Regal Reptiles - Meh.

I'm glad you made out good with them.I am 10 minutes away and will see how they change in the future.Hopefully it is for the better.

I think its kind of silly to charge to go to a place where you buy animals. [At zoos, you cant usually walk in and buy a zebra] but I also frequent the East Bay Vivarium here in CA, and Parents LOVE to take their kids, LARGE GROUPS of kids, to the "free reptile zoo" at EBV. Moms will walk around 4th street to do some shopping, and drop their kids off, like a babysitter. Like classes will make a field trip out of it. But their displays are really nice, everything is labeled and clean, etc.

Hey,
Just kind of was going through posts and thought I would see what was up with Regal. I have a female woma adult now that I purchased as a baby in 2000 for $800. She was healthy when I got her and is still a great animal. Still can't seem to get the breeding thing down with her I got eggs twice but had a crappy hovobator then. Now I have an awesome incubator from Casey Hulse and I got really small screwed up looking eggs this last week. But the animal has been great and has always fed well. As far as charging to enter I completely understand. I worked in a pet store in the Northern Virginia area just outside of D.C. off and on from 16 to 21. Different stores in one chain however there was nothing more annoying then people just going through the store to look or kill time while they waited on a table at a local restaraunt. I remember in one store we posted a sign saying that children under the age of 12 can't be in the store with out parental supervision. It was next to a Giant Food and parents would leave the kids and go next door to shop for groceries. Later Mike

...and what store was that, Mike?

Hey Man,
I used to work at Oakton Pets as a high school student, then Tyson Pet Mart and then Centreville Pets they were all of the Northern Virignia Pet Centers. The owner Passed away and the daughter and I believe son inherited the company. Last I new the store in Alexandria was the only one left. I also worked for Rob at Fox Mill Pets in Fox Mill, Herndon, and the last one was Franklin Farms off Fairfax county parkway. I still am obviously in the hobby but no longer working at a pet store. I have debated the idea of opening one here in the northern neck though. The snake I bought came from a show in Harve De Grace, Md. LAter Mike

Thanks, Mike. Fox Mill Pets is still around but I have not heard of the other ones in quite some time, so I'm assuming they have closed up shop. There is also a Centreville Aquarium, but I'm not sure that it was related to the Northern Virginia Pet Centers.

I worked at Wally's for two years and then moved over to Marine Scene in Herndon. Usually we are aware of who our competitors are, and I didn't know of any in Oakton or Alexandria. Thanks for the clarification.

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Originally Posted by HopingForBabies

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well i guess that means Shawn wont be coming here to comment ..

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sometimes you think u know people when in all reality you dont ! this has left me in shock becuz i have know him since he 1st opened ! and even the living conditions at home were not right !!