is ******** a good place 2 get a Gecko or bad?

angelemolas · Aug 14, 2008

I really want 2 get a Pre-Adult/Adult Giant Mack Snow Gecko or a Pre-Adult/Adult Giant Super Snow Gecko but I'm a newbe when it comes 2 reptiles & I don't no any1 who owns any reptiles so I don't no any breeders or where 2 find them. Would it b ok 2 get 1 from Petsmart its the only petstore I no of thats close by & if so what should I look 4 2 no I'm getting a good deal & that it wont b sick? Can some1 plz help me? If not ******* dose any1 no of or where I can find any Breeders in near or around Gulfport, MS. I don't really no that much about shipping animals or how it works & I don't no if my family would go 4 shipping a animal or not. Plz help me

Tanner505Geckos · Aug 14, 2008

i personally wouldnt buy one from them

Morph · Aug 14, 2008

its ok if you dont personally know any breeders. there are links to a bunch of them at the very top of the forum. also people have a small breeding size group that they usually have as there signature.

i wouldnt buy one from them unless i knew it was a new one in or if it wasnt on the cal sand they are all on

Select Gex · Aug 14, 2008

Does your local store even offer mack snows or super mack snows? I was not aware that macks started entering that pet store yet.

My answer is use the resources you have here! On this forum you a plethora of TOP NOTCH breeders from the United States. These guys know what they are doing and are producing some killer animals.

Shipping won't take ANY knowledge on your end, simply make sure you are home that day.. or someone is home for that delivery. Still don't feel secure? Read up about shipping, it is done daily by people all over the world.

Finally, I say buy through breeders you see here because it will start a relationship. That relationship is great to have. Someone you can talk to in the reptile community and someone who can guide you.

Good luck and I wish you speed finding your first gecko.

Morph · Aug 14, 2008

good point Matt i forgot to say that local pet stores like that dont offer the higher end stuff. last i saw *******/***** carried normals and one had an albino for 60.00

you can find a better albino and better normals on here for the same price with shipping lol

goReptiles · Aug 14, 2008

I don't think that I have seen and macks of supers in pet stores. I would check out breeders. See if you can find a local breeder, and like Matthew said you don't need to know anything about shipping being that you're the recipient (spell).

jaredm3624 · Aug 14, 2008

I can see this thread getting closed because of TOS but, I don't think any pet store is going to carry what you are looking for. Try the breeders on the top of the forum page, or the classifieds. You can find a lot better leos here. Plus the ones on the top of the forum page supports this forum.

thekooliest · Aug 14, 2008

i have a big pet store, a bit nicer than a *******
and it has macks...and every kind cycles through it except maybe raptors and stuff that are reallllly nice. and they have a flat rate of $30 for them, and a 30 day garuntee...but i still went with a breeder

goReptiles · Aug 14, 2008

jaredm3624 said:
I can see this thread getting closed because of TOS

I'm not quite sure it's going against TOS as nothing bad has been said about the pet store in question, but I could wrong.

JayLeo57 · Aug 14, 2008

i dont think that they would have the morph you are looking for

jglass38 · Aug 14, 2008

I was in ***** the other day and saw some of the worst looking, most emaciated Leos ever. I made the mistake years ago of buying a pair of Leos from a *large pet chain store* They were sick and both ended up dying before they could recover from their ailments. With so many amazing breeders on this forum, your options are limitless!

fallen_angel · Aug 14, 2008

There are some stores that sell Macks and other morphs, but for the most part, all you will find at ***** or ******** are normals, albinos, Giant normals, Giant albinos, Tangs, Hypos, and Patternless if you're lucky. That's all I've ever seen at those places, anyway.

Shipping isn't that scary, reptiles are shipped in the safest way possible

puppiesandkitties · Aug 14, 2008

I would rather go with a breeder. You do not know the conditions the ones at pet stores were in before. At a big pet store, you may or may not get a healthy gecko. I had good experiences with my petco/smart geckos, but a lot hasn't. The price may be cheaper, but the life span may be like the price, not that much.

In the area I live, there is a ***** and *******. The ***** has them in a 55 gallon long, one male with about 8 or 9 females. The cage was okay, but not the cleanest. Their geckos aren't really skinny either. They are decent-looking, but looks are deceiving. They are about 7 or more months old. I never see a really young one there.

Then at *******, the one in my area, there is always little leos, but there is always 3-4 in a cage. The cage is very neat and clean, but so are all the other animal cages. They even have their own reptile doctor and expert there. I guess it depends on the store, and how management takes their pets. They have special experts for almost every category, except fish. Why a fish vet?

paulnj · Aug 14, 2008

They, as with most non breeders, don't know the genetics of the geckos they sell...... not my idea of a gecko to buy .

Golden Gate Geckos · Aug 14, 2008

I am closing this thread for violation of the TOS of this website. I suggest you all read the rules... here they are:

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