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Has any heard or done business with them, good or bad...
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Are you speeking about the shop in Yorba Linda CA? If so that is Chris G. shop. He is a great guy, very knowledgeable in this field however there have been times that I have been in his shop and the reptiles were in pretty poor condition, dirty cages etc. Again great guy! Poor reptiles in my opinion. Shanell.
 
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Thats the place, I saw an ad of a snake I wanted, but have not talked to them yet... Thanks for he reply
 
His old shop was TERRIBLE. I remember feeling so sorry fo his chameleons and the way tey were caged. His new shop is much better with vision cages and proper keeping(although it is still ucommon to see chameleons provided with enough cover in a reptile store). Would I buy from them? Maybe now if it was a great price but you couldnt pay me before to do it.
 
The old store had quite a few problems, notably because Chris was so busy working with his reptile movie business (He did all the fear factors and a bunch of other shows) and because the old store manager Dave was a real looser and has since been removed.
Chris is now much more personally involved in the new store and has more competent and hardworking employees to maintain it. I'd definitely talk to Chris or come back in when he's there if you can. He's extremely knowledgeable and a great guy.
Last time I was there they had quite a few interesting animals and the prices were quite competitive. The store was clean and was fairly busy. The only problem is its new location is kinda hard to find.

As for the chameleons ... few stores can keep them in permanent style enclosures. To much cover and they'll never be seen and no one will buy them. Every time I've been in there, the Chams have been under proper lighting in screen cages with a ficus tree.

I would personally recommend Reptile Island, especially over Prehistoric Pets or any other local reptile store.
 
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