Petco vs. Petsmart

I have both in my area, and I can't say that I'm completely happy with either.
The Petco...I bought my FBT there. There was a big sign next to them stating that "They make great first time reptiles" when I pointed out to the sales woman that they're actually amphibians, she didn't even know what that meant. She also had to ask another guy if the toad should be placed in a dry cardboard box or packaged another way. (I mean it was only 95 degrees outside) The animals there may have looked like they were doing well, but how do people like her get hired?
The Petsmart...this is where I bought my Pachytriton L. Naturally it was in a tank with the largest Paddy I've ever seen, I can't believe my little baby still had all her little toes and legs. (she was half the other's size) There were also about 15 FBT's in there as well. The sales girl was sweet but she was offering the customers to "pick" up the newts. She was more concerned that they wash their hands after they handle them them then before. Apparently living in an overcrowded tank isn't stressful enough.
 
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  • Katia Del Rio-Tsonis:
    Dear All, I would appreciate some help identifying P. waltl disease and treatment. We received newts from Europe early November and a few maybe 3/70 had what it looked like lesions under the legs- at that time we thought maybe it was the stress of travel- now we think they probably had "red leg syndrome" (see picture). However a few weeks later other newts started to develop skin lesions (picture enclosed). The sender recommended to use sulfamerazine and we have treated them 2x and we are not sure they are all recovering. Does anyone have any experience with P. waltl diseases and could give some input on this? Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.
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  • Katia Del Rio-Tsonis:
    sorry I am having a hard time trying to upload the pictures- I have them saved on my hard drive... any suggestions-the prompts here are not allowing for downloads that way as far as I can tell. Thanks
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    Katia Del Rio-Tsonis: sorry I am having a hard time trying to upload the pictures- I have them saved on my hard... +1
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