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brunetteoctober · Postby **brunetteoctober** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:30 pm

this is the best idea i have ever heard, EVER! this woman in my town is trying to open a herp shop, but instead of having babies and WC and those types of animals, she will have only rescued reptile adoptions. i was so excited when she told the group i was with her idea... how awesome would that type of reptile shop be? anyways, thought i'd share.

Postby **Bird_Brain** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 2:51 pm

Its neat that she is going to help reptiles in need and put them in new homes. But isnt that basically a rescue? Is she going to screen potential owners? Does she get these animals for free and then sells them for profit? Is she going to get the sick healthy to rehome?

Like i said, its great that she is helping reptiles and rehoming them, but it just sounds like

a.) she is running a rescue (nothing new or unusual)
or
b.) she is taking in animals for free and then reselliing them for profit (which is a real questionable practice IMO)

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 4:30 pm

I can't hear anything!!!

A decent read though!

brunetteoctober · Postby **brunetteoctober** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:43 pm

sorry, should have clarified... it is basically a rescue, but she will be selling supplies too (not taking a profit for the animals)... her goal is to educate people in the care and responsibilities of reptiles.

i thought it was an amazing idea.

Tattoo · Postby **Tattoo** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:29 am

If the is not going to profit from the animals themselves that is admirable.

I have to say ... every time I see your avatar Cricket makes me smile and giggle a little. SO CUTE!!!

Fatal_S · Postby **Fatal_S** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:27 pm

Does this person realize how many big iguanas and pythons/boas she's going to get? Few people get rid of their 5 inch leo, they all want to offload their 6 foot iguana with an attitude problem. It's a great idea, she just needs to know what she's gonna be getting and be ready. Send her some good luck from my end. Education is key! :woo:

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:31 pm

I'd love an iguana - I'd walk it down the main street and hopefully it'd attack some junkie and help clean up the streets.

brunetteoctober · Postby **brunetteoctober** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:55 pm

rescuing reptiles is a big undertaking! but she does it already. last week she got over 200 herps from a store being shut down in so cal. she is fostering most of them but all the others are currently living with her in her one bedroom apartment. i think she said she had 3 sulcata (sp?) tortoises in her bathtub right now. i guess opening a store would really only be giving her a facility.

mom22wins · Postby **mom22wins** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:18 pm

Sounds like she needs the space! :lol:

Blotch · Postby **Blotch** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 4:09 am

are you going to be helping her?

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