Jenn
New member
So I went to a nearby mall and low and behold there was a reptile shop! All reptiles, it was like a mini zoo in there. Super cool.
I went in, browsed around and started talking to the man working there. I'm far from am expert but I'm fairly certain everything he said was horrible advice! I was really surprised a small locally owned shop that was specialized to just reptiles could be SO misinformed.
I'll list some highlights. If any of this is accurate info, please correct me!
-you want her warm side to be 90 so you just need a UTH and no thermostat.
-when I told him I just started feeding her fuzzies that weighed about 5 grams he asked how big she was. I said she was 28 grams. He said "that means nothing. How long is she. You can stop weighing her and her food"
-just feed her like 3 pinkies. You can then move up to rat pinks when she's big. You don't need to feed her anything else.
-when I said I thought pinkies didn't have much nutritional value he said "yeah they do as much as anything else. They have bones. You can feed her pinks forever if you wanted, just give her like 3 or 4"
At about that point I mumbled a thank you and left. I couldn't believe it. I still can't. I guess the bottom line is it doesn't matter if it's a big box store or a local speciality store, don't take what one person is saying on face value. I feel bad for anyone who is new to the hobby thinking they must be getting good info from a place like this.
End rant.
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I went in, browsed around and started talking to the man working there. I'm far from am expert but I'm fairly certain everything he said was horrible advice! I was really surprised a small locally owned shop that was specialized to just reptiles could be SO misinformed.
I'll list some highlights. If any of this is accurate info, please correct me!
-you want her warm side to be 90 so you just need a UTH and no thermostat.
-when I told him I just started feeding her fuzzies that weighed about 5 grams he asked how big she was. I said she was 28 grams. He said "that means nothing. How long is she. You can stop weighing her and her food"
-just feed her like 3 pinkies. You can then move up to rat pinks when she's big. You don't need to feed her anything else.
-when I said I thought pinkies didn't have much nutritional value he said "yeah they do as much as anything else. They have bones. You can feed her pinks forever if you wanted, just give her like 3 or 4"
At about that point I mumbled a thank you and left. I couldn't believe it. I still can't. I guess the bottom line is it doesn't matter if it's a big box store or a local speciality store, don't take what one person is saying on face value. I feel bad for anyone who is new to the hobby thinking they must be getting good info from a place like this.
End rant.
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