Are there tarantula sellers near Mobile Alabama.

[arachbiodude]

OK, not much to do here. Reef aquariums, rollerblade, skate and kitesurf and the tarantulas. I envy people who can just pick up tarantulas without shipping costs.

 

[octanejunkie]

@jrh3 is Alabama, afaik

 

[arachbiodude]

We have Port City reptiles. They sell tarantulas.

 

[jrh3]

I am close to Montgomery, AL. I am a hobby breeder and keeper.

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

The "Pet Supermarket" near my house offered to order me tarantulas if I want another and I could pick up in store. They didn't do so well selling the tarantulas they got in Sept for Halloween and took kindly to the suggestion to advertise "tarantulas available on request" instead of restocking. They said they get them from a breeder, not WC. But are of course limited to whatever is available to them no shipping costs for the buyers. Mb ask your local pet shop for a similar deal?

 

[Vermis]

the tarantulas they got in Sept for Halloween

That comes across like a supremely bad idea. Here in the UK the Dog's Trust charity popularised the saying 'a dog is for life, not just for Christmas', because of all the gift pups that get abandoned when the festive novelty wears off. Maybe also, 'a tarantula is for life, not just for Halloween'?

"tarantulas available on request" instead of restocking.

Sounds like a much better option for pet supermarkets, at any time of year.

(Also, rollerblading, skating and kitesurfing sounds like a lot)

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

Honestly I wish all the pet chains would advertise all their reptiles/amphibians/invertebrates as available on request. It would cut back on impulse pet buying. The consumers would have time to research and set up/ prepare properly while awaiting their pet. And it would save the pets from waiting in less than ideal conditions. But only one of the three pet shops I spoke with seemed to even want to hear my suggestion.

 

[octanejunkie]

Honestly I wish all the pet chains would advertise all their reptiles/amphibians/invertebrates as available on request. It would cut back on impulse pet buying. The consumers would have time to research and set up/ prepare properly while awaiting their pet. And it would save the pets from waiting in less than ideal conditions. But only one of the three pet shops I spoke with seemed to even want to hear my suggestion.

The local pet store I deal with told me 90% of their tarantula purchases are impulse buys by neophytes. They also sell basic and ore hardy species.

 

[arachbiodude]

Petco had sign; 20% off fancy tarantulas. When I asked if Red knee was for sale, they said no. Sign was only for Curly hairs. LOL Isn't red knee a fancy tarantula? LOL That is not the tarantula you want. Obi Wan Kanobi stulf.

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

Yeah. PetSmart and Petco were the other two I talked to. Pet Supermarket by me is really small in comparison, but 4 of their employees, one a former T owner, were all ears. I haven't looked up the real names, but I was offered a " skeleton leg," " pink toe," " flame leg," or "curly" they were sure they could get.

 

[Vermis]

Pet Supermarket

Oh, it's the name of a chain! I thought it was just a kind of apt description of Petsmart etc.

 

[Nurse Ratchet]

Oh, it's the name of a chain! I thought it was just a kind of apt description of Petsmart etc.

Reasonably assumption. It fits really.