Slither & Swim

Category:	Pet Store
Address:	38 Saw Mill Rd # 16, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
Phone:	+1 203-932-9436
Site:	slitherandswimpets.com
Rating:	4.6
Working:	10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 10AM–8PM 12AM–6PM

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Tina Clarkson

I shop here all the time for my feeders for my african fattail and my bearded dragon. They do have great feeders that are nutricious and well maintained here for your reptiles and a great selection as well. The only thing bad about this place i would say is their reptile care. In most of the cages you will see mites, they are extremely bad and uncomfortable for reptiles. You only get mites if you are not caring for the cages properly and once you get them you CAN get rid of them, they just dont apparently. I also bought my beardie here as a baby and i felt so bad for him. He was extremely calcium deprived having seisures daily and i had to nurse him back to health. I almost lost him so many times. But after about 6 weeks of properly being cared for he was finally healthy. Be careful when buying your reptiles here. Many of them look fine at first but once you are around them after a while you realize they are actually sick. Many are hungry, dehydrated, scared of people, and calcium deprived. Be careful! They just dont exactly seem to know what they are doing when caring for their reptiles.

A Private User

Seems to be more a reptile store than a fish store. Its worth the trip just to see a splendid collection of reptiles. Indeed, theres something about this place that suggests they truly love and care for their reptiles. Fish is a somewhat different story. There are come good prices on whole aquarium set-ups but theres a weak selection of aquarium supplies and a couple of the prices on the aquarium supplies were way out of line. Its just not a "go to" store for aquarium advice or supplies. Also, although I didnt look over the whole fish collection, it seemed reasonably large and well cared for. (Note that this review is based on one trip and the clerk seemed to be more a reptile person than a fish person. Your mileage may vary with a different clerk.)

hailey scofield

Nice little store with a good selection of animals and supplies, and the only place I know of that locally carries Pangea gecko food for cheapest Ive seen. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly, also a good place to get second-hand used terrariums and tanks. Not to mention their live crickets are half the price of Petcos. Only complaint is that some of their animals seem underweight and ones that have passed away are left on display in the freezer with the frozen food they sell :/

Lissette Ruotolo

I have been a long time fan of this business. I always know they will give me honest and knowledgeable advice. They have a better selection of high quality products than even online specialty shops. I am very happy with a micro filter I found there today after not being able to find it online. I have purchased fish, turtle and iguana products and am never disappointed. I recommend this place to anyone who is genuinely interested in proper reptile and fish care.

A Private User

This place is great -- I have gotten some of the more unusual fish here (Royal pleco, horse-faced loaches) that I cant find many other places. Their fish are always healthy & their tanks look very well maintained. The staff is very helpful & know a lot about the various types of fish. Im not a reptile person, but they have an amazing selection, all of which look well cared for. Overall, my favorite fish place -- certainly worth the drive!

Cat Warren

Best pet shop in the area, in my opinion. They specialize in herps and fresh as well as saltwater tank systems (not many shops selling saltwater supplies around here) but importantly everyone is in clean, well maintained, environmentally appropriate tanks and all of the animals look happy and healthy. Steffen does amazing custom tanks for specialized ecosystems, definitely worth a stop.

A Private User

Absolutely love this store very clean,wide variety of both reptiles and fish,i always go there for my crickets and mouses and the people that work there are very knolegable and friendly and very helpful!!!

Cody Remy

Great little place with knowledgeable staff. Prices are on par with other pet shop and sometimes cheaper with a larger selection.

Twisted ByNature

Sad to see. Looks to be slithering to that final swim... neglected and mismanaged like nobody cares. This place used to be nice.

Sage Ostergren

Its a small shop on the outside but has a huge selection of pythons,boas, corns,fish,lizards, and a lot more!!!!

That Silkie Chicken

Awesome Place With Lots Of Very Beautiful Reptiles And Amphibians! They Also Have Very Good Products

Max Waghorne

Great Place That has excelent selection for aquarium plants and fish

P Burke

They have everything you need, if not they will get it.