Cacti3
Established Member
Hello everybody, this is something I’ve always felt.
Every time when I go into a big pet store chain like Petsmart or Petco, I can never help but see how they mistreat their chameleons. It really makes me upset.
Literally every petco I go to always has 2 or more veileds in one cage. I once went to a bigger petco and saw TWO ADULTS in a cage together. I checked and they WERE BOTH MALES. I really wanted to buy one to help it escape, but I don’t have the space and it would just fund them more
Also, they always put them in such a tiny glass tank when they need screen. And they only have 1 longer branch with like 3 fake plants which is dangerous especially for veiled chameleons since they are known to nibble plants.
One time, when I was buying crickets for Spyro, I got a special experience. They took me to the back and it was horrible to be honest….
They had hundreds of crickets in different sizes crowded in 3 bins. They had reptiles and fish and animals on shelves.
I saw a 5 month old male veiled in a glass tank no larger than 8 x 10 x 8…It made me want to cry.
They also had a ball python in an even smaller tank then they do on their display.
This lady then told me to hurry up and choose what size I wanted. I was honestly too distracted looking at the state of the replies. The 5 month old male veiled in that tiny glass tank looked sick. He was brown with 1 branch and 1 fake plant. He was moving slowly too. I told the lady that the chameleon is in a way too small cage. She ignored me snd told me to choose my crickets already. That annoyed me to be honest.
Also, back to the topic of the display chameleons, I once went into a Petco and saw that they had the veiled chameleon cage lights off. The UVB and heat lamp….
It really makes me upset how they treat their reptiles there. And their animals in general….
Every time when I go into a big pet store chain like Petsmart or Petco, I can never help but see how they mistreat their chameleons. It really makes me upset.
Literally every petco I go to always has 2 or more veileds in one cage. I once went to a bigger petco and saw TWO ADULTS in a cage together. I checked and they WERE BOTH MALES. I really wanted to buy one to help it escape, but I don’t have the space and it would just fund them more
Also, they always put them in such a tiny glass tank when they need screen. And they only have 1 longer branch with like 3 fake plants which is dangerous especially for veiled chameleons since they are known to nibble plants.
One time, when I was buying crickets for Spyro, I got a special experience. They took me to the back and it was horrible to be honest….
They had hundreds of crickets in different sizes crowded in 3 bins. They had reptiles and fish and animals on shelves.
I saw a 5 month old male veiled in a glass tank no larger than 8 x 10 x 8…It made me want to cry.
They also had a ball python in an even smaller tank then they do on their display.
This lady then told me to hurry up and choose what size I wanted. I was honestly too distracted looking at the state of the replies. The 5 month old male veiled in that tiny glass tank looked sick. He was brown with 1 branch and 1 fake plant. He was moving slowly too. I told the lady that the chameleon is in a way too small cage. She ignored me snd told me to choose my crickets already. That annoyed me to be honest.
Also, back to the topic of the display chameleons, I once went into a Petco and saw that they had the veiled chameleon cage lights off. The UVB and heat lamp….
It really makes me upset how they treat their reptiles there. And their animals in general….
their beardies where in bad shape too. I got my baby from a friend that bought a mom cham from a good site and only had one batch.
