We are getting two chameleons in a couple of weeks and would like to ask does anyone recommend a good exotics supplies shop?. currently purchased all my equipment online but need a good supplier of livefood, suppliments etc. We live north of sheffield.

Note: this thread is not for the debate on the ethics of keeping exotics as pets
... but this one is (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=144748)
Strix

The one near Attercliffe Post Office is suposed to be good, the lizards and stuff look healthy anyway.

try 'the snake shop' in attercliffe.
I think www.thesnakeshop.co.uk but not sure. There is also another slightly further up the road 'Sheffield exotics' I think it's called.

Snake shop is opposite a pink 'sauna centre' and sheffield exotics is near la chambre.. ;)

There is an online place that supplies live food delivered to your door, I will find out who it was from my partner.

We were a bit wary at first but thought we would give it a try, ordered, came the next day, all live food in tact, a good supply and very good price. Worth a try

Hi, we're an online local Exotic Pet shop. If you need any help or advice e-mail me via our website. Thanks, Karen :thumbsup:

I use wildworldsupplies.co.uk or peregrine-livefoods.co.uk for postal livefood

EXOTIC-PETS. love the website, do you have a shop too?. On the lookout for a pair of strawberry snowcorns if you come across any mate ;)

dafoot, will keep an eye out for day geckos mate, on a fourum or two, so bound to crop up.

sorry, I asked for advice, not a lecture.

...i was asking for livefood suppliers not ppl's opinions on keeping exotics!
sure your entitled to your opinion and feel free to give it. but may I suggest you start your own thread on it instead of hijacking mine. :loopy:

Anyhow.... :lol:

Have you tried www.livefood.co.uk they also have a really good forum :)

one of the most recommended 'real' shops I know of is Snake n Adders (www.snakesnadders.co.uk) in Leeds.

Lovely snakes btw, how old are they?

the snowcorn and amylenistic in the photo are three years old :)

They're lovely. I can't wait for mine to grow up a bit more, he's coming up to one in November. Was sold as a Motley Aner, turns out he's ghost motley.

Hope you find what your looking for :)

thanks beans. good luck with your ghost, defo a male then?, cos damnd hard to tell without having an expert probe or 'pop' em. really love the candy canes and bloodreds myself, stunning colours. Keeping an eye out for them in rep rescues.

I'm considering getting a butter myself :)

'He' was probed when I bought him,so hopefully yes, he's a he :lol:

Well thanks for the links ppl, off to have a look around them today and thanks for the mail order links too
beans: I Know of a 2004 female butter for sale from a private seller, she wants £80 for her, Damn good price for a butter. will pass on your details if you interested.

Exotic petshop at attercliffe, we get and feed all our reptiles from there.

hey, just wondering if anyones knows websites for any exotic pet stores in the rotherham and sheffield around, i live near meadowhall.

i already have the website for thesnakeshop

is there a site for the other 1 furth up the road, sheffield exotics i think its called.


any replies are apreciated, thanks

:wave: Welcome to the forum, can't be any help myself but there are plenty on here who will help you!

ok, ty anyway, and thanks for the welcome

Note: Threads merged :thumbsup:

does any1 know if sheffield exotics has a website?

Yep

Here (http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk)

Ive been in them both in the last week. the guy who owns the snake shop is great. knows his stuff and wont sell you things just for the sake of it, well cared for collection of exotics too. Cant say I was as impressed with Sheffield exotics. full of chavs when I went in.

Yep

Here

thats not sheffield exotics, thats exotic pets in chesterfield

Cant say I was as impressed with Sheffield exotics. full of chavs when I went in.

Not exactly the fault of the shop! ;)
I prefer the snake shop though...as you said, John does not like to sell to people buying on a whim/dont know what they are getting into.

Last time I was in there he was busy trying to explain to someone why he wouldn't sell a baby python to someone who wanted to buy it as a first snake!

Yep, I tend to think you can tell a lot from first impressions of a place, and visited both last week. As you say, john in the snake shop was real approachable and gives loads of info. also offered to sex two snakes for me, even though I bought them from elsewhere. a lot of the livestock in there seem to be either bred by himself or other home breeders, which I like to see rather than WC stock. sure Sheffield exotics is great, but just found it real offputting to walk in and find the place full of teenagers swearing away etc, just gives a bad impression to anyone new. will go back hopefully when its quiet and get a better idea then as they do have a good amphibian section (my next project)

thats not sheffield exotics, thats exotic pets in chesterfield

Sorry :loopy: