Indonesian Garters and Petco

[Hornets23]

Is that just if you're collecting snakes Shannon? Presumably you wouldnt need one if you were just looking/taking pics?

[Seere121]

<sarcasm> Well, It seems that I don't know a "well bred ribbon snake" when I see one </sarcasm> A new petco just opened in town this week and I went in to check out their reptiles. They had the usual smattering of boas, ball pythons and corn snakes, but what really caught my eye was a very pretty "ribbon snake" aka Striped Keelback. Had a chat with the assistant manager and the conversation was more or less "I know everything and you know nothing." Like these ribbon snakes aren't like the ribbons you see in Washington and theres only 15 species of garter snake. Can anybody spot whats wrong with both statements? I'd love to pick up the keelback, he or she seems in good health, active, attentive, constant tongue flicking, but I've heard too many horror stories about keelbacks from petco on here.

[gregmonsta]

If you want one then get it ... just remember to check for parasites with a stool sample .... also - push the manager .... if he's unreceptive again tell him you would like a contact for his boss to make a formal complaint and watch him either backtrack or get furious .... in either case he's not allowed to refuse you

Infact .... are there contact details for the shop so we can educate this poor ufortunate closed-minded creature?

[guidofatherof5]

What is it with Petco. In all these threads and posts on this Keelback subject I've yet to hear where the manager/s were receptive to any facts given to them. Sounds like upper management could care less. Not sure what it will take for them to change.

It's probably the old "It's just a snake" attitude. "Who cares!"

[gregmonsta]

Just mailed their head-office staff again ... and demanded a comprehensive reply.

[Stefan-A]

Come on now, give them time to react. Changes don't happen overnight.

[gregmonsta]

Rofl ... they've had over two weeks in my case .... it was more a jibe at the 'pro-forma' response I got last time

[Stefan-A]

Rofl ... they've had over two weeks in my case .... it was more a jibe at the 'pro-forma' response I got last time

It's a large company. Decisions need to be made, memos need to be sent and labels need to be changed. That's going to take months.

theres only 15 species of garter snake.

35, actually. Quite possibly the largest genus there is, or at the very least it's among the top 5. Subspecies included, it seems that it's rivalled only by Lampropeltis.

[gregmonsta]

If it was my company every outlet would have had a comprehensive e-mail/fax within 2 days considering the amount of complaints.

1 complaint could be a one off .... two or more requires immediate action in my book.

[guidofatherof5]

Stefan is right.
The change will only come from the top. Individual managers won't make any changes until the home office gives them the new info. It may never happen but I'm sure it will never happen fast enough for all of us.