Lizards and snakes really give me the creeps but I enjoyed seeing them in this environment. I'd…read moreheard about this place from a friend who has her own snake and uses the shop regularly. I decided to pop in with her one day and was pretty amazed really. Good prices, plenty to look at and friendly staff who really kow their stuff!

You can keep your shoe shops and your designer boutiques - this is the sort of shop I like to…read morebrowse. Unfortunately my voyeuristic interest in pets of the slimy and scaly variety is all too often spoilt by a shop that keeps its animals in cramped or unhygienic conditions (yes, I know it's not a zoo, but still...). Happily, I encountered no such problems at Tyrannosaurus Pets, an 'exotic' pet store that stocks lizards, snake and amphibians. Quite aside from having one of the best pet shop names ever, this shop is a credit to its trade with a shiny, modern shop floor; helpful, knowledgeable staff and - most importantly - spacious, clean vivariums filled with content animals. When I visited I was quite open about the fact I'd just come for a gawp, but the staff treated me as if I was a paying customer, and told me lots of stuff about the logistics of keeping lizards and snakes that I'd never heard before, despite pet shop loitering being something of a habit of mine. If you're thinking of buying an unusual pet or already own one and need to stock up on accessories, this is the only place you should need to go in Leeds.

I go in here about once a month with my cockatiel-owning mate, and it's a fun occasion, as pet…read moreshops should be. Yes, we tell ourselves that we go there to buy bird food, but really we could stock up on it and not go for years. Instead, we go there so frequently because we are basically a couple of kids in men's bodies who love squawking, shrieking animals of all varieties. They do birds, fish and rodents as you'd expect, and, as is the case with the food/cages/toys that we go in to purchase, the selection is wide, and the prices are low. Love it.

To be honest I'm a cat and a dog person. I'm not really into things that eat things whole or can…read morecrawl. My friend is into her weird (sorry unusual) pets though so Pet and Garden World was a good choice. It's a fish lover's heaven and not like the Cat off Red Dwarf. I'm talking for people who like their swimming things to be kept alive. They've got loads to look at. From different species to all the stuff you need to keep them. Next it's the wonderful world of the reptiles and they seem to know their iguanas from their well erm other iguanas. I don't mind admitting my reptile interest and knowledge is somewhat limited. If you like more conventional animals you'll still be fine here and get your laughing tackle around things for a host of creatures including dogs, cats, parrots, small birds, hamsters, rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs and chinchillas. Excellent find and plenty of the things you need on hand.

My husband has been to the Pet & Garden World in the last week for some plants & tropical fish as…read morehe has renewed a old hobby & both of us are very pleased with the beautiful healthy fish & plants plus the staff are very helpful & polite. Chris & Stew

It's stupid to visit pet stores without an actual pet, I know, but I feel that being an animal…read morelover and coveting domestic cats is enough to warrant going in for a look. Tailwaggers is a very cute pet store. They sell all the usual things that you would want from a pet store, various animal feeds, flea treatments, specialist pet items and so on. They also do a range of dog and cat baskets, cushions and toys - and loads of really cutesy items that in a lot of ways pleases us more than the animals themselves! The door way also has a number of advertisments, almost like a community board, with all kinds of useful information and numbers. I think when I finally can afford to have my own pet cat I will almost certainly be visiting here to set myself up for pet ownership! Certainly the staff are friendly and helpful enough to answer any queries you might have if you too are thinking of getting an animal of your own.

I love pet shops....that don't have pets for sale in- those always make me feel sad…read more Anyway. this shop is great. Merlot and I quite often come in as a treat (for him, i'm not too bothered about chewy sticks and squeaky toys). He walks around having a good old sniff of every chewy and knuckle bone and picks out what he shall be having a chomp on later in the day. he also likes to have a deep sniff of the hamster bedding for some reason, but that is by the by. Angela runs the shop and has quite a dry sense of humour, but so clearly loves all animals and always has a cuddle with Moo. Her blind Irish setter is always about somewhere too and is a real sweetie! As an aside, If anyone is wanting puppy/dog training lessons...Angela is the person to talk to as she does evening classes in Headingley, Alwoodley, Otley, Harrogate and at the dogs trust (I've just looked that up, I didn't know it!)

Forget the Christians and their Gregorian nonsense, in our household there is only one measure of…read moretime, Pre-Steve and Ado-Steve. It's hard to remember the time PS, the more we charge ahead into the AS era the more the past becomes fuzzy, fragmented and frankly pointless. I can't remember what life was like for me before the advent of the Universe's Greatest Kitten and I'm beginning not to care. Everything starts and ends with Steve. Step aside assorted mystical deities, there's a funky black kitteh in town. Steve, or to give him his full title Unstoppable Steve 'Awesome' Summers-Jackson, came from this excellent pet shop on York Road. I've been going here for years for the wide range of food and treats, fishies and fishy related frippery and to buy small furry things whose entire purpose in life is to make me feel cuddly on the inside. As soon as we saw Steve we knew he was the one, he'd already made a huge impression on the staff in his time there by virtue of his mega meowy awesomeness and they still ask how he's doing every time we pop in. Great shop, great staff, happy and well cared for animals and an excellent example of how to do things right in a tricky and often poorly delivered industry. If Steve could say anything other than MROOOOOOOWWW, MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA and PRRRRRUPPP I know he would give a double thumbless up.

I came here with my friend to get some food for her little dog and we ended up getting really…read moredistracted by the animals in store. ..as usual. I love pet stores that actually have animals inside for you to look at and paws for thought really do have a wicked reptile selection. I'm not a fan of them as they creep me out a lot but I kind of like looking. They provide care sheets for loads of different animals in store which is a really good service and all of the staff really know their stuff about how to look after the animals properly. As Susan's review said, they advise the RSPCA on exotic animals so they really do know their stuff.

I last went to this typically noisy pet shop on Town Street simply to browse, and to check if the…read morefamous parrot was still taking pride of place in the centre of the shop - he was. The parrot (who's name I unfortunately don't know) sits in the middle of the store, chatting away all day and all night, and you have to drag yourself away from him to realise that this is actually a pretty nifty little pet store. The parrot is the only bird in the store, but crammed in next to him is a cute selection of rabbits, gerbils and hamsters. If furry little rodents aren't your thing, look no further than the back wall, where there's an impressive array of fish, of both the tropical and everyday varieties. In terms of non-living items for sale, Mutley's has everything you'd expect from a decent pet-store - food for all types of pet, cages, tanks, leads, toys, treats. In closing, it's a lively pet-shop with plenty of character and enough items to ensure you won't have to look elsewhere, but you might find yourself going in even when you don't need anything, just to talk to the parrot.

I came back to Pets At Home finally for the purpose of my own pet. I've recently adopted a rescue…read morecat and of course there are many things that we needed to purchase to make the wee one at home. So we decided to make a shopping tip to Pets At Home to grab everything we needed. Although the store is huge and has a large dedicated cat section I found that the range was a touch disappointing. The selection of toys wasn't all that impressive for starters - the catnip toys were all a little expensive, though I may come back for one to see if she likes them. The other toys included a short stringy bit of felt on a stick, with feathers and a bell, some plastic balls, little material mice and a few other more expensive options. I wasn't much inspired, knowing what my cats at my Mum's house like to play with, so bought a few balls and the felt string thing. She's a bit non-plussed with them sadly! The food section didn't appear to sell Iams biscuits either, which my Mum feeds our cats at home, only the Iams soft food in small packages. Arg. We opted for Whiskas but sadly they too appear not to have agreed with her! Hopefully it'll just be the move and change in food which is bothering her. Other than that there is a large section for litter and most other things, scratching posts and the like. It's not that the store is lacking anything major it's just that I didn't always find the precise item that I wanted. I didn't find any cat beds, for example. Perhaps they were out of stock - it was a Sunday that we visited! Staff were friendly enough this time, but unfortunately it wasn't quite as useful as I'd hoped! It won't stop me from shopping there again, however, as it's still a great shop with lots to choose from. I'll have to be a little less picky, is all!

My poor cat has had more vet trips this year than most do in their lifetime. After what seemed like…read moremonths of treatment at our local vets, who happened to be fantastic, we finally had our beloved pet back in our care. After a few weeks he started to get ill again, our hearts sank. Thankfully our vet is open on a Sunday (it always seems to be a Sunday) and after a quick trip he advised us that our cat needed filtered water and a special diet. Not just filtered water but a water fountain for cats, where on a Sunday afternoon would I find one of those? Racking my brain I remember passing by this retail park in Meanwood and vaguely recalling there was a pet superstore there. At this point I must have looked quite distressed as I flew in through the door repeating water fountain over and over again, but the staff showed no sign of being alarmed. I was taken over to the cat section where a choice of two awaited me. I instantly relaxed now my quest was over and as the sales assistant took over the rather cumbersome box my water fountain came in I went to have a look around. They have everything pet related you could ever need, obviously I had to treat my cat to a new collar and some treats after all he had been through. They also have some cute bunnies (can you have ugly bunnies?) and sleepy hamsters, I was very tempted one animal to look after is enough for me at the moment.

The people that own this are really lovely always have time to stop and chat my dog Betsy loves it…read morehere always get a chew and a good place to treat her too

Sharps is a pretty big pet shop near Leeds. They sell different pets including reptiles, hamsters,…read moreand fish and then also accessories for other animals such as cats and dogs. It's not really in my neck of the woods but I went with my friend once as she lives near it. The staff were really friendly and I remember her easily finding she wanted. It's not too expensive there either.

It's wonderful to find a pet shop where the pets are so obviously important not only while they are…read morein the shop but after they have been sold too. This is a place where it's never a problem to call back for advice. They sell a good range of foods and equipment and always have time for a chat. I am convinced this shop is owned and run by cats

Really friendly small shop. I was looking at getting guinea pigs after a breeder fell through on…read moreme. My friends had said they'd had pet from there with no problems. We originally rang the york road branch and they mentioned they had some younger guinea pigs at the Green road branch. Which was really good of them. Very friendly and knowledgeable staff. They gave me a care leaflet to take with me and advised on how to change them onto different foods. The guinea pigs had been well handled and it shows in their development. It would be 5 stars however the piggies nails were in need of trimming they offered to do them there but it got overlooked. Happily my friend helped me trim them and they are lovely well adapted sows.

Very small shop, staff are quite knowledgeable and will help when asked. Used to have a reptile…read moreselection but it got taken out. The animal selection is quite poor in this branch but to be honest they have a much wider range in their York Road branch (just a couple of miles down the road). This pet shop is ok for things such as food, bedding, housing and toys. Only a small range of animals such as fish, birds and rodents. Can buy reptile food and avoid the traffic on the York Road so it can be quite handy if you live on that side of Leeds.