Amazon Reptile Center — Attraction in Montclair

I bought an African spurred tortoise on the 18th of january 2018 for my son's birthday. I asked the reptile employees how to care and take care of my new tortoise. Sold me rabbit pellets for the tortoises substrate (bedding), bought basking light and uv light. They said to just feed my tortoise Romane lettus and sprinkle calcium powder they sold me on EVERYTIME I feed him. On the way home I noticed a small ripple in his shell (at time didn't know what to look for or realize that crack was a bad thing). Get home, get enclosure set up. Next day my tortoise kept rubbing his eyes a lot, I took him back to reptile shop to get eyes looked at and lady said they were perfectly fine, I also ask her if I need a night time heat lamp and ahe said no JUST TURN OFF ALL THE LIGHTS. I go home and start posting pictures of my new tortoise. After talking to tortoise keepers and breeders....all the care instructions the reptile shop told me was WRONG. Not supposed to use rabbit food for bedding, way too dry and it molds and it also is very dusty. 2nd, I AM supposed to have a night heat lamp for my tortoise which I had to go buy after the fact. 3rd, tortoises are supposed to eat more than just Romane lettus and calcium is not given every single time they eat, you can over do it on calcium doing that. And last but not least the ripple/crack in the shell is not supposed to be there and no I have to have the stress and worry to fix the shell. Everything the reptile told me on how to care for my new tortoise was soooooo wrong and I have had nothing but stress since the day I got him because of the wrong care instructions. I really hope they stop giving wrong care advice and instructions because my tortoise could have technically gotten very sick and probably would have died. Thanks to people who actually know what their talking about my tortoise is...

I went in just to look at what they had because a friend had recommended this place.When i first walked in i was kind of blown away at the amount and variety they had. I loved the fact that they had these store pets that had been with them a while, like Gunner (their huge Rhino Iguana), to me that shows dedication and that they care for their reptiles. One of their Chinese Water Dragons caught my eye so i asked about him, learned he was a rescue that they had and that he was kind of an employee favorite. I took a few minutes to think and decided to take him home that day. It's been a little over a week since then, and i'm very happy about the little guy i chose as the new addition to my family (Now named Shenron)He has never acted aggressive towards me and will even climb up into my hand and sit on my shoulder while i clean his habitat. He loves his super worms and for some reason, every time Family Guy comes on he will rush to the end of the couch, sit there and watch until the end. Overall very happy with Amazon Reptile Center, and will definitely recommend to anyone looking to purchase a very well kept reptile or supplies at the best...

I've been coming to this shop since 2007! It has always been clean and kept well. The employees are always a wealth of knowledge. When you take a closer look you will see that the excellence comes from the owner Mike. Over the years not much has changed, maybe a couple faces but the experience has always been great. Employees are always helpful and friendly. Service always prompt even when there can be lines out the door. They always ask if you have a set up if you want to just buy an animal from them. They have an obligation to the animal to ensure it gets to a good responsible home but it is awesome that they check. After making sure the animal has the things it needs even if you purchased products elsewhere they will HAPPILY sell you the animal. I think anyone that has come to this shop more than once know how amazing it is. From low feeder prices, to great service, healthy animals, and FREE knowledge; you can't go wrong shopping here. Definitely check them out if you are a local or on the fence about making the drive, it...