Working at Plano Pets for two months was the worst experience of my life. It's heartbreaking when you see terrible things happen and can do nothing to stop it.
Chip traded in two tree monitors (slender, measuring 4' in length) and had them BOTH placed in a tank 2'x2'x2' for over 2 weeks. These poor guys had terrible wounds on their noses from constantly nudging at the walls to get out of their tiny enclosure.
These guys were finally moved to a larger enclosure after much pestering from employees. Because of their move, a tegu (a thicker lizard measuring 4') was displaced to a 10 gallon tank (12""x20""x10"") for Chip to take home. Well, Chip FORGOT to take this tegu home for a week, even with employees' reminders.
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