Sondra’s City Zoo image

Sondra’s City Zoo

Pet store Pet supply store Tropical fish store

One of the Best Places To Visits in Elmira


Address

2024 Lake Rd, Elmira, NY 14903, United States

Website

4animalsnearme.com

Contact

+1 607-732-2700

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (639 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 10 am to 7 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 7 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: 10 am to 7 pm
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 7 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 7 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 7 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: fish (19) store (12) staff (9) love (8) birds (8) time (7) helpful (6) questions (6) wanted (6) friendly (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Heather H. 1 year ago on Google
    I got a baby cockatiel from this place and it is the sweetest, friendliest little bug!! I know they hand raise them and you can tell they spent a ton of time with her. You can do anything with her and she's curious and unafraid. She's amazing. Great work guys!!!❤️
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Luke S. 1 year ago on Google • 102 reviews
    The best pet shop/home for animals within 200 miles! Very helpful and personable people there to answer any questions and give you good advice on any animal situations you may have. I absolutely love it, and I have come here myself and my family many times over the years for new pets and all animal needs! We all love absolutely love it here!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maureen H. 9 months ago on Google • 48 reviews
    Staff is always nice and helpful. Very knowledgeable when it comes to questions. Small little pet store with mostly live fish, birds and reptiles. Prices are a bit on the high side, but with the customer service it's worth it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dave E. 4 months ago on Google • 149 reviews
    I visit Sondra's City Zoo for the fish department. Nice selection with a very nice staff who will answer your questions. I live in the Binghamton area but make the drive because of the wonderful staff.

  • 5/5 Mr. F. 1 year ago on Google
    Fun place to go! Only place I go for all my aquarium and reptile needs!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Daniel F. 9 months ago on Google
    me and the mrs wanted to check out The Zoo for the birds at first, once we got there we heard the feathered ones and noticed all of the other cool stuff like fish and reptiles and pet stuff. We really liked their selection of birds and how friendly the birds are. Better than some box stores.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 P.A. B. 10 months ago on Google • 106 reviews
    Such a beautiful store. The fish are in well planted tanks and look healthy and perky. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. Will come back when we want more fish. Ed: and we just did!

  • 2/5 R. 4 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    The shop is very nice. A lot of animals that are taken very good care of. Lots of supplies for great prices. However I have some major complaints. I drove there with my two children yesterday who were excited to explore. The parrot was excellent at the front of the store and kept waving and squawking at us. Good thing I read that it does bite sometimes though because I almost let it get on my arm as I love birds and am experienced with them . I do wish it stated the name of the bird and how old it was and the gender though. Or a list of what it can say if it does talk? I wish the young kids working were more personal and spoke or acknowledged me and my children or anyone who walked in . We then spent a lot of time looking at fish trying to decide which ones to get and trying to find what we wanted and could have for our tank size and conditions as nothing avout fish keeping is simple. A guy was attending to the fish and asked if we needed anything . I said I wanted a 20 gallon heater the cheapest and I needed help getting fish. He said he'd put one up at the cash register. A ton of people were checking out so we waited in line for a long time. My kids were getting impatient and ready to leave so I was hoping I'd get some assistance as all the fish are kind of mixed together and not everyone is labeled with the price or correctly. The African dwarf frogs are just thrown in random tanks from what I could find and only found 3 white ones. We wanted a brown spotted one. Also wanted some shrimp but had a hard time finding rhem . I finally get to the register and there's no heater there. I ask for help with fish from the young girl she says what ones do you want I explained either mollies or fancy guppies and some shrimp or frogs but I'm having a hard time finding rhem or a frog as they are all mixed in and not all are labeled and have a price. Also wanted help with gender. At this point she had no other customers! The fish guy disappeared. She then says mollies are on this wall and guppies are down there. When you figure it out let me know and walks away. I then spent more time trying to figure it out as if I worked there. I then go to the register and she's no where to be found . I walk around and no workers are anywhere to be found . So we left empty handed. I've never experienced this while getting fish and I've been getting fish for 5 years from multiple different places. It was my first time here and I do not even want o go back to get fish as it's a Hassel. I then went to petco and spent $70. Customer service can make or break you .

  • 5/5 Cato S. 3 years ago on Google • 11 reviews
    I go here often and usually it's a good visit. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable about most things you could ask. The prices get a little higher on things then what you would pay for an alternative at a chain store like petco but it's worth it with the friendlier staff and they have a better variety of pets as well. I have only two real complaints with the store and that is when you are getting in line for checking out the staff is usually elsewhere so there's a bit of a wait on that. Also I have had one rat I bought die from them due to a congenital issue.

  • 5/5 Victoria R. 10 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Awesome store always love coming here. Awesome place to bring someone. So many animals to look at. They have birds, fresh and saltwater fish, bunnies, chinchillas, hamsters, ferrets, ginni pigs, mice, shrimp, and even living coral decor for your fish tanks. Many supplies for you to stock up on while you’re there. They have decor for birds, fish and reptiles. They sell feed, water treatment and other kits, filters, and so much more. Helpful staff and they get back to you on Facebook messenger with any questions you may have. Only recommend thing people NEED to know is about their macaw pet bird in the store. She does a cool trick of saying hello and bye bye when you enter and exit the store, but please try NOT to pet her. She seemed friendly like she wants pets, but trust me she will rip your flesh off your fingers and make you bleed. Meant for looking not touching I guess haha. Seen it done to a staff member and was done to myself. Very friendly store cat and dogs. There’s a blind small dog that sometimes tries making a break for it out of the store door that’s open, if you see her escape, she’ll let you pick her up and place her next to the register desk. She won’t sprint off and run either she’s very gentle dog.

  • 5/5 Melissa M. 3 months ago on Google • 4 reviews New
    Love this pet store! The staff is always so friendly and very helpful.

  • 5/5 Sara G. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    The employees were great. Helpful and assisted me with my 500 questions. I love our new additions. I recommend this place,people and their things. Love my beardie and will be back. Thanks again.

  • 5/5 Richard P. Gregorio (. 1 year ago on Google
    Great selection of pet products for everything that walks, flies, and crawls. Owner is super knowledgeable and helpful. Be sure to wave hello to the store parrot on the way in!

  • 5/5 Sheryl C. 1 year ago on Google
    Could get lost in here! Employees are great. One of our favorite places to support locally!

  • 5/5 David J. 8 months ago on Google
    Love this place. They are always friendly and helpful from fish & birds to dogs & cats. They have the largest selection of foods around from pellets to roaches & mice. I highly recommend this place.

  • 1/5 Nicole c. 1 year ago on Google
    I would give this place ZERO stars if i could. first i buy a red footed tortoise from them and it dies of a respiratory infection that it had prior to buying it. Then i buy a hamster from them and it dies DAYS after getting it from wet tail. THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE. IF YOU CAN’T KEEP YOUR ANIMALS HEALTHY OR TREAT THEM WHEN SICK YOU HAVE NO BUSINESS SELLING OR OWNING THEM.

  • 5/5 Kanahnavah B. 7 months ago on Google • 1 review
    Absolutely love this place I ended up falling in love with a sun conor so I bought it and the bird is beyond sweet plus they help me pick out a cage and food and toys they make sure the place is clean and animals are taken care of plus the employees are knowledgeable about the animals and how to take of them so they can answer any questions you have


Call +1 607-732-2700 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Service options
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ In-store pick-up
    • ✓️ In-store shopping
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Small business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

Trends



Last updated:

Similar Pet stores nearby

Last updated:
()