That is terrible....
If I were you, I would confront the store personally, in a caring manner, try to be informative and not like you are telling them what to do.
You can suggest all the proper ways they sould be keeping them. Sometimes (not often) the store doen't realize what they are doing wrong and that they are harming their animals.
A long time ago when I was unknowleged and bought my first chameleon, they sold me a 10 gallon tank and a heat lamp. That was what they had him housed in there.
The chameleon was a Four-Horned chameleon. Those are mountain species that do not require heat. It's actually bad for them. But they need UV like all chameleons...so, Now that I know better, I told the store.
Unfortunatly, it was that the owner didn't care. He wanted to house his animals as cheaply as possible with no regards to their stress or health.
So, after attempting to resolve it myself, I told the local animal control, who immediatly dealt with the situation.
So, try to give them some advice, and if that doesn't work, go higher.
Good luck!
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