“When my wife and I bought our first computer, back in the mid 90s, we went into the local computer store as novices. It was a fascinating experience. The young man who helped us ended up selling us a computer with which we were very happy, but to this day I am perplexed as to how he ascertained our particular needs and fulfilled them. I think he (and we) got lucky. He explained our new…”
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Herptiles
“When I was little boy, my Saturday mornings were spent exploring the local canals, swamps and woods. Saturday afternoons, however, were devoted to escaping the heat of the day with a TV double-feature: a monster movie hosted by M.T. Graves, and, inevitably, a Tarzan movie. What a perfect fantasy: life…”
“Those of you who have read my previous columns in Pet Business will be used to my tips and suggestions aimed at making independent retailers competitive in the herp marketplace. I will tell you that I am generally confident in the advice I give, given that I have been in…”
“Whenever I sell a family its first reptile pet, I always let the parents know that they can expect the experience to go one of three ways: either the kids will love the herp as a pet and be satisfied on that level, or perhaps they will soon figure out…”
“I was 10 years old when I set up my first desert terrarium. My mother had ordered a “desert kit” from a biological supply house—reptiles in a pet store were virtually unheard of at that time—and I gleefully unpacked the large shipping box. The box contained a 10-gallon tank, four…”