"Speak with a petsmart associative" No thanks a petsmart worker once told my mom that leopard geckos are poisonous, bite hard, and grow to 2 feet long.
Don’t they actually go out of their way to NOT hire people with actual experience with animals, and a love for them, since they don’t want to get in trouble for the awful shit they do? I swear I heard they actively throw out resumes if you say you love animals
I feel the EXTREME need to express this on one of your videos, because I know a lot of people look up to you. But I worked at petsmart for less than a year, and it was my first ever job. When i turned 18 and got my license, Petsmart was the place I applied to and got accepted immediately. It was my dream job, because all of my life, I had LOVED animals. So I thought it would be the PERFECT place to get a first job. During my first week, they had me on COMPUTER training. I had to sit in the backroom and finish a huge test, where they would make me watch videos then answer questions afterwards. I passed ALL of the tests without failing. However, once I started getting ACTUAL training, that's when things went south. When shipments of animals came in, we had to put all of the new animals in their right spots in the back room. In the backroom... We would have over 20 hamsters in a shoe-box sized container, with one TINY house for them all to fit in. Before, and AFTER I finished my training, I constantly found hamsters in the backroom that had been torn apart by the other hamsters. The hamsters that were out on "display" were usually only 2 or 3 hamsters make it look like they were being humane. The managers told me: "NEVER have more than 2 or 3 hamsters maximum in the floor display. We don't want that display to be too cramped like the backrooms." When a small animal got sold from the "floor display," We would go back to the backroom to grab an animal to replace that empty spot. I had to deal with that kind of BS for a long time. And, when I would try to HELP these animals by using a seperate enclosure, I would get in trouble. They always said: "I don't care how uncomfortable the animal is. We are trying to SELL them. If you can't follow that rule, then you will be fired." in the end, I quit the day before black friday. I went into the office at the end of my shift, and told them that I was done contributing to their animal abuse. The manager said: "Are you REALLY quitting, when tomorrow is black friday? You do know that we need ALL workers here tomorrow, right?" and I was like "Yes. I'm tired of dealing with your ways, becase you neglect these poor animals in the backroom. Deal with it yourself." I'm now banned from working at ANY PetSmart in the USA.
This needs more upvotes. A friend of mine wanted to get into hots but they asked for snake handling experience (beyond the one or two that might be kept as pets) to be sure that they weren't getting someone who didn't understand basic requirements (like having to feed mice/rats/pinkies, UVB/heat lamps/heat mats etc) because apparently they had had people who tried to get in with them and got squimish at having to feed an animal to another animal despite the feeder being dead already) but to own level 2 or 3 hots here you have to have at least 6months exp with hots under a mentorship/apprenticeship deal or you can't get your permits. She figured that working at a petstore would be great because animals ....the things they did to small animals there especially the reptiles and small furry creatures... Oh hamster died because of cramped unsanitary conditions? Just feed it to the monitor. Hamster covered in shit because it's packed with a dozen others in a critter keeper and you can't even get your hand in there to clean? Just hold it under the tap...it really is disgusting what goes on in the back
Sorry to tell you but the petsmart you worked for cared more about customers then the pets. I have a great experience at petsmart and currently work there now. A lot of my coworkers go the extra mile of being educated on all the animals on the floor, they either have them as pets to educate them selfs and or like what I do ,extra research on all the Reptiles/ animals on the floor. It all depends on your co workers. Should of reported it to the number they give you when u first take your test . Also, if I see animals being abused. For example I had the same problem with the hamsters in NA, and What I did was separated no matter what. because it’s all about the animals at the end of the day.
I'm pretty sure most of these companies just lie about that and pull statistics out of their ass. Though there aren't too many reptile-specific vets so who knows. They could have just asked a dog vet to sign off and called it good, lol. I personally try to shop by things used by actual behaviorists I like, like Jackson Galaxy, Victoria Stilwell, etc. Not sure about reptiles, but I'm sure there's reputable people out there to research. (For people who don't already know GoHerping, of course.)
A lot of vets aren't taught much in nutrition. Just like you go to a nutritionist as a human over your average doctor I hate Science Diet. My cat still got UTIs on it, switched to Blue Buffalo UTI prescription food...and he hasn't had one in two years
@@xChijouChanx that’s a myth. I went through school so be a vet tech (never used my schooling to get a job so not a vet tech) but we recurved 80 hours of nutrition training. Vets get 4 times that amount. Not to mention the vets who formulate pet food from brands like science diet, Iams, royal canin, eukanuba, and Purina are veterinary nutritionists that have specialized in nutrition and have many years of schooling.
*Petco keeping a SAVANNAH MONITOR in a 20 gallon (I dont know why they have one but I was disgusted to see them selling it for $50 probably to a family who knows nothing about them)
@@youtakel7708 there’s a community on Reddit for Betta fish and a bunch of idiots are buying bettas randomly and posting there for the advice they should’ve researched before getting a fish
@@penispensar9071 That is one of the dumbest logic I have related to. I wanted a leopard gecko, and half-way though researching, my parents bought me the gecko (after I told them not to, yet, for several days). So for about 2 and a half week. It lived with crappy huabandry.
As a petsmart employee, this is very helpful. I'm trying to do my own research, but it's hard knowing what is actually right. I know some things because I personally want a beardie but still.
OMG! Morgan! I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
When I worked at PetSmart they told me to give those to costumers and I never did. It’s all really basic bullshit care that I disagreed with. I would just tell people what I knew and researched, told them to research and then I recommended your channel lol
I do that too! My older coworkers always complain when i do that cause “it’s taking away from sales” sorry i care about the animals and not just a sale 😒
It’s funny cause i work at petsmart and the one i work at our boss told the pet care associates to disclose proper information and encouraged us to fact check our stuff and to give the right information
Please be a good influence on people who don’t know what they are doing ! Maybe even debate the care guides with owners or managers if they aren’t correct
@@lucyditee Ngl when I first looked at that comment I didn't know what I meant either. I was saying the username of the person replying didn't match the comment.
Best thing I think we can do as customers is to stop supporting them, and spread the word why we don't. Alex is on the right track I believe, education.
Yeah the fact that we buy and sell animals like items creates a lot of problems... Both in people's mentality of them, and the obvious risk to the animals' health.
My leopard gecko does the same thing. I even did an experiment: I made all his hides humid and then he used all his hides. My gecko is crazy. I did tons of research and found that it's just his preference and he seems really healthy and happy.
Do quiet activities around your gecko’s enclosure while either singing or talking to them so they get used to your voice and learn to associate it with a safe person. You’ll eventually notice them coming out more often and you can slowly start to handle them. Let them see your hand coming into the tank to lower the chances of scaring them
I work at a petsmart and used to spend a lot of time just taking a sharpie and fixing the care guides kfjsjfjnsf I don't think I've ever actually given one to a customer. If someone's interested I just tell them what they need instead
I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
@@sohuenishi8803 I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
@@yeehawchess915 I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
As a petsmart associate I do wanna make a few things clear, firstly most of our associates are not trained to educate or take care of our exotic animals, that job goes to a specific group of employees in the petcare department who are trained to meet the care requirements of the other animals in the store. While a cashier or stock associate might know about cats and dogs, if we have a question about pretty much any other kind of animal it goes to the pet care department of the store. That being said, that group of people do care very much for our animals, and we don’t really abide by a lot of things the company itself recommends, for example a trained pet care associate rarely ever actually recommends calcium sand despite our training telling us its ok. The group of employees that you most likely are going to speak with at the store in regards to reptiles generally do have a good education in them, no one really signs up for that position if they aren’t ready to handle the bugs, snakes and reptiles and the care they need. I don’t deny at all that many petsmarts are terrible, but from my own experience I can see it as more of a company issue. As much as associates care of the animals we are often denied essentials such as medications from a vet, proper lighting or even proper food due to managment issues. Hell I’ve even had a coworker buy supplies himself for the animals, not to mention spending a lot of time with customers making sure that they are equipped to getting the animal rather than an impulse buy
understandable, but the company being the issue is still. the issue. reptiles are my special interest and because of that i havent shopped at a petsmart/co in about 3 years because i feel really uncomfortable supporting a business that cares so little, even if employees might. and honestly if you care about the quality of them, i would consider finding somewhere else to work (obviously this is exempt if you can't). i just know i specifically didn't apply to either locations because im not comfortable promoting or supporting the company in any way. when a business is as bad and careless as petsmart, employees alone can rarely redeem it
@@vinyl1208 I completely agree with you, the companies are terrible and not at all a good place to work if you care about animals. I’d argue one of the worst places to work if you care about animals. Absolutely support businesses that put the animals first, and believe me if I was able to I’d quit the second a better place was hiring
The only training petsmart has for petcare employees is the research they do on their own time because they care enough to not want to kill the animals a store just put them in charge of with zero previous experience.
Same here, I'm an associate and I'm honestly horrified to hear people's bad experiences at petsmart because at our store we actually care like 100%. Even our 2nd in command manager cares a bunch which I feel is rare for people in higher positions. But yea totally agree, were just given basic training but have to research so much to actually give customers better knowledge about animals they're thinking of buying. At this point I think the most aggravating thing is people trying to buy a goldfish to put in a tiny bowl.
when you said in the vlog you were gonna start making more videos i didnt know itd be THIS many. im so glad youre back to having fun dude these are gold
@@LaviniaDeMortalium My betta named Buddy actually lived with three goldfish and two frogs in a 10 gallon aquarium and they all got along until Buddy died of old age at 6.
Hah, I got my snake from one and it was a complete mistake. He turned out to have mites and their care guide was complete garbage. Pancake is a wonderful snake though, but I feel bad for their other reptiles since they refuse to admit they have a mite infestation.
Can confirm, cooking oils are the best way to get an adhesive off of pretty much any animal Coconut oil is probably the safest to use because its the least refined and well known to be beneficial for skincare, but you'd have to heat it up slightly because it's solid at room temperature Other oils work fine too though, ive used corn oil before to free a wild bird from some tape. Also works for rescuing animals from glue traps (please don't use gluetraps whenever possible though because they can be very painful for the animals and they often die of a combination of dehydration and exhaustion while trying to free themselves)
BE CAREFUL THOUGH! reptiles absorb stuff through their skin and using like, cooking oils could cause burns if you put them under heat after washing the adhesive. just be careful and wash your reptile after, let it soak in water then put them back in their enclosure
@@ДарьяМайер-ъ3и Well, I suppose we ALL absorb things to a degree...but yes, I think amphibs are the most vulnerable. Note: you don't need a lot. Just dab some onto the adhesive area near the unfortunate pet, and add more as the adhesive breaks down, slowly peeling as the area releases. You can use a small paint brush or eye dropper.
My first ball python was from Petsmart(bad I know) and the “reptile guy” there who sold her to me gave me that exact brochure for care but also added that I didn’t need a thermostat and just a heat bulb during the day... Glad I did my own research on care beforehand or my ball would have died fast.
I just wanted to say that the temperature for the crestie is too high it should be more like 75-80 not 80-85 because at 85 they can die from being overheated, but overall the crestie one was pretty decent
Lol I work at petco and I feel like I'm the only employee who gives a fuck. I really do try to educate customers on the animals that are sold but some sadly just don't listen. Sick industry but im just trying to make it a little better :/
I work at petsmart and use videos like these to learn how to properly help pet parents and to make sure the animals thrive so honestly thank you, your videos help me teach people what to do
I live close to 2 Petco's. One of them has terrible care for leopard geckos, no dusted food, 1 hide, very small tank. The other Petco's reptile department's manager owns reptiles such as Bearded Dragons and Leopard geckos. At that Petco, the food is dusted with calcium, the geckos look very healthy, also, they are in 20 gallon tanks.
I've watched you for quite a while, and now I found out that my daughter watches you as well. You are spanning generations, sir. Keep up the great work. I have a beardie, ball python, and leopard gecko.
The crested gecko guide is terrible too. I breed crested geckos, since about 2015-ish. You NEVER house males together, EVER, they will kill each other! Also, lights usually cause more harm than good because they overheat easily, and the crested geckos having no eye lids can hurt their eyes being in captivity like that with a bulb rights there over them in such close proximity. 85 degrees is too hot, high 70's is better. Also, I learned recently from a mentor with more experience than me that over-misting can cause health problems from evaporation drying out their skin! I now use a mixed substrate (Zilla jungle bedding, sphagnum moss, and a small portion of aquarium charcoal) that holds humidity great and mostly cover the screen lids. Now I only mist 3 times a week and everything stays regulated. Petsmart and Petco suck when it comes to any form of exotic pet guidance, they couldn't find their own a$$ with both hands and a map. I even saw a baby crested gecko die right in front of me, terrible and heart breaking.
My first beardie I got from pet smart, got the whole set up with sand, she got impacted after a bit, but she crawled into her hide when it started affecting her. That’s how I started learning everything I know today. Maybe that’s what the brochure meant by hiding more frequently
About 20 years ago I got a baby leopard gecko from my local Petsmart and followed all of their guidelines and what the clerk told me. That gecko was dead 2 months later from impaction. I’m still not over it. Luckily I know way better now and my current gecko is in great condition!!
I have a local pet store that hires small breeders to supply animals and the quality is amazing. All of the animals I have gotten there have been great. I have never been happier
In America (at least in my area), PetSmart updated the leopard gecko guides so the don’t mention calci sand and have a 20 gallon tank on the checklist :)
As a person who works at PetSmart (hopefully not much longer 🙄) I like to go through them (reptile, bird, small animal, amphibian, arachnid, crustacean) with customers with my handy dandy marker and update them so they're correct and give them advice on where they can get better deals and supplies. What really sucks is my ex manager who was actually knowledgeable on the animals that we carry was working towards updating the care pamphlets but unfortunately got terminated shortly after mentioning it. :/
I use a ceramic heat lamp and a heat mat and my leopard gecko uses both. He is really outgoing and has lots of hides but in the evenings after he eats he likes to bask in the open under the lamp. I couldn’t find clear direction on which to use so I gave him both :D
I was pretty proud of the Petsmart I worked for as we had some very well-educated staff. I moved up to management of the Petcare department because I was in college for veterinary technology and my second in command at the time was even more knowledgeable than I was about exotics. I know not all Petsmarts staff people so thoughtfully or have that caliber of people but we did and it was why people really loved our store. I was devastated when I had to move away. Still one of the best work environments I have been in as far as just having a really perfect crew and good leadership. So for what it's worth, I totally understand where you're coming from and I had no problem picking apart those pamphlets with my customers and making sure they -really- knew how to take care of their critters. :P
I used to look at the beardy ones and thought, hey this is pretty good. Now that I have a beardy. Oh boy... Yayayayaya I’m the first on besides patreons
high schooler who is rich and living off of their own business they built around reptiles reviews a chain company known for mistreatment of animals and misleading info given to customers’s report card Fixed it for ya
@@jaynelson9543 He is not rich. He does very well for himself but not rich. He would have to be in the millions of subs to be rich. Emerald scales actually does not make very much money. Pretty all of his money comes from RUclips.
I work at petsmart and at least at my store we care about our animals. I personally have a leopard gecko named Gideon. I often mention your channel and give them tons of information on how to properly care for the babies
My female Leo's tried to kill eachother (this was many years ago). I brought one to the vet due to what I thought was retained she'd in her eye... Turned out to be a bite injury! Under a magnifying glass we discovered many other tiny tiny injuries! Ones I couldn't see that had spanned years! I seperated them that day and would never recommend housing even females together. You won't always see the aggression until it's too late
It’s so weird because I hear all the time that leopard geckos are not basking animals, but I have two leopard geckos that were raised with heat lamps and not a heat mat. I wanted to keep them on lamps because that’s what they were used to, but I also put a heat mat, but I still see them basking all the time! Lol
Well though they have decent guides every time I go there like 1 time a week they ask what animal I have and I tell them well I got my crested gecko and my Leopard gecko and they still always say do you need new heating or SAND
The first snake i ever got was from a petsmart and it died within a week of me getting it. The manager told us that "it was so strange" and its "the first time its happened to them". We tried to get them to change their policy so that they can't sell you a snake if they haven't had three successful feedings. I don't have much faith that they actually did. I would never recommend someone getting any pet from petsmart.
I recently got a Leopard Gecko and while I was doing research on how to take care of a Leopard Gecko, I found the care guide for Leopard Geckos and was absolutely livid about it. I'm glad that you reviewed them.
Always reassuring that my personal favorite approved veterinarian makes sure my animals are having the best husbandry possible. Forgeting about the T.j.maxx incident.
I work at a petsmart, and I understand your reluctance about pet stores. I’m lucky enough to work at a great store with an amazing pet care team. I always get customers saying how bad some pet stores look and it’s horrible. It’s so sad how the distributors treat the animals☹️
Ok wait, for the EYELASH crested gecko temperatures, they shouldn't really be kept above 80 degrees F because it can cause their organs to shut down cos they don't do awesome with high temps. Will they survive? Yes, kinda, sorta. They'll be miserable. I know when it gets hot where I live in the summer, my EYELASH crested gecko acts super upset and fussy
I use a heat lamp for a very limited time plus a heat lamp in the winter. I live in NY state and it get a extremely cold here so it's the only real way to house them sometimes. But I mostly agree that a heat lamp isn't really needed.
I had like a 2m by 2m by 1m for 3 geckos but i got adviced sand by my pet store seller, one of my geckos got impacted and my mom sold them while I was on hollyday after he died (also an exotic vet charged us 200.- for some kind of surgery to try to save my impacted gecko) anyway all of this to say I have first hand experience of why sand is trash
I recently just got a leopard gecko and couldn’t settle on a website for one that’s not $100, so I decided on one from petco and I knew what to look for. Had to drive about an hour to Lafayette to their petco which is great. All the reptiles there are very healthy!
I loved this video but please also say "NOTHING ALIVE" as well as nothing illegal to your PO box... I'm sure most of your veiwers are smart enough not to send reptiles to a PO box but Emily from Snake Discovery always says "nothing alive" and it makes me worry what happened for her to have to say that...!
Have to emphasize the bit about not asking breeders/vendors at reptile expos about husbandry: At one of the expos I went to as a kid, I got really excited about a crocodile skink and these two little striped lizards (one day I'll find out what they were called, I didn't internalize the name back then). I had a 30 gallon screen top aquarium and asked the vendor about cohabing them and he said it was totally fine because they occupy different elevations of the tank. I was an over-excited kid who impulse bought those three, but I did a lot of research after taking them home and realized that red-eyed crocodile skinks are extremely shy. The little lizards were short lived and also escaped a lot as the screen top was just loose enough for them to shimmy out. Luckily they were communal and enjoyed basking near or on top of each other. Those two lived their full lives happy and healthy (even if I had to go on lizard hunting expeditions in my room every time Jello snuck its way out). My crocodile skink who I named Gator is still thriving today. She's now in a 36 gallon orchid-infested aquarium with a big water bowl and many hide-y holes. Despite my goof-up, she's living a long life! She was already an adult when I got her and she's been with me for 13 years. This turned into a ramble about my little trio, but yes: people really want to sell their stock and may tell you inaccurate husbandry information to get it done. Even when someone is obviously about to impulse buy, they can take advantage of that. There are plenty of good breeders out there that I have talked to at expos that give correct information, but just as many desperate sellers too. My babies were lucky. Gator was secretive and always was either underwater or in her hides and Mello and Jello were arboreal, small, and communal. Thankfully, I at least researched as much as I could afterwards and that the tank I had could accommodate them.
i'm an associate and i literally told a customer that wanted the leo guide that it was only only good for the cute leo pic on the front. i hear we're getting updated ones soon, but my hopes aren't high
me and my cousin once stole an emaciated piebald banana python from PetSmart once. How they got their hands on that beautiful snake is a mystery, but at least now its not going to waste and PetSmart didn't get more money to mistreat more animals.
do wanna mention that heat lamps should mainly be used for ambient temperature. I have a heat mat but the ceramic bulbs really help with humidity and keep the whole cage warm enough (i live in Minnesota so that's a must)
Before I got my corn snake my mom made me get one of those and it was just like "Give them mice heat and accasonal water blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah" Long story short I didn't take care of it right and he escaped, I got a new one and he is healthy and getting a huge upgrade soon (10 gallon to 120 gallon i think)
@Honey The Mute im using spare things from my house and I spent 50$ for acrylicglass and im probably going to get other stuff but I need to keep it under another 50$, it won't really be a tank but it will be = to a 120 gallon (I think)
my crestie has a humidifier hooked up plus I spray him with a bottle (to make sure there's droplets for him to drink in case the humidifier doesn't accumulate enough to form droplets)
Say it with me folks: HY GROM ETER. If it were a hydrometer it would be a yes or no gauge. Is the tank filled with Water? Yes. Or no. Thanks for the laugh sir.
PetSmart employee here. We just started selling Cuban False Chameleons. Their primary diet is snails. Our care guide for the Cuban False doesn't even mention snails, and we don't sell feeder snails and aren't supplied snails to feed so we're stuck feeding mealworms and crickets to our reptile. I'm livid 🙃
I have gotten 2 leopard geckos and 1 crested gecko from petsmart, I researched so much before I even purchased any of them..... my advice would be to do your research and educate yourself before purchasing a reptile! Every time that I go to a petsmart and see someone looking at Leo's or cresties I stop and give them tons of advice and definitely redirect them AWAY from sand, I'm not an expert however I have had my first Leo for over a year now and he's thriving, best wishes to all reptile parents! 💚
fun fact: i have bough my first crested gecko from a petco, and i had 2 years worth of research and documents that i even sent to my mothers friend who breeds crested geckos and i am planning to when my crested gecko (a male named peril) gets older to breed and the breeding tank we are setting up had one of those hydrometers and thermometers mixed together, and they fell down so many times that we went and got 2 command strips just to hold it up on the glass cause we aren't hanging it off of the roof
My leopard gecko sleeps alit but once seven o clock rolls around she goes crazy crawling over literally everything in her tank so I give her new things to climb or change some things around every so often to entertain her she looovvveees climbing everything
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For scarcely for the righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Romans 4:5-8 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto the the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also he have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: 1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall be made alive. 2 Timothy 1:9-10 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: 1Timothy 1:15-16 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me First Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. John 6:28-40 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. Galatians 3:24-29 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain Mathew 5:16-19 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandant's, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 Romans 2:11 Romans 12:2-11 John 1:1-14 1 John 5:7 John 8:54-58 Isaiah 53:5-12 Zechariah 12:8-11 Isaiah 7:14 Titus 2:12-14 2 Peter 3:3-10 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Luke 26-36 Luke 21:25-36 Acts 2:17 Joel 2:28 Amos 3:7 2 Timothy 3:1-7 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28 Revelation 3:10 ❤️🛐✝️🙏🙌🕊️
Because of this video I looked at the care sheets for my pet store I work at (Pet SUpplies Plus) and I was relieved to see that any sort of sand was not listed on the substrate. For leopards, it had aspen or carpet. Though, I still would not personally use aspen bedding but hey, its not sand.
I get food for my Leo at Pet Supplies Plus, and it doesn’t look awful honestly. Animals look pretty well-fed and, while their enclosures are small, they meet all other requirements.
When I first started getting into fish I started with goldfish. When I bought them they kept dying, after research I learned about ick and saw my fish had it! I took them from a store to a new tank with new everything. I then went to Petco with a water sample to check other things. When I did the worker berated me for high ammonia levels, OF COURSE AMMONIA LEVELS WERE HIGH MY FISH WERE DEAD IN THE WATER FOR A WHOLE NIGHT! When I pointed out ick she quickly excused it till I walked her to the tanks at Petco and showed her a fish with ick. Ick can kill in less then two days, meaning the fish kept dying in their care and they never checked anything besides water quality. I then refused to leave the aquarium section and informed customers of it until she closed it. She never apologized, I was heart broken.
I love GoHerpings channel it is very fun and entertaining to watch since he has a lot of facts about reptiles. I subbed. I agree with your thoughts about petsmart's guides. Best youtuber for reptile enthusiasts.
I am so happy I work at a petsmart with people who actually care. They tell people to not read the guides and do real research give real advise and recommend better things than the guides. Also try to fight to spend more and get better breeders it won't ever work but hey at least they try.
My local petsmart has very knowledgeable employees that have probably cared for reptiles in the past, and whenever i adopted my first reptile from there a couple months ago (a baby beardie named bandit), this nice lady discouraged me from buying calcium sand and got me this cool subtrate mat instead. She also told me to shake it down and make sure there isnt any loose particles on there so bandit won't eat em. Overall good employees there.
Also, whenever my sister got her first reptile (leopard gecko named Ivory) The same lady told her to not house them together unless its a big tank, and told her to get a 20 gallon instead of a 10 gallon and encouraged use of a heating pad. I like her :)
With my leopard geckos i took the sticky thing off of the thermometer and put it on top of the heat mat it’s not always 100% correct (as i use a heat gun to check still) but it’s usually pretty close
Leopard geckos are chill. You can't trust a day gecko, their offer of saving fifteen percent on car insurance is so sus
lol
*rolls eyes into skull*
pls
stop with among us cringe
@@Veritanky sus isn’t just for among us
@@Veritanky wha-
Looooooooolololooooooooooool
"Speak with a petsmart associative" No thanks a petsmart worker once told my mom that leopard geckos are poisonous, bite hard, and grow to 2 feet long.
leopard gecko, gila monster, potato patato
@@GoHerping yeah it's a common mistake to confuse them, they're pretty similar
@@GoHerping lmfao
Yes
Don’t they actually go out of their way to NOT hire people with actual experience with animals, and a love for them, since they don’t want to get in trouble for the awful shit they do? I swear I heard they actively throw out resumes if you say you love animals
I feel the EXTREME need to express this on one of your videos, because I know a lot of people look up to you. But I worked at petsmart for less than a year, and it was my first ever job. When i turned 18 and got my license, Petsmart was the place I applied to and got accepted immediately.
It was my dream job, because all of my life, I had LOVED animals. So I thought it would be the PERFECT place to get a first job. During my first week, they had me on COMPUTER training. I had to sit in the backroom and finish a huge test, where they would make me watch videos then answer questions afterwards. I passed ALL of the tests without failing. However, once I started getting ACTUAL training, that's when things went south.
When shipments of animals came in, we had to put all of the new animals in their right spots in the back room.
In the backroom... We would have over 20 hamsters in a shoe-box sized container, with one TINY house for them all to fit in. Before, and AFTER I finished my training, I constantly found hamsters in the backroom that had been torn apart by the other hamsters.
The hamsters that were out on "display" were usually only 2 or 3 hamsters make it look like they were being humane. The managers told me: "NEVER have more than 2 or 3 hamsters maximum in the floor display. We don't want that display to be too cramped like the backrooms."
When a small animal got sold from the "floor display," We would go back to the backroom to grab an animal to replace that empty spot.
I had to deal with that kind of BS for a long time. And, when I would try to HELP these animals by using a seperate enclosure, I would get in trouble. They always said: "I don't care how uncomfortable the animal is. We are trying to SELL them. If you can't follow that rule, then you will be fired."
in the end, I quit the day before black friday. I went into the office at the end of my shift, and told them that I was done contributing to their animal abuse. The manager said: "Are you REALLY quitting, when tomorrow is black friday? You do know that we need ALL workers here tomorrow, right?"
and I was like "Yes. I'm tired of dealing with your ways, becase you neglect these poor animals in the backroom. Deal with it yourself."
I'm now banned from working at ANY PetSmart in the USA.
This needs more upvotes. A friend of mine wanted to get into hots but they asked for snake handling experience (beyond the one or two that might be kept as pets) to be sure that they weren't getting someone who didn't understand basic requirements (like having to feed mice/rats/pinkies, UVB/heat lamps/heat mats etc) because apparently they had had people who tried to get in with them and got squimish at having to feed an animal to another animal despite the feeder being dead already) but to own level 2 or 3 hots here you have to have at least 6months exp with hots under a mentorship/apprenticeship deal or you can't get your permits.
She figured that working at a petstore would be great because animals ....the things they did to small animals there especially the reptiles and small furry creatures... Oh hamster died because of cramped unsanitary conditions? Just feed it to the monitor. Hamster covered in shit because it's packed with a dozen others in a critter keeper and you can't even get your hand in there to clean? Just hold it under the tap...it really is disgusting what goes on in the back
the world needs more absolute queens like you istg
And everyone clapped
Sorry to tell you but the petsmart you worked for cared more about customers then the pets. I have a great experience at petsmart and currently work there now. A lot of my coworkers go the extra mile of being educated on all the animals on the floor, they either have them as pets to educate them selfs and or like what I do ,extra research on all the Reptiles/ animals on the floor. It all depends on your co workers. Should of reported it to the number they give you when u first take your test .
Also, if I see animals being abused. For example I had the same problem with the hamsters in NA, and What I did was separated no matter what. because it’s all about the animals at the end of the day.
Holy shit
I looked in the petco crested gecko guide and it calls them "chameleon" at one point
Really??? lol 😂😂😂
Bruh really
Lmao wtf? That's rich lmao...
Probably copy pasted sections of their chameleon guide given how lazy their shit is
Oh yeah I read that one, too.
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oh man, I just LOVE "vet approved" items for my pets. If I had gone with the "vet approved" food for my pets they'd been dead years ago...
I'm pretty sure most of these companies just lie about that and pull statistics out of their ass. Though there aren't too many reptile-specific vets so who knows. They could have just asked a dog vet to sign off and called it good, lol. I personally try to shop by things used by actual behaviorists I like, like Jackson Galaxy, Victoria Stilwell, etc. Not sure about reptiles, but I'm sure there's reputable people out there to research. (For people who don't already know GoHerping, of course.)
So your items are not vet approved?
A lot of vets aren't taught much in nutrition. Just like you go to a nutritionist as a human over your average doctor
I hate Science Diet. My cat still got UTIs on it, switched to Blue Buffalo UTI prescription food...and he hasn't had one in two years
@@xChijouChanx Wet food can help a lot with UTIs as well.
@@xChijouChanx that’s a myth. I went through school so be a vet tech (never used my schooling to get a job so not a vet tech) but we recurved 80 hours of nutrition training. Vets get 4 times that amount. Not to mention the vets who formulate pet food from brands like science diet, Iams, royal canin, eukanuba, and Purina are veterinary nutritionists that have specialized in nutrition and have many years of schooling.
I see petsmart I run
I see petsmart I cry
I see petsmart keeping bearded dragons in a 10 gallon I die
That was the most beautiful poem I’ve heard...
Wow... that was... wow😳 This needs more likes
*Petco keeping a SAVANNAH MONITOR in a 20 gallon
(I dont know why they have one but I was disgusted to see them selling it for $50 probably to a family who knows nothing about them)
@@alexandraproctor1554 WHY ON EARTH DO THEY HAVE A MONITOR
@@alexandraproctor1554 disgusting... remember when they were selling iguanas??
this is giving me flashbacks of the r/betta subreddit where every other post was a 'i bought this cutie on impulse. How do i not kill it?'
Damn, nowadays it’s just people posting betta pics and people screaming why they are doing it wrong
I have to use vpn to access reddit so I don't nise reddit, someone explain please
@@youtakel7708 there’s a community on Reddit for Betta fish and a bunch of idiots are buying bettas randomly and posting there for the advice they should’ve researched before getting a fish
@@penispensar9071 That is one of the dumbest logic I have related to. I wanted a leopard gecko, and half-way though researching, my parents bought me the gecko (after I told them not to, yet, for several days). So for about 2 and a half week. It lived with crappy huabandry.
As a petsmart employee, this is very helpful. I'm trying to do my own research, but it's hard knowing what is actually right. I know some things because I personally want a beardie but still.
OMG! Morgan! I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
@@marieparsons9908 YES! I would also say snake discovery!
@@marieparsons9908 I’d add Clint’s Reptiles too
Please please be that person to stand up to them ! They are treating these animals horribly
I am also a PetSmart employee as well and I fortunately have had bearded dragons and done enough research I can help people get set up
When I worked at PetSmart they told me to give those to costumers and I never did. It’s all really basic bullshit care that I disagreed with. I would just tell people what I knew and researched, told them to research and then I recommended your channel lol
Same. These are the "updated" care guides too unfortunately
Lowkey thinking of working at a petsmart equivalent to try and help the reptiles
Same here. If they have one I'll go through it with them and mark tf out of them. Surprised I haven't been fired yet lmao.
I do that too! My older coworkers always complain when i do that cause “it’s taking away from sales” sorry i care about the animals and not just a sale 😒
It’s funny cause i work at petsmart and the one i work at our boss told the pet care associates to disclose proper information and encouraged us to fact check our stuff and to give the right information
New challenge: Alex lives like Stan for a day
I'd like to see that
New challenge: Stan lives like Alex for a day
I live like Stan every day
Stans probably hibernating so it’s just going to be a video of Alex sleeping
Just lay in the sun on a rock and eat fruit 🤣 I'd live like that lol
I work at a pet store and typically spend most of my shifts caring for the reptiles and your videos have helped a lot with proper care
Please be a good influence on people who don’t know what they are doing ! Maybe even debate the care guides with owners or managers if they aren’t correct
I see we back to bullying the big boi brands
Keep going
Best series 😂
Can we talk about the fact that the leopard gecko on the pamphlet has a very tiny tail and the poor thing is basically dying
Poor baby...
@@kingexplosionmurderfuckoff9376 I'm not gonna comment on your reply and pfp compared to your name
@@lucyditee Ngl when I first looked at that comment I didn't know what I meant either. I was saying the username of the person replying didn't match the comment.
Can we talk about the fact that your crazy ass is talking about a image of a fake gecko...
@@Guts-DemonSlayer And how do you know it's fake, he/she is just worrying about it. Besides, he/she doesn't know if it's a real gecko or not.
I don't think that pet stores should be like chains. Animals' lives are more important than money.
Best thing I think we can do as customers is to stop supporting them, and spread the word why we don't. Alex is on the right track I believe, education.
@thecasualtrollingpuma fair point
Yeah the fact that we buy and sell animals like items creates a lot of problems... Both in people's mentality of them, and the obvious risk to the animals' health.
@thecasualtrollingpuma I'd agree, except there are a lot of corrupt hospital practices that will let people die for money, too.
@thecasualtrollingpuma aKcHuAlLY
My leopard gecko literally spends 99% of his time chilling in his moist hide, no matter what else I do for him. He's happy as heck though!
Same!
My leopard gecko does the same thing. I even did an experiment: I made all his hides humid and then he used all his hides. My gecko is crazy. I did tons of research and found that it's just his preference and he seems really healthy and happy.
@Keagan Van Duzer You can always keep handling her and that should help eventually. Alex also has all kinds of videos on that kind of thing.
@@savannahdavidson3116 cool
Do quiet activities around your gecko’s enclosure while either singing or talking to them so they get used to your voice and learn to associate it with a safe person. You’ll eventually notice them coming out more often and you can slowly start to handle them. Let them see your hand coming into the tank to lower the chances of scaring them
I work at a petsmart and used to spend a lot of time just taking a sharpie and fixing the care guides kfjsjfjnsf
I don't think I've ever actually given one to a customer. If someone's interested I just tell them what they need instead
I DO THIS TOO HAHAHA
I rip out the title page and print my own caresheets and then staple them to the caresheets I made.
I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
@@sohuenishi8803 I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
@@yeehawchess915 I am SO glad to meet you! For reptiles: This channel or animal1 guy channel. For Guinea pigs, go to LA Guinea Pig Resue or Scotty's Animals. For birds, go to BirdTricks channel. I will love you forever if you can spread this info as much as you can. You are wonderfully brave not to give customers the info the store recomments. Cages your company recommend are Criminally small. For other small furry things, Small Pets Select has an amazing library of articles written by true experts. 😊
Alex: "I'll draw an undertank heater for them."
Alex: *draws a tampon*
ROFLMAO
As a petsmart associate I do wanna make a few things clear, firstly most of our associates are not trained to educate or take care of our exotic animals, that job goes to a specific group of employees in the petcare department who are trained to meet the care requirements of the other animals in the store. While a cashier or stock associate might know about cats and dogs, if we have a question about pretty much any other kind of animal it goes to the pet care department of the store. That being said, that group of people do care very much for our animals, and we don’t really abide by a lot of things the company itself recommends, for example a trained pet care associate rarely ever actually recommends calcium sand despite our training telling us its ok. The group of employees that you most likely are going to speak with at the store in regards to reptiles generally do have a good education in them, no one really signs up for that position if they aren’t ready to handle the bugs, snakes and reptiles and the care they need. I don’t deny at all that many petsmarts are terrible, but from my own experience I can see it as more of a company issue. As much as associates care of the animals we are often denied essentials such as medications from a vet, proper lighting or even proper food due to managment issues. Hell I’ve even had a coworker buy supplies himself for the animals, not to mention spending a lot of time with customers making sure that they are equipped to getting the animal rather than an impulse buy
understandable, but the company being the issue is still. the issue. reptiles are my special interest and because of that i havent shopped at a petsmart/co in about 3 years because i feel really uncomfortable supporting a business that cares so little, even if employees might. and honestly if you care about the quality of them, i would consider finding somewhere else to work (obviously this is exempt if you can't). i just know i specifically didn't apply to either locations because im not comfortable promoting or supporting the company in any way. when a business is as bad and careless as petsmart, employees alone can rarely redeem it
@@vinyl1208 I completely agree with you, the companies are terrible and not at all a good place to work if you care about animals. I’d argue one of the worst places to work if you care about animals. Absolutely support businesses that put the animals first, and believe me if I was able to I’d quit the second a better place was hiring
The only training petsmart has for petcare employees is the research they do on their own time because they care enough to not want to kill the animals a store just put them in charge of with zero previous experience.
Your one of the good ones
Same here, I'm an associate and I'm honestly horrified to hear people's bad experiences at petsmart because at our store we actually care like 100%. Even our 2nd in command manager cares a bunch which I feel is rare for people in higher positions. But yea totally agree, were just given basic training but have to research so much to actually give customers better knowledge about animals they're thinking of buying. At this point I think the most aggravating thing is people trying to buy a goldfish to put in a tiny bowl.
Everyone: sand is bad for geckos
PetSmart: haha sand go brrrrrr
They really don't give a care in the world about the actual animal do they
@@felixadriensfavoritecousin ik, it's the same in the UK with pets at home
Idk if pets@home is that bad.
when you said in the vlog you were gonna start making more videos i didnt know itd be THIS many. im so glad youre back to having fun dude these are gold
The guy at the pet shop told me my bearded dragon's tank should be 40 degrees (centegrade) at night💀
Bwahahahahaha WHAT
Had a petsmart employee when I was a kid tell us a Beta living with a goldfish in a .5 gallon was A-okay
@@LaviniaDeMortalium The hell even is a .5 gallon tank😭
@@LaviniaDeMortalium My betta named Buddy actually lived with three goldfish and two frogs in a 10 gallon aquarium and they all got along until Buddy died of old age at 6.
@@catcando1131 A ten-gallon is not a half-gallon tank. You did it right.
@@joesanchez935 half-gallon
Your stance on PetCo/PetsMart is understandable, but; How to you feel about your "Family-owned local pet store"?
every single one I've ever been to is complete garbage. maybe out of 20 or so. but I want to explore more of them and eventually find a decent one
We actually have one that's pretty good about 30 minutes from my house so maybe it just depends
Have u ever been to pet supplies plus their set up where i live is great
Hah, I got my snake from one and it was a complete mistake. He turned out to have mites and their care guide was complete garbage. Pancake is a wonderful snake though, but I feel bad for their other reptiles since they refuse to admit they have a mite infestation.
@@GoHerping what about scales and tails?
Note: some adhesives can be safely removed with food oil (veg oil, corn, olive...). Not sure if it would work here, but u could try it.
Can confirm, cooking oils are the best way to get an adhesive off of pretty much any animal
Coconut oil is probably the safest to use because its the least refined and well known to be beneficial for skincare, but you'd have to heat it up slightly because it's solid at room temperature
Other oils work fine too though, ive used corn oil before to free a wild bird from some tape. Also works for rescuing animals from glue traps (please don't use gluetraps whenever possible though because they can be very painful for the animals and they often die of a combination of dehydration and exhaustion while trying to free themselves)
BE CAREFUL THOUGH! reptiles absorb stuff through their skin and using like, cooking oils could cause burns if you put them under heat after washing the adhesive. just be careful and wash your reptile after, let it soak in water then put them back in their enclosure
@@blue_fox4221 thanks for the heads up
@@blue_fox4221 are you sure you're not talking about amphibians? I'm pretty sure they're the ones absorbing stuff with their skin
@@ДарьяМайер-ъ3и Well, I suppose we ALL absorb things to a degree...but yes, I think amphibs are the most vulnerable.
Note: you don't need a lot. Just dab some onto the adhesive area near the unfortunate pet, and add more as the adhesive breaks down, slowly peeling as the area releases. You can use a small paint brush or eye dropper.
My first ball python was from Petsmart(bad I know) and the “reptile guy” there who sold her to me gave me that exact brochure for care but also added that I didn’t need a thermostat and just a heat bulb during the day...
Glad I did my own research on care beforehand or my ball would have died fast.
If petsmart made their care guides accurate, they'd be selling whole books lmao
Considering how digitalized everything is nowadays, they could just put a QR code on the display tanks and probably save money on paper and stuff.
I just wanted to say that the temperature for the crestie is too high it should be more like 75-80 not 80-85 because at 85 they can die from being overheated, but overall the crestie one was pretty decent
ik, i thought the same
also ppl need to be more specific ab room temperature like my room is lik 64 at all times, luckily ik what i'm doing
Yeah I was suprised he thought that was ok
Some of the crestie details were sketchy but not incorrect. The group housing as a definite no-no though.
I agree. They’re supposed to be at room temp which for me is about 75. They could probably die if heatstroke if it stays 85 in their enclosure.
Just saying that I appreciate so much that he has captions on all of his videos. Thank you.
the one who disliked works at petco
Lol I work at petco and I feel like I'm the only employee who gives a fuck. I really do try to educate customers on the animals that are sold but some sadly just don't listen. Sick industry but im just trying to make it a little better :/
@@kierstensuglio1810 im so sry if i hurt your feelings
Lmaooo nah my feelings aren't hurt, ur good
@@kierstensuglio1810 ok
I work at petsmart and use videos like these to learn how to properly help pet parents and to make sure the animals thrive so honestly thank you, your videos help me teach people what to do
Can we just approve that constant uploads for a second!
Thanks!
I live close to 2 Petco's. One of them has terrible care for leopard geckos, no dusted food, 1 hide, very small tank. The other Petco's reptile department's manager owns reptiles such as Bearded Dragons and Leopard geckos. At that Petco, the food is dusted with calcium, the geckos look very healthy, also, they are in 20 gallon tanks.
I've watched you for quite a while, and now I found out that my daughter watches you as well. You are spanning generations, sir. Keep up the great work. I have a beardie, ball python, and leopard gecko.
The crested gecko guide is terrible too. I breed crested geckos, since about 2015-ish. You NEVER house males together, EVER, they will kill each other! Also, lights usually cause more harm than good because they overheat easily, and the crested geckos having no eye lids can hurt their eyes being in captivity like that with a bulb rights there over them in such close proximity. 85 degrees is too hot, high 70's is better. Also, I learned recently from a mentor with more experience than me that over-misting can cause health problems from evaporation drying out their skin! I now use a mixed substrate (Zilla jungle bedding, sphagnum moss, and a small portion of aquarium charcoal) that holds humidity great and mostly cover the screen lids. Now I only mist 3 times a week and everything stays regulated. Petsmart and Petco suck when it comes to any form of exotic pet guidance, they couldn't find their own a$$ with both hands and a map. I even saw a baby crested gecko die right in front of me, terrible and heart breaking.
My first beardie I got from pet smart, got the whole set up with sand, she got impacted after a bit, but she crawled into her hide when it started affecting her. That’s how I started learning everything I know today. Maybe that’s what the brochure meant by hiding more frequently
About 20 years ago I got a baby leopard gecko from my local Petsmart and followed all of their guidelines and what the clerk told me. That gecko was dead 2 months later from impaction. I’m still not over it. Luckily I know way better now and my current gecko is in great condition!!
I’m just happy to see fellow North Carolinians successful on youtube in a sea of people from LA lol
Same, nc bro
I have a leopard gecko named lemon pepper and he loves this
I have a local pet store that hires small breeders to supply animals and the quality is amazing. All of the animals I have gotten there have been great. I have never been happier
In America (at least in my area), PetSmart updated the leopard gecko guides so the don’t mention calci sand and have a 20 gallon tank on the checklist :)
Oh, no. The toad care guide was so bad. I can't imagine the others
they have a toad one? lol
@@GoHerping Yeah, American toad for some reason. I think I remember them suggesting a light for heat...
their beardie care guide lists a ten gallon tank for bearded dragons lol
@@margaretszczepkowski3353 RIP
@The Cløwn because people are more likely to buy a pet that doesn’t need a huge enclosure I’m guessing
4:04 that happens to be the exact one I have for my leopard gecko.
I work at Petsmart and I tell people not to get the care guide. My employees and I black out and rewrite things on the care guide
goHerping you are the best reptile youtube ever lol, you inspired me to start a channel for my pets and to get my first leopard gecko so thank you! :D
As a person who works at PetSmart (hopefully not much longer 🙄) I like to go through them (reptile, bird, small animal, amphibian, arachnid, crustacean) with customers with my handy dandy marker and update them so they're correct and give them advice on where they can get better deals and supplies.
What really sucks is my ex manager who was actually knowledgeable on the animals that we carry was working towards updating the care pamphlets but unfortunately got terminated shortly after mentioning it. :/
That’s horrible. Your manage didn’t deserve that.
I use a ceramic heat lamp and a heat mat and my leopard gecko uses both. He is really outgoing and has lots of hides but in the evenings after he eats he likes to bask in the open under the lamp. I couldn’t find clear direction on which to use so I gave him both :D
Yeah, there's a reason I banned these places
Thank you Kim Jong-un, verry cool
Our hero
I was pretty proud of the Petsmart I worked for as we had some very well-educated staff. I moved up to management of the Petcare department because I was in college for veterinary technology and my second in command at the time was even more knowledgeable than I was about exotics. I know not all Petsmarts staff people so thoughtfully or have that caliber of people but we did and it was why people really loved our store. I was devastated when I had to move away. Still one of the best work environments I have been in as far as just having a really perfect crew and good leadership. So for what it's worth, I totally understand where you're coming from and I had no problem picking apart those pamphlets with my customers and making sure they -really- knew how to take care of their critters. :P
I used to look at the beardy ones and thought, hey this is pretty good. Now that I have a beardy. Oh boy...
Yayayayaya I’m the first on besides patreons
The temps for a cresty is 65/80 you don’t wanna go higher than 80 and also a che is what is good for a cresty and is recommended
High Schooler Grades Multi-Billion Dollar Company’s Report Card
high schooler who is rich and living off of their own business they built around reptiles reviews a chain company known for mistreatment of animals and misleading info given to customers’s report card
Fixed it for ya
@@jaynelson9543 He is not rich. He does very well for himself but not rich. He would have to be in the millions of subs to be rich. Emerald scales actually does not make very much money. Pretty all of his money comes from RUclips.
3:30 I remember that so much 😂😂😂 it was so annoying with it ether falling off or when you try to take it off it leaves the sticky stuff on the tank...
would love to see the snake ones reviewed too
I work at petsmart and at least at my store we care about our animals. I personally have a leopard gecko named Gideon. I often mention your channel and give them tons of information on how to properly care for the babies
My female Leo's tried to kill eachother (this was many years ago). I brought one to the vet due to what I thought was retained she'd in her eye... Turned out to be a bite injury! Under a magnifying glass we discovered many other tiny tiny injuries! Ones I couldn't see that had spanned years! I seperated them that day and would never recommend housing even females together. You won't always see the aggression until it's too late
It’s so weird because I hear all the time that leopard geckos are not basking animals, but I have two leopard geckos that were raised with heat lamps and not a heat mat. I wanted to keep them on lamps because that’s what they were used to, but I also put a heat mat, but I still see them basking all the time! Lol
Well though they have decent guides every time I go there like 1 time a week they ask what animal I have and I tell them well I got my crested gecko and my Leopard gecko and they still always say do you need new heating or SAND
I have one of those leopard gecko guides and they replaced the calcium sand with reptile carpet
The first snake i ever got was from a petsmart and it died within a week of me getting it. The manager told us that "it was so strange" and its "the first time its happened to them". We tried to get them to change their policy so that they can't sell you a snake if they haven't had three successful feedings. I don't have much faith that they actually did. I would never recommend someone getting any pet from petsmart.
I recently got a Leopard Gecko and while I was doing research on how to take care of a Leopard Gecko, I found the care guide for Leopard Geckos and was absolutely livid about it. I'm glad that you reviewed them.
Always reassuring that my personal favorite approved veterinarian makes sure my animals are having the best husbandry possible.
Forgeting about the T.j.maxx incident.
I work at a petsmart, and I understand your reluctance about pet stores. I’m lucky enough to work at a great store with an amazing pet care team. I always get customers saying how bad some pet stores look and it’s horrible. It’s so sad how the distributors treat the animals☹️
Ok wait, for the EYELASH crested gecko temperatures, they shouldn't really be kept above 80 degrees F because it can cause their organs to shut down cos they don't do awesome with high temps. Will they survive? Yes, kinda, sorta. They'll be miserable. I know when it gets hot where I live in the summer, my EYELASH crested gecko acts super upset and fussy
THANK YOU why is no one else saying anything? Temps over 80 can be fatal for crested geckos
tell me why when you showed that picture of the leopard gecko and said "belly heat" MY HEART MELTED that's adorable
Give him a water testing kit and he's a licensed scientist
I use a heat lamp for a very limited time plus a heat lamp in the winter. I live in NY state and it get a extremely cold here so it's the only real way to house them sometimes. But I mostly agree that a heat lamp isn't really needed.
I had like a 2m by 2m by 1m for 3 geckos but i got adviced sand by my pet store seller, one of my geckos got impacted and my mom sold them while I was on hollyday after he died (also an exotic vet charged us 200.- for some kind of surgery to try to save my impacted gecko) anyway all of this to say I have first hand experience of why sand is trash
I recently just got a leopard gecko and couldn’t settle on a website for one that’s not $100, so I decided on one from petco and I knew what to look for. Had to drive about an hour to Lafayette to their petco which is great. All the reptiles there are very healthy!
I loved this video but please also say "NOTHING ALIVE" as well as nothing illegal to your PO box... I'm sure most of your veiwers are smart enough not to send reptiles to a PO box but Emily from Snake Discovery always says "nothing alive" and it makes me worry what happened for her to have to say that...!
Alex recently got a beardie in his PO box
Have to emphasize the bit about not asking breeders/vendors at reptile expos about husbandry:
At one of the expos I went to as a kid, I got really excited about a crocodile skink and these two little striped lizards (one day I'll find out what they were called, I didn't internalize the name back then). I had a 30 gallon screen top aquarium and asked the vendor about cohabing them and he said it was totally fine because they occupy different elevations of the tank.
I was an over-excited kid who impulse bought those three, but I did a lot of research after taking them home and realized that red-eyed crocodile skinks are extremely shy. The little lizards were short lived and also escaped a lot as the screen top was just loose enough for them to shimmy out. Luckily they were communal and enjoyed basking near or on top of each other. Those two lived their full lives happy and healthy (even if I had to go on lizard hunting expeditions in my room every time Jello snuck its way out).
My crocodile skink who I named Gator is still thriving today. She's now in a 36 gallon orchid-infested aquarium with a big water bowl and many hide-y holes. Despite my goof-up, she's living a long life! She was already an adult when I got her and she's been with me for 13 years.
This turned into a ramble about my little trio, but yes: people really want to sell their stock and may tell you inaccurate husbandry information to get it done. Even when someone is obviously about to impulse buy, they can take advantage of that. There are plenty of good breeders out there that I have talked to at expos that give correct information, but just as many desperate sellers too. My babies were lucky. Gator was secretive and always was either underwater or in her hides and Mello and Jello were arboreal, small, and communal. Thankfully, I at least researched as much as I could afterwards and that the tank I had could accommodate them.
How tf do you mess up crestie care? Like, literally the easiest pet I’ve EVER had, especially if you have a bio active tank..
i'm an associate and i literally told a customer that wanted the leo guide that it was only only good for the cute leo pic on the front. i hear we're getting updated ones soon, but my hopes aren't high
me and my cousin once stole an emaciated piebald banana python from PetSmart once. How they got their hands on that beautiful snake is a mystery, but at least now its not going to waste and PetSmart didn't get more money to mistreat more animals.
My lepard gecko doesn't seam to like a moist hide . So when she looks like she's going to start shedding we bring the humidity up a bit .
The Pac-Man petco information guide says something about chameleons
do wanna mention that heat lamps should mainly be used for ambient temperature. I have a heat mat but the ceramic bulbs really help with humidity and keep the whole cage warm enough (i live in Minnesota so that's a must)
oh goody! I bet this will be the best reptile care guide ever! **sarcasm**
I work at PetSmart I watch ur videos so I’m more informed and able to tell costumers the right information so I can do my job better.
Before I got my corn snake my mom made me get one of those and it was just like
"Give them mice heat and accasonal water blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah"
Long story short I didn't take care of it right and he escaped, I got a new one and he is healthy and getting a huge upgrade soon (10 gallon to 120 gallon i think)
@Honey The Mute im using spare things from my house and I spent 50$ for acrylicglass and im probably going to get other stuff but I need to keep it under another 50$, it won't really be a tank but it will be = to a 120 gallon (I think)
good luck getting enough decor for the 120ish enclosure
my crestie has a humidifier hooked up plus I spray him with a bottle (to make sure there's droplets for him to drink in case the humidifier doesn't accumulate enough to form droplets)
Say it with me folks: HY GROM ETER. If it were a hydrometer it would be a yes or no gauge. Is the tank filled with Water? Yes. Or no.
Thanks for the laugh sir.
PetSmart employee here. We just started selling Cuban False Chameleons. Their primary diet is snails. Our care guide for the Cuban False doesn't even mention snails, and we don't sell feeder snails and aren't supplied snails to feed so we're stuck feeding mealworms and crickets to our reptile. I'm livid 🙃
They’re selling quick too
Extremely sticky, Rip and damaged her scales but not strong enough to stick to the glass? Doesn't add up.
Scales are much more delicate then glass. Things become unstuck all the time despite still being really sticky.
I have gotten 2 leopard geckos and 1 crested gecko from petsmart, I researched so much before I even purchased any of them..... my advice would be to do your research and educate yourself before purchasing a reptile! Every time that I go to a petsmart and see someone looking at Leo's or cresties I stop and give them tons of advice and definitely redirect them AWAY from sand, I'm not an expert however I have had my first Leo for over a year now and he's thriving, best wishes to all reptile parents! 💚
If you don't go talk to a PetSmart Associate™ the next time there's anything wrong with one of your animals, I'm unsubbing
Is this a joke😂
@@adley.and.b I'm deadly serious
fun fact: i have bough my first crested gecko from a petco, and i had 2 years worth of research and documents that i even sent to my mothers friend who breeds crested geckos and i am planning to when my crested gecko (a male named peril) gets older to breed and the breeding tank we are setting up had one of those hydrometers and thermometers mixed together, and they fell down so many times that we went and got 2 command strips just to hold it up on the glass cause we aren't hanging it off of the roof
Leopard geckos actually don't need a heat lamp. A heating pad works better.
My leopard gecko sleeps alit but once seven o clock rolls around she goes crazy crawling over literally everything in her tank so I give her new things to climb or change some things around every so often to entertain her she looovvveees climbing everything
Sooo nobody gonna mention that tyler rugge did the same video?? I feel like Alex should really do an official calab.
One time I went to a petsmart and the crested gecko tank had like five of them in a ten gallon. Three of them were missing tails.
EarLy! but other comments are from 18 ish hours ago but this was posted like a min ago....sus
2:16 The "we'll get to THAT" ouch. that cut like a whip
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1 John 1:8-10 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
John 10:27:30 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all, and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one.
John 5:22-24 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgement unto the son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Acts 16:30-31 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Titus 3:4-9 But after that the kindness and love of God our savior toward man appeared, Not of works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men. But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Ephesians 2:8-9 For by Grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 4:30 And grieve not the holy spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
Romans 10:9-13 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth in him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the Lord shall be saved.
Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 3:23-24 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
Romans 5:6-11 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for the righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.
Romans 4:5-8 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto the the Gospel which I preached unto you, which also he have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
1 Corinthians 15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall be made alive.
2 Timothy 1:9-10 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
1Timothy 1:15-16 This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me First Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
John 6:28-40 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and believe not. All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Galatians 3:24-29 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Galatians 2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain
Mathew 5:16-19 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandant's, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
1 Corinthians 15:1-5
Romans 2:11
Romans 12:2-11
John 1:1-14
1 John 5:7
John 8:54-58
Isaiah 53:5-12
Zechariah 12:8-11
Isaiah 7:14
Titus 2:12-14
2 Peter 3:3-10
1 Thessalonians 4:14-17
1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Luke 26-36
Luke 21:25-36
Acts 2:17
Joel 2:28
Amos 3:7
2 Timothy 3:1-7
1 Thessalonians 5:1-28
Revelation 3:10
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did you have video notifications on just to tell me this
Just Wow
You really had to get em' posting the whole bible up in here.
Because of this video I looked at the care sheets for my pet store I work at (Pet SUpplies Plus) and I was relieved to see that any sort of sand was not listed on the substrate. For leopards, it had aspen or carpet. Though, I still would not personally use aspen bedding but hey, its not sand.
I get food for my Leo at Pet Supplies Plus, and it doesn’t look awful honestly. Animals look pretty well-fed and, while their enclosures are small, they meet all other requirements.
When I first started getting into fish I started with goldfish. When I bought them they kept dying, after research I learned about ick and saw my fish had it! I took them from a store to a new tank with new everything. I then went to Petco with a water sample to check other things. When I did the worker berated me for high ammonia levels, OF COURSE AMMONIA LEVELS WERE HIGH MY FISH WERE DEAD IN THE WATER FOR A WHOLE NIGHT! When I pointed out ick she quickly excused it till I walked her to the tanks at Petco and showed her a fish with ick. Ick can kill in less then two days, meaning the fish kept dying in their care and they never checked anything besides water quality. I then refused to leave the aquarium section and informed customers of it until she closed it. She never apologized, I was heart broken.
I bought a pleco with ick and it killed all of my fancy guppies.
I was livid and Petco told me there was nothing they could do.
I love GoHerpings channel it is very fun and entertaining to watch since he has a lot of facts about reptiles. I subbed. I agree with your thoughts about petsmart's guides. Best youtuber for reptile enthusiasts.
"I take that bye, back." *stares at camera* fade to black. Alex is a legend.
I am so happy I work at a petsmart with people who actually care. They tell people to not read the guides and do real research give real advise and recommend better things than the guides. Also try to fight to spend more and get better breeders it won't ever work but hey at least they try.
My local petsmart has very knowledgeable employees that have probably cared for reptiles in the past, and whenever i adopted my first reptile from there a couple months ago (a baby beardie named bandit), this nice lady discouraged me from buying calcium sand and got me this cool subtrate mat instead. She also told me to shake it down and make sure there isnt any loose particles on there so bandit won't eat em. Overall good employees there.
Also, whenever my sister got her first reptile (leopard gecko named Ivory) The same lady told her to not house them together unless its a big tank, and told her to get a 20 gallon instead of a 10 gallon and encouraged use of a heating pad. I like her :)
With my leopard geckos i took the sticky thing off of the thermometer and put it on top of the heat mat it’s not always 100% correct (as i use a heat gun to check still) but it’s usually pretty close