No offense to anyone here but in my opinion PETCO is like WAL-MART. They usually have "everything" and a lot of it. They have money to make stuff move in their direction and after a buildup of momentum the competition doesn't really matter anymore. Either does what your selling. Again in my opion, like WAL-MART, PETCO has a very large disconnect between what they are selling and who they are. When I go to a pet store I'm not so much interested in knowing what the cheapest deal in the house is or whether or not one has a membership to your club of disattached pet owners. Granted their reptile department isn't exactly the worst anyones seen compared to other places, but it sure it lacking in many aspects. They sell a lot of gimmickery, but then again so does WAL-MART. But their just the biggest players in the game and that puts them in the spotlight because what it all boils down to is when a Russian Tortoise tucks his head in at night; one hailed from PETCO -- I just wonder how they feel. Somewhat disrupting thinking about what they all must go through, and how their all piled up on top each other in a kiddie-fishtank with pellet substrate.
I apologize that, that turned into a blabby rant, but that was bound to come out sometime.