5/5 Matt S. 1 year ago on Google
For
those
of
you
leaving
nasty
reviews
about
the
smellā¦..
There
may
be
somethingās
youāre
not
considering.
Keeping
a
reptile
store
or
reptile
room
smelling
great
is
a
challenging
task.
Maybe
not
for
those
of
you
who
keep
shoeboxes
with
snakes
in
them
or
have
just
a
couple
reptiles.
1-
with
as
many
different
species
that
are
in
that
building
and
the
size
some
of
them.
The
smell
can
go
from
good
to
bad
in
a
matter
of
minutes.
If
itās
the
rodent
smell,
probably
depends
on
the
day
you
come
in.
Cleaning
rodent
cages
does
not
happen
every
day.
2-
I
itās
not
Petsmart
or
Petco.
No
deep
pockets
$
Itās
a
family
run
business.
The
ability
to
have
multiple
employees
in
there
constantly
cleaning
would
put
Sean
out
of
business.
Please
be
more
realistic
and
thoughtful
in
your
expectations
in
the
future.
I
have
known
Sean
for
years
now
and
he
is
very
thoughtful
and
conscientious
in
his
reptile
husbandry.
Very
knowledgeable
guy.
Sometimes
you
just
canāt
get
away
from
the
smell.
People
want
to
buy
rats
and
mice
to
feed
their
animals
but
they
donāt
want
to
smell
them!
why
would
anybody
think
I
had
a
qualified
opinion?
Hereās
a
short
versionā¦
Iāve
been
in
the
reptile
trade
for
over
40
years.
Iāve
done
consulting
and
display
work
for
shark
reef
at
Mandalay
Bay.
I
spent
many
years
the
Tropicana
hotel
as
the
wildlife
manager.
Iāve
done
display
work
for
the
San
Diego
zoo,
Sweetwater
school
district,
Clark
county
school
district.
Iāve
had
Reptile
since
I
was
four
years
old
and
Iāve
been
breeding
them
since
I
was
12
years
oldā¦.
Iāve
managed
pet
stores
Iāve
had
a
pet
store.
Iāve
owned
and
cared
for
almost
every
non-venomous
reptile
thatās
been
available
in
the
last
50
yearsā¦ā¦ā¦.
Blah
blah
blah!
All
that
being
said.
Yes,
in
a
perfect
world
youāre
olfactory
organs
would
not
be
offended.
When
Ken
opened
exotic
pets
back
in
the
early
90s
it
was
a
small
shop
and
he
had
the
same
challenges.
As
his
business
grew
and
he
had
the
financial
wherewithalā¦
he
hired
more
people
and
moved
to
a
bigger
place
and
was
able
to
keep
it
smelling
pretty
good
most
of
the
time.
If
you
would
like
to
benefit
the
situation
consider
leaving
a
big
fat
tip
in
the
tip
jar!