Yesterday 3/12/12 around 5:30pm I went to this store to buy a fish. I walked by the reptile enclosures and there was a chameleon for sale. He was almost dead. The set up for this chameleon was not correct at all. Chameleons like to blend in and climb up high into plants. He had a stick to climb on. They do not drink out of bowls, they lick droplets of water off of plants (or sides of aquariums). All he had was a bowl of water. He had. Few crickets that were way too large for his size to eat. Crickets contain too much phosphorus that will cause metabolic bone disease in chameleons. His eyes were sunken in from being severely dehydrated and he barely moved. I told the man who was working there and he said ""this is what happens when I am off for three days. Nobody else here gives a sh$@"". I don't know what time he clocked in but if I worked there knowing that other employees neglect the animals, I would begin my shift by watering and feeding everyone. And why isn't the manager taking care of the animals? He/she should do rounds of the store all day to ensure that every one is being properly taken care of. Also, if someone were to purchase the animal they would go by example and set up their cage the way they see it in the store.
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