Stupid/False Advice

[Killjoy01]

A forum to list some stupid/False advice you've gotten for reptile keeping. Help debunk some "facts" often given about reptile keeping!

A "reliable" private owned pet store in St. Cloud told us that Silk Worms are unhealthy and cause impactions... And to use mealworms as a staple diet instead.

 

[Savora]

Hahaha, that silkworm story is SO weird--every insectivore-owner should know that silkworms are highly nutritious, though expensive. A PetCo employee told me once that the coil UVB lights are perfect for a beardie. I overheard them highly recommending the Zilla Bearded Dragon Kit to a poor family wanting a beardie--you know, the kind with the stick-on thermometer and the coil 150-watt UVB.

 

[Sassy123]

Chain pet stores advocating and pushing for you to buy sand as a substrate... dries me NUTS

 

[Reptilelady]

Chain pet stores advocating and pushing for you to buy sand as a substrate... dries me NUTS

Especially the ingestable calci-sand... one salesperson says "It is okay for them to eat because of its calcium" :lol: :roll: ROFL.... Absolutely a BIG NO-NO. Gotta love their advice. If you do get advice, ask here on the forum, ask the vet, ALWAYS double check.