Pet store newts

[andrew]

Just wanted to tell everyone about the recent experience i had a pet store, a petland discounts. I went in just to see what they had available, and noticed they had one newt, brown color and orange on the bottom, very rough skin. They called it a firebelly newt. I know it wasn't that, probably a roughed skinned newt. It was in about .5" of water with 20 underwater frogs swimming all around and on top of it! Plus to top it all off, they had a heat lamp on top of the enclosure. This was a ten gallon tank. I felt so sorry for it, wanted to "save" it, but didn't because that would just make them buy more. every time i walk into a petland, they have all their amphibians in on little tank. Firebellies (toads + newts), underwater frogs, leopard frogs, eastern newts, tree frogs, all in one little ten gallon tank, a 15 if they are lucky. I just wish they wouldn't do that.

 

[ben-lee]

i agree there should be like a law that they should have the correct tank and have different tanks for different species

 

[william]

I told my local pet store to not house fire bellied toads and newts together and now all 3 species of newts + fbts are in seperate tanks. I'm just glad I could help save them.

 

[andrew]

Maybe I should have spoken up too. They seemed to have plenty of tanks around for housing. Now I feel bad.

 

[jeff]

that taricha needs to be removed asap- heat will kill that dude no doubt. Just take a red hot propane soldering iron and brand the employes untill they comply...

 

[jeff]

that taricha needs to be removed asap- heat will kill that dude no doubt. Just take a red hot propane soldering iron and brand the employes untill they comply...