Real commitment to the hobby...

[Sense of nature]

lol.... That guy on the back is lucky he didn't fall off with that big box and nothing to hold on to.

When I was a teenager, 25 yrs ago, I used to know a kid that would go into pet stores and steal all types of chameleons right out of the tanks. Never got caught either. He was a chameleon enthusiast (honestly) and kept them all. Being chameleons were expensive back then, he couldn't afford to pay for them as a teenager and would just stick them in his pocket.

The ironic thing is that this guy later opened his own local pet store in the area. He still keeps chameleons to this day, but now he can afford to pay for them, lol.

A kid you Knew Huh...?

 

[Forsaken77]

A kid you Knew Huh...?

Haha ...

It was one of my friends back then. I'm not a lizard kinda guy and most definitely would never open a pet shop, lol.

 

[Celtic_Fox]

lol.... That guy on the back is lucky he didn't fall off with that big box and nothing to hold on to.

When I was a teenager, 25 yrs ago, I used to know a kid that would go into pet stores and steal all types of chameleons right out of the tanks. Never got caught either. He was a chameleon enthusiast (honestly) and kept them all. Being chameleons were expensive back then, he couldn't afford to pay for them as a teenager and would just stick them in his pocket.

The ironic thing is that this guy later opened his own local pet store in the area. He still keeps chameleons to this day, but now he can afford to pay for them, lol.

So have you asked him what he'll do if/when he catches some kid stealing from his store?

 

[Forsaken77]

So have you asked him what he'll do if/when he catches some kid stealing from his store?

We're not friends anymore, but I'm guessing his answer would've been "I'll beat his butt out back."

This was 25 years ago when we were in high school that this happened.

He sold the pet store and moved to North Carolina (from NY). I don't even think his store had fish (never been in there). Just small animals, lizards and dry goods.

I only know his updated info about the store because he contacted me on Facebook recently and told me.

 

[tiggs]

Get real....

They aren't aquarium hobbyists.... They were hoping to sell the tank on Craigslist for HEROIN money

HEROIN thieves stole all my Christmas displays off my front lawn two years ago at 3am for heroin money.

My neighbor a few houses down had a stainless steel grill stolen off his back porch by heroin thieves.... and we live in a quiet upper middle class HOA neighborhood.

Our entire neighborhood knows that if it's not locked down outside your house it'll be stolen for drug$ in 1-3mos

You see a guy circling your neighborhood in a rusted out truck on TrashNite to trash pick....he also is CASING YOUR PLACE for stuff to steal for drug$ in 50% of the cases....or TIPOFF friends who are heroin addicts

Truth to Power....wake up people

While it's true they probably aren't hobbyists, they definitely aren't heroin addicts. Put it this way, they wouldn't still be in possession of a bike worth thousands of dollars if they were trying to make $50 in drug money. That's just not how that works. If they were driving a 10 speed with a bunch of copper pipes over their shoulders, different story.

Not that it makes a difference, but some people just steal to steal.