Horribleness at "Sssnakes at sunset" (Miami, FL)

[Mephsito]

I wasnt sure where to put this, if need be moved ill delete the post and move it to the according area.

Anyways this post is about Sssnakes at sunset, if anyone on here works there/owns it please, I would LOVE to hear your side on this. I only went in to buy silk/hornworms for Poe. This is a mom/pop kinda store who talks about their love for the animals as well.

Here are a few pictures of the care the dragons were getting it was about a 15-20 gallon tank with 3 adults in it next to a tank with 10 or so babies on sand behind another tank with a dying lizard(Uromastyx- Thanks myzeak for the name) on the other side.





What I didn't get a picture of cause they started to look angry I was snapping pictures, was that the other 2 were on this poor guy and dominating him.

I was talking out loud while looking at the poor beardies and neither of the two "associates" neglected to say anything while I was talking about how bad of condition they were in and kept trying to sell a snake to some other customers. My 3 friends that with me that know nothing about beardies were shocked to see how bad those 3 looked. Not to mention every baby in tank next to those you can tell had been nipping at each other as every single one had either a toe lost or the end of the tail nibbled on.

~Meph

P.S. Since im a very long time lurker I gather i should introduce Mr. Edgar Allen Poe, The beardie. He love's to eat, steal my pillows, and claw into my hair.

 

[myzeak]

thats rediculis, the owners should be hung, shot, diped in acid, put on fire, starved, and eletricuted for that. The one you are not shure about is a Uromastyx, I am planing on geting one soon. how can they do that and expect to be able to sell them if they are already on there way to a slow painfull death. Poor guys and they look so sad and loveable. I bet they were chargeing $50+ for them. To bad i am in missouri or I would do something bad. If anyone can look after my dragon wile i serve Life in prison for going down there I might just go and say Hello to them :evil: I hate people like that, does it show at all?

 

[Mephsito]

yeah they were in around the 50+ range though i didnt take a good look at the prices.

 

[myzeak]

left out 2 should be's... recive a colinoskipy by a shot gun shell, and castrated by a rusty dull hand saw with salt, or piroxide to help with the wond :evil:

 

[Twobeardieguy]

:roll:

 

[Metalz]

A lot of the mom and pop shop are the same way . I have seen a 2 1/2 yr old male in a 10 gal tank for mouths . And that's just the start. I know we all hate the chAin stores but, a lot of the time there breaders look in better shape .

Oh I'm in the Tampa bay area of Florida

 

[BPelizabeth]

Wow that is a very sad scene for any animal/reptile!! I hate to see that type of thing just as much as when I see a private person not taking care of their babies. I just don't get it!! I did a reptile show for my son's school about a month ago...there was over 40 reptiles and 400 kids. It was covered by the local papers. One of the main things I stressed is research...research...research!! Learn how to take care of your animals.....you choose to have a pet...then you choose to provide them with ALL of their needs. In this case....it seems all about the money and nothing about the animals. I really don't get why some stores don't give out valid care sheets...and learn how to take care of ALL of their animals!!

ugh....I clearly could go on and on...sorry!!

 

[remi1]

My theory is that if stores took care of their animals properly and properly educated clients about proper husbandry, they'd lose a lot of money. If people really knew what they were getting into when they buy a beardie or iguana or whatever, how many would actually go ahead and buy it? Not that many, which is great for the reptile but not for the business. It's all about profit, and sadly it's the reptiles that suffer for it

 

[Psychopopcorn]

poor things...

 

[FrancoisBeans]

My theory is that if stores took care of their animals properly and properly educated clients about proper husbandry, they'd lose a lot of money. If people really knew what they were getting into when they buy a beardie or iguana or whatever, how many would actually go ahead and buy it? Not that many, which is great for the reptile but not for the business. It's all about profit, and sadly it's the reptiles that suffer for it

I think you're very, very right. Most people just think "Oh, a cute lizard! What a fun pet that would be!" without thinking about the fact that you need to frequently buy fresh greens and crickets (or whatever protein they eat.)... You can't just up and leave for vacation/a weekend... You need to take time out of each day to handle them, and give them attention... There are QUITE a few supplies to properly take care of them.. Beardie babies are a lot like real children between mealtimes, bathtimes, playtimes, etc! Lol. I saw a sick looking beardie in this dim back room in a pet shop the other day... I want to rescue him so bad. I wish I had the money/experience to nurse him to health, cause I can't stop thinking about him.

 

[lnicholson]

I go to Snakes at Sunset to buy my crickets and supers! I went a few days ago and they no longer have those 3 adults together. Now there is only 1 adult. I think they sold the other 2! Yeah those 3 beardies looked miserable and in bad shape. I have also noticed that with the baby beardies they have really big crickets in with them. I always wondered why they would feed enormous crickets to such small babies! My kids love going in there to see the beardies and I like going because I could buy my feeders..oh and it's really close to my house. I have spoken to the owner of the store to see what he knew about beardies. I can tell you that I did not agree with a lot of what he said such as what lights to use. Actually the guy seemed a little nutty!