Slytherin00
Active Member
Well tomorrow morning im off to go see that breeder for a Childrens/Spotted. I cant wait im pretty excited. Lol and yes I know what you all are thinking, I can feel your judgement through the screen
Get a spottie..... big is beautiful
Really sad, since I am sure some idiot will actually pay that price and then do their research and realise they've been ripped off.
In this instance you aren't exactly correct with regard to no-one opening a specialised reptile shop in Qld ......... we have a 'reptile shop' (Scales & Tails Reptile Outlet), not a pet shop, and we are in Qld. Our shop is situated at Shop 1a, 1118 Oxley Road, Oxley. Ph: (07) 3278 2888. Our staff are all experienced reptile keepers and breeders themselves so are able to offer the right advice. Our prices start at just $160 for Spotted Pythons so certainly not overpriced. Because we are so strict on quarantine we only buy in from a select client base so that we can guarantee our animals. Hence you get a quality animal, at the right price, from people experienced in the industry.Very true. However here in Qld, the only snakes/reptiles able to be purchased from 'pet shops' are Ants and beardies, so no one will start a 'reptile shop' because of the limitations of what they can legally sell.
Just from my experience and what I know, pet shops have to buy the snakes from a breeder for a reasonable price, then they have to pay rent on the shop, power, feed...... then they have to pay staff and all that goes along with that..... and of course tax :shock: Then they have to offer some sort of health guarantee.... so it is not the shops fault they have to charge so much for a snake.
I have found most of the staff at most of the petshops I go to, really know very little about reptiles
In this instance you aren't exactly correct with regard to no-one opening a specialised reptile shop in Qld ......... we have a 'reptile shop' (Scales & Tails Reptile Outlet), not a pet shop, and we are in Qld. Our shop is situated at Shop 1a, 1118 Oxley Road, Oxley. Ph: (07) 3278 2888. Our staff are all experienced reptile keepers and breeders themselves so are able to offer the right advice. Our prices start at just $160 for Spotted Pythons so certainly not overpriced. Because we are so strict on quarantine we only buy in from a select client base so that we can guarantee our animals. Hence you get a quality animal, at the right price, from people experienced in the industry.
Your shop sounds awesome, a shame you are not near me.... I would certainly like to see a well run reptile shop.
however, I doubt anyone would attempt to open a dedicated reptile shop which can only sell very limited breeds of reptile (legally) unless they started as a breeder and knew the right way of going about selling a greater range.
Once again I have to disagree. There's many reasons why someone would open a specialised reptile outlet and I can tell you that there's no way an experienced breeder would open one just to try to on sell his other animals. There's far easier ways of doing that.
Anyway, back onto topic........ I hope the person who started this thread and was looking to buy a new antaresia has managed to find something suitable. If not, I'm sure we can help.
sorry mate but ive seen this coming the day you announced the fact you got a jungle , they put off alot of new keepers , stop rushing into things you where told by so many people that you would be a better keeper if you waited and actually did some good research , instead you just got the first animal you could , a feisty jungle and came on the day after you got it asking how to handle it , if you had of done some decent research then you would have left it to settle inSo Joy you guys don't freight hey? such a same, that one of the disadvantages living in cairns all the good reptiles are like near Brisbane. I did end up getting a Jungle Python though, its defianately testing me to say the least Im looking to something in antaresia family. Something which is generally alot more placid, cos im thinking I might have to sell/trade my Jungle to a more experienced keeper
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