I was in need of a refill on my frozen pinkie mouse stock the other day so I headed out to a local pet store who, in turn, pointed me toward Kreatures and Koi.
Taking a look around, I was surprised to find K&K practices some good reptile husbandry that pet shops rarely, if ever, practice. I don't recall seeing many examples of multiple reptiles in one terrarium and the ones I did see were turtles and the like. That's really cool. Most shops will pile snakes on top of one another, even different species, just to save the space.
I also don't recall them having the extra huge constrictors up for sale. The largest ones I saw were Burmese pythons and I think they had a Retic but it wasn't for sale. I hope. That's all good news too because lots of shops sell snakes like anacondas and reticulated pythons that no hobby collector has any business owning. They always underestimate how much work these monsters are when full grown and dump them in the wild. By not selling them, K&K is helping to prevent that from happening.
The prices on the reptiles seemed fair but I have to admit that the only flaw was that they charge double what I used to pay for frozen mice so I may continue looking elsewhere. read more