Is it safe to buy a snake from PetSmart?

So if you spend $40 buying a reptile from PetSmart or Petco, that’s 40 votes making sure that they continue getting reptiles from inhumane animal mills and treating their animals poorly. Instead, buy your animals and supplies from high quality breeders and pet shops.

Where do PetSmart get their snakes?

PetSmart has been known to get their reptiles from Reptiles by Mack, which is a company that has been breeding reptiles since 1985. At Reptiles by Mack, the reptiles are kept from babies until they are strong, large, and old enough to be transported to pet stores like PetSmart.

Does Petco sell rats for snakes?

As a vegetarian college student who loved animals, I was thrilled to be offered a summer job at PETCO. Immediately informing my supervisor, I was told not to worry about it because the animal was “just a feeder mouse.” PETCO, you see, stocks live mice and rats to be sold as food for “pet” snakes.

Who supplies PetSmart with reptiles?

by Mack
PETA recently sent an undercover investigator to Ohio breeder Reptiles by Mack, which supplies reptiles and amphibians to PetSmart and other pet stores, and recorded nearly 675 deaths in just two of the breeder’s several departments in 15 weeks.

What do you feed your PetSmart snakes?

Petsmart only feeds their snakes frozen mice or rodents depending on the size of the snake. They do not believe in feeding live food to the snakes with the high risk of the snakes getting harmed.

What do you need to get a snake as a pet?

Your snake’s habitat To make your new pet feel at home, you’ll need: A clear, 20-gallon terrarium makes an ideal snake space. Top the tank with a screened lid for ventilation. Layer the bottom of the habitat with bedding (also called substrate) your new pet can burrow into.

Do they have snakes at PetSmart?

Answer Wiki. I’m not sure how someone from PetSmart would try to spin it to, perhaps, make it sound less than it is, but the snakes at PetSmart are like snakes anywhere else in the world. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as “Snake Chow”, so snakes must eat whole animals, sometimes live, sometimes dead/frozen and defrosted.

What do you need to know about keeping a snake?

Tips for habitats, health, food and fun 1 Your snake’s habitat 2 The lair a.k.a terrarium. A clear, 20-gallon terrarium makes an ideal snake space. 3 Bedding. Layer the bottom of the habitat with bedding (also called substrate) your new pet can burrow into. 4 Lighting & heating. 5 Humidity. 6 Hiding spots.