QLD pet shops selling reptiles?

[zombway]

i'm looking for a reptile-selling pet shop in qld, from which i can buy my snake. i know a lot of people say "don't buy from a pet store", but my parents aren't going to let me buy a snake unless it's from a pet store.
does anyone know any pet shops where i can get a snake? preferably around the south-east brisbane area.

 

[Wild~Touch]

There's an excellent reptile shop at Stafford, plenty of help and back up service too

 

[amy5189]

Stafford is probably going to be your best bet. But the fact that your parents won't let you by it from anywhere but a pet shop is quite odd. As they are more expensive, over double the price pretty much. You will get a lot of help and ongoing support from a good seller anyway.
Can i ask the reason why your parents would think this?

 

[danthedude]

Your best bet would be going to see Simon at Everything Reptile at Manly. He works from home but is better then a pet shop. His website is Everything Reptilehttp://www.everythingreptile.com.au. If you don't want to go see him then I could probably recomend Pet City at Mt Gravatt, but you will pay more and the advice won't be quite as good as Simon's. By the way what sort of snake are you looking to buy?

 

[Lewy]

Typical parents think they no best LOL Let them no that you will be paying 2-3 time the price and not getting as good advice. I guess the one at Stafford are ok and there is one across the rd from the hyperdome too they are ok

I did forget to add Simon at everything reptile hes a good bloke and if your going to buy from a pet store I would strongly advise going through him

Cheers Lewy

 

[zombway]

i've been told the one at stafford's the way to go, but i was just curious what else was around. i'm looking to buy a children's, or maybe stimson.

 

[snakes4me2]

In the defence of pet shops (now that I own one) not all are going to give the wrong advise all the time, my wife just flew up to cairns to do a course so we can sell retiles and she said that most of the people that were there were from pet shops just doing a refresher course to get more knowledge.

 

[ravan]

Your best bet would be going to see Simon at Everything Reptile at Manly. He works from home but is better then a pet shop. His website is Everything Reptile.

+1 for simon.

 

[Rainbow-Serpent]

Petcity

 

[gman78]

Pet City at Mt Gravatt.
Just remember that you will pay soooooooooooooo much more at any pet shop.

 

[zombway]

do the pet stores only sell hatchies? cus i was looking for one at least a few months old... so it will already be feeding, etc.

 

[warren63]

I think Pet Super Store at Stafford is good, go in and ask for Maria and she will help you out. I know they sell hatchies but they have them feeding prior to selling. Also good range of accesories and a lot cheaper then most other places.

 

[azn4114]

do the pet stores only sell hatchies? cus i was looking for one at least a few months old... so it will already be feeding, etc.

ormally the only sell hatchies,pet city is alright ,pet country is alright and they wont sell a python until its had a certain amount of unnassisted feeds,

 

[SnakeTrader]

Qld pet shop can only sell childerens python. Anastia?

 

[Jazza369]

Simon at Everything Reptile is the go

 

[Waterrat]

Support the breeders - they do all the hard work. Pet shops are in it to make money, they are the middle-man - who needs a middle-man?

 

[Lewy]

Support the breeders - they do all the hard work. Pet shops are in it to make money, they are the middle-man - who needs a middle-man?

I agree totally!!. But I guess I'm a little biast LOL

 

[smidson]

Any responsible person selling a young snake will make sure it is feeding and shedding before selling just ask for feed records. and yeah i would recomend a breeder over a pet store anyday but i guess you have heard that by now hey!

 

[daniel1234]

I know of two shops down here who sell reptiles, both ask amazingly high prices for them. However they do keep some themselves, even the bigger of the two who employ staff seem to have some one on roster who has reptiles at home. I have noticed most shops are doing the accessory sales thing, but don't ask them anything about its use. Best to stick with breeders or reptile shop imo, but not a general pet store--maybe snakes4me2 as he keeps them himself.

 

[ravan]

i believe the snakes that simon @ everything reptile has for sale are ones that he's bred himself, so support a breeder and a pet shop
seriously, he's great, he'll set you up with everything you need