True that. Personally, I find that dubiaroaches.com has good supplies, way more than just dubias, though their dubia are great. Anyway, I agree with you in the sense that I wish I had found the forums before I bought my cham. I did plenty of research before, but I bought my cham from Petco because I didn't know where else I could buy one. Obvsiouly I know much much better than that now.
You can find more bugs than you could ever use on EBay. I use them in the winter months when I can’t catch enough wild bugs to feed my chams. Never had a bad experience buying bugs on EBay.
Oh absolutely no condemnation, I fell for it, and I’m glad yours is good...it just was unsettling. I wanted an “I’m sorry” ... “ oh this is something we should talk to the staff about” ...it was just “ oh so the shirt faded when you washed it, would you like another?” WHAT? ...thanks for the supplier info.
...And we must choose our battles, but dang man...that was a living thing...urrrggghhh. His response still bugs me two months later.
Thanks...should’ve known EBay ! What don’t they have. HAHA!
Well she may be a “runt” or just from a small sized bloodline...glad to hear she’s growing well now...that’s a good sign she’s thriving, and good on you getting her to that point! ...well I gotta try and catch some zzzzs ...work will be calling way too soon ...take care.
I think this is the core of the problem...
I agree, however it took two years to talk my wife into getting a Cham (or a miniature snake that doesn’t slither...as she first called it...now she admits he’s interesting to watch and I’ve caught her twice saying good morning boo boo...LOL!!!! But it is very much a shame that a delicate animal can be purchased on a whim with no research or prep done...
That is horrifying! And to think, people are actually buying these and taking them home. That poor cham, with nothing to hold onto. When I clean my cham's cage, I keep her in the cage because it makes her feel safer than being outside. Either way, if I were to take her out, she has 2 free range plants to pick from! And then you look at that picture with a little juvenile chameleon curled up on the floor in a corner because it doesn't know what to do with itself.
They will never do that, it makes too much sense!If I were Petco I wouldn't focus in having animals in stock but more behave like a store that sells kitchens or w/e...
Just have a few show models that look really good in awesome enclosures then make deals with suppliers (breeders) to stock animals on request.
You can show someone interested the catalog of what's available with pictures and basic husbandry needs (like enclosure sizes).
If someone then wants an animal you can send em home with a booklet on their chosen animal (Caresheet) and tell em to come back in a week or so when you'll have it ready.
Customer has more time to prepare his setup (bought at your store), your store and reputation look better, you sell a better product and your customers are happier.
Damn I should be CEO at Petco.
