Wildside Pets

I am new to the Invert and reptile world and I could not have been happier to find Wildside Pets. Everyone there is so friendly and knowledgeable. Their always willing to spend time answering questions. They have a great selection. Go to Wildside pets you won’t regret it!

One of the few shops you can trust, great employees and the owner is a really nice guy quality animals highly recommend.

I bought a baby red knee spiderling from these guys and it is growing up to be so pretty and it acts and behaves just as their expert (spider guy) «yes they have a guy that’s there on Sundays that knows everything you can possibly think to ask» I believe my spider was bred by their spider guy and it is growing fast, eating really well and adjusted to the habitat that the pet store put together for me. They gave me a super good price on the little cage already set up with bark and Pete’s Moss. They gave me simple instructions that I have been following very easily. So here’s a perfect example of how nice their staff are. During the weekdays mostly I usually deal with Shawna (oops on spelling sorry) anyways she is super nice and always has an answer when I ask her pet related questions. Anyways I am a paraplegic in a wheelchair and it takes me about 12 minutes to get me and my wheelchair out and me to get moving, but if I pull up to the curb out front when I need some food for my little guy she doesn’t seem to mind stepping out front real quick and I just think that’s so nice because it hurts getting in and out and it takes me a super long time. I can’t thank them enough. They have a pretty neat collection of really cool stuff that you just don’t see every day. Stop in and see them if you’re in the area, even if it’s just to look at the cool collection of really well cared for animals. Thanks again. Sincerely Doug

They have an okay selection of (cheAp) fish stuff but the staff are really helpful. I bought a bunny here.

I almost never write bad reviews but I am making an exception for this company. We had our names listed for two baby gerbils for weeks. When the babies were finally available I asked what the gender was because we wanted to have two of the same sex. I was told I could come in and flip them over and check myself. I was given the option of calling and checking with the owner myself but the owner is only available for 30 minutes from 630 to 7 every day. I’ve been calling daily for the last four days only to find out today that they sold our gerbils. Imagine how disappointed my daughter is. She has been waiting for a month for baby gerbils.

Went there last week and the staff was helpful discussing the various reptiles and level of care. We decided on a chameleons to which i posted a video. They provided detailed care instructions and held me accountable to ensuring i had done my homework and was fully prepared before selling me a chameleon. They even mentioned they may not sell an animal if the person might cause harm through ignorance or just not being prepared. Austin was so helpful and gave me so many hints on care and housing. We are buying a hamster there as well as we believe in their care of animals and their knowledge of all animals. Truly a fan and the extra few miles of driving is well worth it.

Called this morning and was told they had what I wanted. I drove 45 minutes and opps «no, we don’t have that.»

I loved this place! We were looking for a tortoise for our son and had gone to several other places like Petsmart and Petco. We decided to try out this little place and were so glad we did! Kirsten helped us and she was so knowledgeable about the tortoises and gave me so much information. She showed us how to soak them and feed them and what is healthy on them and what to look for if they show signs of sickness. It was very clean. I read the other review where it says she didnt think the reptiles were well taken care of. I saw the opposite. It was like all the animals were her babies and she cared for their well being. She had her back door open with some cages set up in the doorway just letting those animals bask in the real sunlight. The tortoise we got is 3 months old and was bred right there in the store. I like knowing where my pet came from and knowing they are born locally and not shipping from some other place. I know that I will be able to use this place as a resource for anytime I have questions about our tortoises and what they need. We will definitely be loyal customers.

Small pet store with very little saltwater fish which is what I go in for. They have great prices if they have something your looking for.

The employees were very nice and friendly. The place is really clean and they have a few things I haven’t seen at other pet stores. They have a two-​headed red eared slider! He/​she was cute. I’ve never seen one in person. He didn’t look the healthiest but most two-​headed animals don’t live very long. He had a very small place to live in. It was a little sad but one of the employees said that they have had him for over a year.
I liked the place just wish they had more betta stuff. They just had some plain looking bettas. Nothing special. But they had a bigger bowl to live in than most pet stores. They weren’t in tiny cups and it looked like they were very well taken care of.

Best pet store, great friendly employees and give great advice and help. They got great needs for my pet corn snake

Just when I thought I had been to all the reptile stores in Arizona I expanded my range and found this place out in very East Mesa. There are a couple different types of reptile/​fish stores, the very professional looking ones with special show cages (Arizona Reptile Center, Ocean Floor, etc) and those that keep most of their animals in ten gallon glass tanks on shelves (Exotic Predators and Prey come to mind) like this one. I do like both type of store, but there is something nice about having everything a little more organized.
They had your standard bearded dragons and tortoises along with a decent selection of both fresh and salt water fish. As far as other exotics go they had some parrots and cockateils and a couple chinchillas as well. One thing I liked was that their individual pieces of wood (drift wood, cork bark) were all priced instead of by weight. This makes it a lot easier to know what your spending before you pick it out. On the day I stopped in here alone I saw cork bark at three different stores, one priced by the pound and one by the gram. Let’s keep things simple, just weight it when it comes in and price it then.
They did have a breeding room to the side and it looked like they were breeding some different things from your regular leopard gecko, corn snake, bearded dragon fare. One thing I believe I saw marked were some eggs for some Australian geckos of the genus Nephrurus. Very cool.

I spotted this pet store while going to Ace Hardware and decided to check it out. The store stocks pet supplies with reptiles, fish, birds, and small mammals like rabbits and hamsters.
I was sadly disappointed by the store. It seemed fairly clean, but the animals did not seem that well cared for. A few examples:
— The hamster cage was sort of shoved haphazardly on the floor. The hamsters had just a flat floor in the tank they were in. Nothing to run around in to give them exercise or to climb up.
— The bearded dragons seemed in too humid an environment with soil substrate which is the wrong substrate to use.
— They have two leopard tortoise babies who were already showing signs of pyramiding and had nothing to eat but huge pieces of lettuce in their tank — no hay or nutritious greens.
— Their iguana is on the floor in a standard aquarium tank. He definitely wanted something to climb. While we were there he kept jumping on the ceiling of his cage just to have something to do.
I can’t say much for the care of the fish or birds since I don’t keep those animals (though their cockatiels seemed really happy), but I was saddened by the care of the other animals. They are having their basic needs met but not much is being done to keep them happy and well while they wait to find homes.