned over and said WOW you are right! And told him I would bring him! My son was very happy to see all the reptiles and dinosaur skeletons!!! Most importantly the employee and think owner was very nice and gave us a little background on the Reptiles! I will def be back and let all my friends know about this cute little hidden shop! read more

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Love this place so knowledgeable and helpful!! Have been in many times as I got a new reptile and he helped me so much.

Animals in terrible living conditions when I went in there there were multiple animals in one cage that was no big enough for them and it wreaked of fesses. There was a hug turtle in a bug where it couldn't even move and was sitting in a pile of poop with no water. Another animals water was dirty a brown I do not recommend going here to get an animal it will most likely bc sick and not live very long. read more

Brian is always so helpful and knowledgeable. Very thankful for his guidance with our rescue tortoise.

Just bought a small russian tortoise from this location earlier today!!! They are following COVID-19 rules, and helped us through a gate at the door, Marissa helped me out and she was able to show us the cute little tortoise in her hand (of course without us handling it ourselves because covid) and gave us great customer service! The owner also was really helpful on answering all of our questions, he was very informative! They really seem to enjoy what they do which is important as pet store owners because it truly shows that they care for the animals and proves that you're bring a happy and healthy pet into your home! Very excited for my new pet! And thank you for all the help guys im so excited!! :) read more

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Just came here after calling the store location twice to verify they were open. After a lengthy drive and arriving the door was locked we called again verified the store was open another girl came to the door unlocked it and said she couldn't let us in because of COVID and they'd get fined. Which would be fine if they had actually communicated that prior to us making the drive out there. I told the girl that it would probably be good business to tell people that when they called. She said they could bring stuff to the door for us to look at-- I was like ahhhhh--- not sure how'd that work if I was looking for wood pieces for a tank or all the frogs..... might be a great store but it's getting a one star review due to the inability of the store to communicate and wasting my time. Hi Brian- sorry but you nor did your other employee tell us entertainers into your store was not allowed. Had we had that information then I can tell you, we would kit have driven 25 miles. I was not rude to the girl at the door, I'm simply told her that in the future you may want to make sure you tell customers that information. Maybe nobody else had that problem because everyone else was told- but the fact is we were not. In addition, we did see you come to the door but you half opened it and watched us that was it- you made no attempt to wave us down and I was looking at you because you might have tried to flag us down. Please don't assume we take what's happening lightly or lecture me on our safety. I totally get it and it was our attempt to support an independent business. The the point of my review was to say you didn't tell us we couldn't come into the store and you can say you did and we will just have to agree to disagree on that matter. read more

Great reptile Store wonderful selection of exotic pets, Brian was very friendly and very helpful. I will visit them again. read more

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Definitely will not go here again, I always go to my favorite place in Anaheim but figured now that I moved this way I would look for something local. Walking in seeing how small their habitats were for the large snakes and the huge tortoise was depressing. Along with the fact they have no bedding and laying on what appeared to be wax paper.. definitely not a place I would want to support. - a reptile lover. read more

My favorite place to get supplies for my leap order gecko! I used to go to PetSmart to buy 100 crickets, and those crickets would die within days and were so expensive. Here I get 105 crickets for almost half the price. The owners are so nice also. They're so friendly every time I go. When I went today, they were having a raffle with free food and reptiles as the prizes. I wish I could've stayed longer! read more

Went in an got my 3 Collared Lizards an they are doing great an I will be returning soon an Bryan was a big help getting me started again .

My boyfriend and i found this Reptile shop over Instagram. We had already been to a few shops before this one and we really enjoyed our time there. Both of the owners were there and they were very friendly and very knowledgeable, they answered every question we had about the animals inside the shop and the questions about the ones we had at home. He really didn't pressure us into buying anything. He made it very clear that we should only buy if it's something we really want. We did come home with a snake. A two year old female albino boa. We named her Skar. I really liked that he broke down certain things for us like the breeding process and genetics. It helped me understand things a lot better. Overall I had a very pleasant and comfortable experience here. We will definitely be back. Thanks for all the help, I would recommend this reptile shop to anyone looking for a new family member :) read more

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Best place in town for all your reptile needs. There really isnt anyone with more experience then bryan. He will tell you like it is and you do with that info what you want. He has saved a few of my animals lives and brought them back from death. He has become a personal friend of mine and theres nobody else's opinion and expertise I would rely on above Bryan's. read more

As soon my girlfriend and I walked in this place it smelled awful I felt bad for the reptiles all of them had dirty water bowls and some were even swimming in them! This place is to small for big reptiles! They are over price, they only had a small variety of feeders! I would not recommend this place to anyone they should shut this down!!! read more

I been to many reptile shops and I sadly have to say...(sigh) this is the worst one I been to. And I mean this towards how they display them. To further explain, most of these reptiles had no water and it makes me sad. I also saw some baby breaded dragon that were full with poop all around. I have some of my own and they don't poop that much in a day. My instant thought was these reptiles are not being properly taken care of. On the positive note, they had a good selection of reptiles. I just hope they clean up their displays. Here are some pictures I captured on my visit today, 10/15/17. Thank you. read more

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I live a few blocks away from here, and to find out a reptile store moved next to here I had to check it out. When I did it did look nice and I understand the stench due to the animals. But as I was looking around their poop looked like it had fossilized lol. But other then that a nice store. Wouldn't recommend buying live food here since it's pretty expensive. I buy a box of 500 crickets for $10. 250 count wax worms $11. With the accusations that they being accused of, idk if I can believe it or not. Other then that when I walked in I wasn't greeted. For sakes he treated as I were a damn teenager. Which made me more disappointed. Other then anything else it's an ok store to look for supplies and look around. read more

Great shop. Great prices. Nice variety and selection. Good amount of accessories. Extremely friendly owner.

Stopped by this past Sunday. The Owner is nice, very knowledgeable and informative. Beautiful reptiles ! My 8' year-old veterinarian loves this place now. Even had a chance to witness a feeding.Check out the Huge Tortoise! Awesome store!!! read more

Wow! Truly what an amazing compassionate person. Not only does he care and love all the reptiles in his shop but outside of his shop as well. My boyfriend and I bought an older chameleon from a shop in Oceanside, he was not doing so well. Ryan took his time to FaceTime with our chameleon for a couple days, we ended up returning him. So we bought a baby chameleon here! Long story short Ryan is very knowledgeable and passionate about what he does. I highly recommend getting a chameleon here since he breeds them, you have a nice background of their history. If you have any question Ryan will point you in the right direction! Once again I cannot thank you for all your help in a difficult time and uniting us with our new baby. read more

Love this shop and Bryan is a great guy to work with. They have tons of healthy animals available. They take the time to make sure you get all the help/advice needed to properly run a reptile set up. He won't bs you just to make a sale. His store is packed with boas, pythons, other snakes, tortoises, and lizards ranging from geckos to huge monitors. Check this place out and you'll be surprised with how much inventory he is able to stock in such a clean small shop. Top shop in long beach. read more

Went to 7 different locations just to find the right colors for a new crested gecko This was the only place within a 20 mile radius that had amazing choices plus the owner is awesome Takes pride in what he does which made my experience 10 times better Thank you for all the help and information read more

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Yikes. Sad sick looking critters. Piles and piles of feces. Little to no water in tanks. If water was present it was murky and gross. Stuck shed and malnourished babies. Poor things. Heard really great things about this shop but I won't be back despite the great variety of critters. read more

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I've been shopping at jtk for a year after getting my two ball pythons, and I've learned that he is not the best business to go to for your pet supplies. All of his animals are great and his prices are fair, however when it comes to supplies it is grossly overpriced and not of quality. The mice and rats I received from him are very pricey, not properly killed when asked to, and my ball pythons refuse the adult rats half the time which leads me to have concerns about the quality of the rat. He has charged me for large rats when I definitely received smalls. He also gives misinformation about the pet supplies so that you'll buy more from him and the supplies are overpriced. You can find everything in the store for cheaper online read more

My daughter and i took her read ear turtle to this pet shop because he was getting to big and she could no longer care for him the way he needed. Brian who is the owner was nice enough to take Raphael in and provide him a temporary home until someone takes him in. We had Raphael since he was a tiny baby the size of a quarter and we loved him like our little family member. I hope he's doing good we miss him so much. The pet shop seems very knowledgeable and caring and there is a huge selection of reptiles to buy. read more

JTK has some really cool stuff in the shop, a couple of retic and even a lace monitor. But this is honestly just too big of a collection for the size of the shop, there was not enough ventilation for the number of animals that are kept there, contributing to the terrible smell. Just like a couple of the other comments mentioned, many animals were not being kept in the appropriate size enclosure, especially one of the retic located in the front of the shop; the snake was rubbing its face against the glass so much that the top jaw is swollen. I don't mean to post this with any bad intentions in any way, I'm sure that Brian is knowledgeable and passionate about these amazing animals, that's the reason why we started to keep them after all, but you really should consider having some help/fixing these issues when it gets to a point that is more than what you are capable to care for. Please treat these animals with kindness and respect. At the end of the day, the environment that you offer them is all that they have. read more

I come it to the store with a friend I have no intention of buying anything from this place ever. This guy should pay more attention to the reptiles in his store more then commenting on people's reviews on yelp very unprofessional. Yea I gave you a 1 star and when I went back to your store because my friend wanted to check out the prices and your animals, and the first thing you said was who was the one who gave me a 1 star very unprofessional dude pay attention to your animals and I was the one who took the picture while you were helping out my friend. I go to Reptile Finders for everything I need, who can beat 30 crickets for $1 plus Chuck knows everything there is to know about a reptile no wonder why he's been in business since 2003! Good luck with your store "lol" read more

We have bought 3 reptiles from JTK reptiles, 2 bearded dragons and the other a blue tongued skink. All three animals are doing well and were well taken care of before we got them. They are always eating. Bryan knows how to take care of the reptiles at his store. As a matter of fact one day while we were buying the skink, Bryan was in the process of bathing a few of the snakes. From what my family and I has seen from the store was nothing but clean well taken care of animals. Bryan is very knowledgable about the reptiles in his store, and he brings humor when talking to him about his animals. All the animals at JTK are always held, which helps them to be tame. Also keep in mind Bryan has a lot of volunteers that help out with the care of the animals. There is always going to be those select few that will try to upset a good thing, i would say because they are jealous. There is always a few out there that don't like something because "it don't look right." For all of you all that wanna make trouble, take your tree hugging selfs to Petsmart and Petco, those animals only appear to look taken care of, but looks can be deceiving. Make trouble to them and leave a great place like JTK alone. My family and I always have a great time at this store!!! read more

Came here out of curiosity (just to see what they had) and to buy some fruit flies. Honestly idk how this place got so many "positive" reviews. The parking isn't bad and not hard to find. I did appreciate the owner acknowledging my fiancé and I as we walked in despite him being busy. The actual store itself was not will lit, some animals were kept in poor conditions, and idk if this place had a/c or not but it was stuffy and it smelled so bad. Honestly I couldn't enjoy looking at the creatures due to the smell. There was a few fans running but i don't think that helps with the air flow. I didn't buy anything from here because one small container of fruit flies was $10.00 and they charge $1.00 fee if the purchase is under $20.00 when paying with credit/debt card. I decided to just go elsewhere. Honestly my review isn't out of hate or anything just on 1st impression only. They had a decent selection of snakes and lizards but not a good selection of insects or frogs. A few tarantulas and scorpions but not a good selection. They had a few tanks but more on the small scale and they had a good selection of decor and foods. I personally won't be going back but that's just me. Hope my review helps someone out there if your looking for something specific. read more

Went in here for the first time yesterday to pick up a feeder for my snake, super sweet set up, so many things to see! Owner was feeding some animals when I got in that was cool and the girl working the register was nice. I was going to a smaller reptile shop in bixby knolls for the last two years but sadly they closed down a week ago, so I went onto Yelp to find a new small business to help support and I found this place which is actually closer to my house so extra plus! read more

It's like as soon as you walk into the establishment, you're overwhelmed with an ammonia type smell. Once you get inside you're hit with it full blast. The owner doesn't open up the store at the given open time. He shows up within minutes of opening and then doesn't open until after. Logically I'd think he would show up before hand to clean up the habitats or sweep or something of that nature but no. The habitats themselves aren't properly taken care of so it makes me question the overall health and well being of the animals in set establishment. I've been here quite a few times looking for different type animals and he either doesn't have what I'm looking for or if he does, it's extremely overpriced. I won't be going here anymore. Oh and parking is horrendous. read more

Went in today to get a snake and setup, the owner was extremely helpful, and he gave us a discounted price on our albino rosy boa since we purchased the cage as well as a water bowl and another accessory. He answered all of our questions about feeding, care, handling, and made the entire process way simpler than I would have thought. Thanks man! read more