Four Paws Pet Shop

I have 5 tetras and 6 platys from this pet shop and each time the fish have gotten ich. When I had asked what all I need for the fish to be healthy (when first purchasing them) they said a filter and feed them tropical fish food. When they got ich I bought "Quick Cure" and they all died. With the platys it was the same thing except only one fish survived. This is because I called a pet store in Deridder and the worker told me what else I needed. Pros: null Cons: null more

My girls and i love to go to Four Paws Pet Shop. The staff is very friendly and provide prompt curtious service.The staff is also very knowledgeable and have always given very through instructions on the proper care of the pets we purchase. I have bought many fish there, a sugarglider and a ferret. The animals are well cared for and the shop is always clean. Pros: null Cons: null more

This pet store isn't the best. They are better than Deridder Pets, but the care of some of the animals are not up to par. The smaller birds barely have anywhere to perch, nest, play...did I say barely? As far as their enclosure goes, one perch with 3 to 12 parrots. They keep them on a seed diet which is in no way adequate. The small animals/rodents are all kept in aquariums and any person with common sense knows that it offers hardly any ventilation. Their food also consists of seeds and they just throw their food in their bedding. No way to know if they are sick or even if they are eating. They have no toys to stimulate their intellect or help keep their teeth trim, no security, and are not separated by gender. A rat becomes sexually mature and ready to breed at 6 weeks old. Every time they get a guinea pig or a chinchilla, it is extremely stressed out. With their reptiles, amphibians, and arachnids it is the same thing. None of them have proper bedding, I don't even know if they switch out their ubv bulbs like they should, the hermit crabs and emperor scorpions need humidity up to 80% and the crabs especially need that to breathe...they are kept in a dry environment. None of the reptiles have a place to escape from view or each other. The frogs they have were all very different species with very different care needs, yet they were housed together in a cold aquarium with wet gravel. The only thing I'd say they take care of properly are snakes...except the feeder rats are kept in two small cages, I think, that are extremely cramped. No way to tell if they are sick, pregnant, fighting. I'm sure they aren't feeding them appropriately either. The lizards are all pretty much kept on sand even though it causes death by impaction, mold, ect. Insectivores have crickets kept in their cages at all times even though crickets will start feeding on the lizard itself. The iguanas are overcrowded with 2 usually in a 10 gallon. I don't know much about fish, but they all seem fine. As far as I'm concerned, it should be a fish store with pet supplies...and not other live animals. I wish there was some way I could shut this place down for their inhumane practices. The guy there is especially rude! I've tried telling him what the animals require in a very polite manner and he always gets offended or angry! Other than that, their prices are outrageous!!! It's cheaper to drive to Pet Smart or order online. Pros: null Cons: null more

I really like this store. They do not have the accesories for dogs that I would like but they make up for it in real animals. They had things I didn't even know could be pets. It was clean and well organized. The staff wasn't as friendly as they could have been and they do not have public restrooms. They made sure you knew it too with signs everywhere. more