Pet stores near portland

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Does anyone know of any good pet stores in the portland oregon area? I'm having a hard time finding one. I live in vancouver washington but wouldn't mind driving a bit.
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For what kinds of things? There are specialist stores. Pets on Broadway is one, but their care of axolotls if absolutely awful. They got an order of babies in and managed to get them all fungus. At 2 inches they're popping them in salt baths every day. I've seen quite a few die/dead, and have made their manager change things a bit so they have less death... Not much less, though. But on the mammal side they're pretty good. Just don't trust them on reptiles, amphibians, or fish. One "experienced" worker told me that ADF drown each other and shouldn't be kept together. Pffft. They do however carry cheap feeders as well as frozen foods like bloodworms and daphnia. Don't buy animals from them, but supplies is fairly priced for the most part.

There is House of Reptiles in Tigard which may be helpful to you for herp keeping in general, though their workers aren't very pleasant, being very much "reptile men". They can be condescending and you'll have to prove yourself for them to treat you nicely, which I finally have. It only took keeping 80 herps to do so. Other than that, they're very knowledgeable if you can get around their prickly personalities.

Then there is Tropical Hut. I'll be working there in spring. I know the owner. They may not do everything according to what people say they should, but they do keep a wide variety of animals. They carry axolotls that don't look too bad after I told them some things to fix. The owners are very helpful and they carry fish, amphibians, reptiles, and feeder/pet rodents. This would be the best place on the list for anything axolotl. They sell earthworms, but so does any large Freddie's with a bait section. Not sure what you're looking for specifically, but this is the best place for it.

If you have any specifics that you need, you should tell me. I live in SW, and have been around to a bunch of places trying them out. These are the places to go if you have herps.
 
As a fellow portlandian I have been to a few pet stores myself. Here are a few links.

Home
The wet spot is a great Petstore that is very easy to find.

Home - Upscales Fish and Reptiles
Upscales is a great Petstore that I have become good friends with the owner and his family. They have axolotls and are going to try and breed them. They may look like a saltwater only Petstore by he website, but once you get there you will see that they have much more, with reptiles, amphibians, and freshwater fish.

Hope it helps:D

Regards

Evan
 
Also check this out.
Northwest Reptile Expos | Show info for the Seattle and Portland Metro Reptile Expos
There are many reptile and amphibian breeders. Many dart frog breeders. The ultimate place to get feeders. There are usually axolotl breeders. Their not the healthiest but the adults are usually fine.

I will be at the Portland metro reptile expo on January 26th 2013 with the company name of Perfection Water Dragons. It is my first year.
I have:
GFP gold albino
GFP melanoid
Gold albino
Melanoid
Hopefully by then they will be around 2-3 inches. That is also when I will start selling them, or when they have their back legs
 
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