Pet Stores & Vets ~ Reptiles

parris08

Does anyone know any of any good reptile pet shops in Dublin (preferably town or north county Dublin) or Wicklow?

Also does anyone know of vets who can care for reptiles in the same areas?

Thanks in advance...

Fionna

January

Reptile Haven in Fishamble St, in Dublin City Centre. Ben will look after you if you go in there! He's one of the best.

Also there's a vet somewhere near Ballsbridge that specialises in reptiles, my dad knows the name of him... I'll get it for you...

What are you looking for may I ask?

Shelli

Vet in Bray, Bainbridge I think is his name, very good herp vet.

parris08

Adrieanne I'm just looking for a good pet shop to buy some bits and pieces for my turtles tank as the shop I bought the turtles from have no clue what they are talking about! Thanks for the suggestions :-)

Oh great Shelli thanks a million, I'm in Bray myself so that's brilliant

lucozader

a lot of markets sell pets

Demonique

John Bainbridge is in Dundrum, not Bray. It's Bairbre O'Malley who's in Bray

And Lucozader, who in their right mind would buy a pet from a market?


Best to buy reptiles from a specialist reptile shop like Reptile Haven in Fishamble Street

dbrock

there is a pet shop in bray ,,, across from mac donalds,, im sure they do some stuff for turtles

also in dunlaoighaire i know they have every thing for turtles,,,,

then reptile haven
best vet by far is john bainbridge he is in stillorgan, dun drum, or kenilworth square,,,


where did you buy your turtles its a pitty enough shops dont give the right advice or tell you how big they get

Jimkel

Petmania gullivers retail park santry, Its the largest pet shop on the northside, only a new shop they have a large reptile section.

parris08

Thank you for all you suggestions, I appreciate it!

Shelli

What kind of stuff are you looking to buy for your turtles?

parris08

I want to get something they can maybe swim around, I need water conditioner and some more bits and pieces to make their tank more enjoyable for them. At the moment I just have the filter, the heater and their dock in the tank so it's looking fairly bare

Would you recommend anything?

January

Bainbridge is the guy my dad swears by and he breeds snakes and tortoises...

2qk4u

Claws and paws in Dunshaughlin are very good,great advise and if you need something they will order it in..just 15 mins from Blanchardstown.

Bainne2

I am actually doing work experience with Bairbre O'Malley in Bray at the moment and from what I have seen so far she is brill!!!! in fact she sees more reptiles and exotics in a day than cats and dogs.

I hear Bainbridge is quite good too, though I have also heard that he can sometimes be hard to consult with as he splits his time between different clinics.:) Though he was extremly nice when I went there to apply for w.e.

LouOB

Wackers pet shop near Parnelle SQ, Dublin the only way to go

tdikeith

LouOB wrote: »

Wackers pet shop near Parnelle SQ, Dublin the only way to go

ha! good old whackers, if you want they'll even sell you a hamster for your turtle to keep him company! They'll find your hamster some scuba gear too if you want! anywhere that will knowingly sell turtles or any reptiles for that matter without the proper gear shouldnt even get the return business of accessories such as water conditioners or spare bulbs etc
i have heard great things also about Castle veterinary in clondalkin as Mannus Cannon used to be vet in dublin zoo with reptiles.