I had to laugh!

[anderson405]

I dont really care to handle my frogs.. I have to take them out when I change the tank but other then that they never come into contact. i actually can handle one or two of my retf without a problem but the others will just jump jump jump.. I showed my daughter one a few months ago and it jumped right on her forehead so I had to get her to like them agian.. she touched one for like half of a second and now she cant stop looking for them in the tank... O ya check out my new tank set up in the Viv and tank section.. Please give me your feedback on it. Josh

[Lija]

yeah so many people know nothing about what they have, that is just sad, but when pet stores keep frogs in horrible conditions and have no clue about them that makes me plain mad.

[anderson405]

Your right Lija.. I get so mad when I go to the pet store and see the snakes, lizards and frogs being kept in the tanks like that. I cant understand how they can charge me 80$ for a RETF knowing its sick and weak. I have thought about getting a job at many pet stores just to help save the animals but I usually just buy them and bring them home. Their should be some type of system to teach the employees how to care for the animals better.

[Pezsas]

Its rare to find a pet store with knowledgeable people working in it. what really scares me is specialty stores that sell exotics that still don't know what kind of frog they are selling, no less how to care for it. Its just an uphill battle to try and get non herp people to understand that just because its a frog that is the color green does not make it a green frog. I agree we should have a system, or some better training on employees to help them out. not everybody can be as into this as we are i suppose.

[Lija]

we went to Vancouver aquarium a few months ago, well known for it's reach and conservation, they have huge fish tanks and all kind of stuff, they breed belugas, etc..... and keep one lonely waxy frog with bunch of dart frogs in the same tank and pacman on a gravel.I was soooo mad, still am... funny part there was sigh on a wall by the tank that waxys like dry conditions, so either they can't read or just don't care. at least bullfrog tank was very good with real happy round frogs.
so i was thinking if those kind of places do that what can we expect out of regular pet stores..... but still how hard it is to have a care sheets of different species and train employees at least about basics.