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Underground Reptiles has a rating of 3.1 stars from 677 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Underground Reptiles most frequently mention customer service, next day, and new home. Underground Reptiles ranks 17th among Pets sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Great place to do business with”

Hazel H.
6/6/20

We had awesome customer service and no issues whatsoever, unlike previous place. My son received his crabs within 18 hours of ordering them, they are alive and healthy and he is so happy, will only use them from now on.

Top Critical Review

“Tokay not okay”

James A.
7/13/24

If feel dumb and deceived for trusting this website and shame on me for not looking at reviews before I ordered. I surprised my wife with a Tokay Gecko, was so excited and relieved him with in 24 hrs of ordering. Upon arrival he was extremely skinny and very underweight. Being reptile owners we were upset but sprung into action and did everything possible to bring him back. He was 12 inches and only weighed 68gr. Being that long and age he should have been close to 120g at least. Not knowing anything about his living conditions prior we just figured of course they didn't feed them well. We got him in his enclosure and gave him about 4-5 days to acclimate to his home. During the time we gave him crickets, supermorms and roaches. He would strike but not eat or put it in his mouth shake and spit them out. After day 5 we decided to take the chance and get him out. We'd get him to open his mouth and toss in a worm here and there. We thought it was a win because he ate them. The problem after handling him he was so weak so we'd put him back and give him a couple days. This went on for a day short of a month when he passed away while trying to feed him. My heart breaks because we pour 1000% into our babies and we could not save him. We thought he was getting better and moving more but in the end we believe he was just hanging onto a string. I feel so sad, mad and down right heart broken about losing Arceus. He will forever be a God to us but we will never tell anyone to buy from Underground reptiles and will be deleting anything to do with them. NEVER BUY FROM THEM EVER!

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Thumbnail of user ajsplacejefferson
Kentucky
3 reviews
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July 13th, 2024

If feel dumb and deceived for trusting this website and shame on me for not looking at reviews before I ordered. I surprised my wife with a Tokay Gecko, was so excited and relieved him with in 24 hrs of ordering. Upon arrival he was extremely skinny and very underweight. Being reptile owners we were upset but sprung into action and did everything possible to bring him back. He was 12 inches and only weighed 68gr. Being that long and age he should have been close to 120g at least. Not knowing anything about his living conditions prior we just figured of course they didn't feed them well. We got him in his enclosure and gave him about 4-5 days to acclimate to his home. During the time we gave him crickets, supermorms and roaches. He would strike but not eat or put it in his mouth shake and spit them out. After day 5 we decided to take the chance and get him out. We'd get him to open his mouth and toss in a worm here and there. We thought it was a win because he ate them. The problem after handling him he was so weak so we'd put him back and give him a couple days. This went on for a day short of a month when he passed away while trying to feed him. My heart breaks because we pour 1000% into our babies and we could not save him. We thought he was getting better and moving more but in the end we believe he was just hanging onto a string. I feel so sad, mad and down right heart broken about losing Arceus. He will forever be a God to us but we will never tell anyone to buy from Underground reptiles and will be deleting anything to do with them.
NEVER BUY FROM THEM EVER!

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Thumbnail of user iamtherealaustin
Texas
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April 13th, 2023

I was shipped an adult red-eye tree frog from underground reptiles. After moving him into my 36 gallon enclosure with my two healthy green tree frogs, the frog was dead on the floor within 48 hours. When contacting them about it, they say they guarantee "live arrival and visibly healthy" but say they have no responsibility for "how the frog is cared after arrival". You can't tell if a frog is actually sickly or just adjusting to the new setting until at least a few days of having them. I explain my part to their support and instead of working things out with me, they ignore my emails until I take the "store credit" and shut up. If you're gonna buy online, go to Backwater...Underground is cheaper for a reason.

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Just know you're taking a risk of getting a sick frog every time you order and will NOT get all of your money back if they screw you.

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Missouri
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July 28th, 2020

A smooth and stress-free process from start to finish. Both turtles arrived alive, healthy, and active. They are currently exploring their new home and we can't stop watching!

Will definitely be ordering again from Underground Reptiles in the future.

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A smooth and stress free process if what we like to provide to all of our customers. They look to be enjoying themselves :) We greatly appreciate your business and look forward to hearing from you again soon.

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Oklahoma
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June 6th, 2020

We had awesome customer service and no issues whatsoever, unlike previous place. My son received his crabs within 18 hours of ordering them, they are alive and healthy and he is so happy, will only use them from now on.

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

We are very happy to hear that your son loves them Hazel! Thank you for giving us a chance.

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California
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July 18th, 2020

My 3 pack of pink belly turtles arrived on time, alive, and happy! They are in there new home swimming and exploring, very healthy looking and cool to watch! Highly recommend, great communication and service thank you!

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

Great photos Nicole. Thank you for the recommendation. Please give us a call if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thumbnail of user michaelw2472
Tennessee
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August 4th, 2020

Ordered a baby giant day gecko that my 4 year old affectionately named "Bob". This was my first time ordering an animal on the internet, as normally I would go to the local pet store, but I knew I wanted a CB baby, and with pet stores it's hard to feel confident with what you are getting. In any case, Bob is happy and healthy, and is already eating!(I have read that sometimes it is difficult to get them to feed after being shipped)

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

That is a great picture of Bob :) Yes, it typically takes a couple days for them to get used to their new environment. Thank you very much for your business and review!

Thumbnail of user kealeyc1
Oregon
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June 25th, 2020

I ordered the antilles pink toe tarantula for my dad for Father's Day. He's big on Tarantulas so this was the perfect gift. He's going to fall in love when he home from work tonight. The Tarantula is very active and it just walking all over his new home. Thank you Underground Reptiles. I'll definitely order from you again for some frogs.

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

Thank you for letting us be apart of getting your dad his present. We apprciate it. We cannot wait to do more business with you in the future.

Thumbnail of user sharifj3
Pennsylvania
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July 30th, 2020

I love these guys they are fast with delivery and they care about the animals. If the weather isn't right they will not send your animal to make sure it arrives alive and safe. This is one of my favorite stores.

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

Sharif, thank you for your order! We want to make sure the animal arrives as safe to you.

Thumbnail of user patricks654
Colorado
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July 15th, 2020

Got my beautiful snake baby shipped right to my door less than 24 hours after I ordered her. Only knocked off 1 star for packaging as I felt like it should have been a bit more substrate or probably a better option layered paper towels to pad any possible bumps or drops that could happen during transport, as that is standard shipping practice for inverts (like tarantulas), however this was my first time having a reptile shipped to me and I have never packaged and shipped a reptile before so it is possible I am worrying for nothing, but that is what photos are for.

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Thank you very much for you order Patrick. Please give us a call if you any questions or concerns. We forward to doing more business with you soon.

Thumbnail of user ellae63
Massachusetts
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January 13th, 2024

Do not get anything from this place my flieshmanns glass tree frog refuses to eat and they were so rude and a terrible help to me and what i needed exactly for the frog i do not recommend them at all.

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Pennsylvania
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August 5th, 2020

Veiled chameleon came looking fine and healthy but quickly declined in health and died within five days of arrival. We reached out to the company and they took forever to respond and when they did we had already purchased a healthy new veiled chameleon with a health guarantee. Underground reptiles replied back after the fact and offered reduced shipping and reduced price on a new one but no thank you. I like my pets to be healthy and alive... buyers beware!

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

They are approximate sizes and sometimes they could be a little bit smaller/ larger. We are so happy we earned your future business. Thank you for your order!

Thumbnail of user ronaldv293
Virginia
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February 6th, 2023
Verified purchase

It honestly pains me to make this review, Im a huge fan of underground reptiles and have spent hundreds of dollars with them. However when everything goes there way and 1 thing does not go mine, they do no hesitate to give zero $#*!s. I had 200$ store credit from a while back and the day I decided to use it... they claim it as invalid saying that It doesn't belong to my email and to use a different email which unfortunately for me I have no idea which email I could have used. And instead of compensating or helping me they straight out did not care. And if they do care enough to respond they are probably going to give a smart $#*! answer or continue to not help the situation or let alone a loyal customer. Have a good day.

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Thumbnail of user alfonsom71
California
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June 21st, 2020

I bought 3 blue iguanas from this company paid 320$ for them and 2 of them recently passed away only had them for 9 days I messaged numerous people and they also say this company is known for selling sick animals to people and I heard of other people personal experiences with them. I emailed the company about them sending me sick iguanas and they kept asking question but my set up was perfect how it should be for them my other iguanas I bought before used the same setup and are perfectly fine this company has no quality control at all and what they did to fix it they told me I can buy another at their whole sale cost with reduced shipping to what send me a "healthy one" they offered no full refund or another iguana. Will never do business with them and I'm warning everyone about this company.

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

Hi Alfonso, we are so sorry to hear that some of your iguanas passed away. We see you received your iguanas on 6/10/20. Our customer service team member, Amanda, called you at 4:03 PM on 6/10 after she saw the animals had been delivered to you to see how they arrrived. We conduct followup calls on every single animal shipment to ensure the animals arrived fine. You did not answer and we were unable to leave a message since your voicemail is not setup. The next time we heard from you about the animals was not until 6/19/20 when you reported that one of the iguanas had passed away. We asked you to fill out our order issue report, which you did. We did have a few recommendations for your setup and the types of food you were feeding but the bottom line was that no issue was reported when your animals arrived. You must understand that when dealing with live animals and shipping them, we can only guarantee live, visibly healthy arrival. After an animal is out of our care and in the care of another person it is impossible to guarantee it. In your case, you were caring for these animals for 9 days before you contacted us to report any type of issue. If the animals you received were bad to begin with then why would you wait 9 days to report any type of issue? We are still more than happy to extend a discounted replacement to you.

Thumbnail of user lb716
California
1 review
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July 12th, 2021
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If you do some research this website is terrible they underfeed their reptiles and keep them in cages much too small I bought a green tree python it ended up dying 10 days later offering nothing but a discount on my next order you can guarantee I won't be a returning customer

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Don’t use the website contact a breeder

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New Mexico
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July 21st, 2020

Don't get me wrong I love my axolotls, BUT one has an extremely crooked spine. The only thing I could find of it is that, that's a sign of extensive inbreeding. I've contacted support and they said it's fine. I'm not sure if it'll cause the animal issues in the future, but I'm disappointed. (Images are when I feed them they don't live in that small tub)

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Indiana
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October 12th, 2021
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Worst experience ever! Frogs listed as being in stock. Ordered and paid - including the $45 overnight shipping. Received confirmation of the order, that it was being processed, notification that a shipping label had been created along with a shipping and delivery date. The day of shipping, got notified they ran out of stock. This has now happened twice - and they don't refund your money or give you priority if/when stock comes in. Fraudulent business practice! Buyer beware! Reporting to BBB!

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Don’t order from here! Take your money but don't deliver product v

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Thumbnail of user jacobp272
Washington
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August 25th, 2023

Worst place to buy a snake I bought an emerald tree boa 4 months ago and it refused to eat and hasn't really done much of anything and really in bad shape and they didn't seem to give a f**k about anything cause they got their money pretty sure it will be dead if the next month cause it is skin and bones. What ever you do go with a better reptile store they are not a good choice to buy from

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Thumbnail of user breem33
Illinois
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November 1st, 2021

My boyfriend and I purchased a bearded dragon who came to us with a respiratory infection and once we got a call back from the vet found out that her uric acid levels were double what they should be and her calcium levels were not right either. We contacted them to resolve this and possibly compensate for the vet bills but was told it was our fault for not contacting them right away about her problems when they say the animal will be healthy and alive on arrival. This place does not take proper care of the animals it has and will not help to resolve any issues with the animals that they have willingly sent out sick. Disgusting place and I would not take store credit to purchase here again.

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Do NOT purchase from them! They neglect the animals in their care.

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I bought a bearded dragon that arrived sick beyond belief to the point of being neglected by the people who sold her to us. DO NOT purchase from here ever. The only refund they offered was store credit. Disgusting people who neglect the animals in their care.

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Thumbnail of user jenniferq159
Washington
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June 12th, 2020

Our blue Iguana arrived looking thin and dehydrated but we were optimistic and thought it was due to the trip. We gave her food water and left her alone for 24 hours. She was lethargic and did not eat or drink. We hand fed her and gave her vitamins but she continued to look lethargic. Despite our best efforts she died on day 5. They did not even respond to my email. Will not order from here ever again.

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

Hi Jennifer, we see your iguana was delivered on 6/11/20. Our customer service team member, Amanda, call you at 2:20 PM on 6/11 to check and see how the animal was doing. We received an email response from you on 6/12/20 stating your iguana had arrived and in your words was "perfectly packaged and healthy." Your photo and review you sent us can be seen here: https://bit.ly/2Cr6uVt
If there was an issue with your animal then please feel free to report it at undergroundreptiles.com/orderissue or at info@undergroundreptiles.com

Thumbnail of user jamesg2604
Florida
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May 10th, 2021

Underground Reptiles is the type of business that gives the industry a black eye. I brought in a valuable snake for them to make an offer on. They sold it right out from under me and paid me $0.00. I have also purchased from them and half the animals die. I have no words strong or polite enough to describe how horrible this place is.

Thumbnail of user davidj1772
North Carolina
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March 24th, 2021

Do not buy from these people. That will not back up their products and blame everything on the virus or anything not to resolve the issue. Drew was extremely disrespectful saying I was trying to take advantage of the
Situation. Since I'm in my 80's I'm filing a claim under the elder abuse law covered in NC. It not against underground it's against Drew.

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Thumbnail of user luannd10
Illinois
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August 15th, 2020

My son saved for quite some time to purchase two red eye tree frogs. They arrived alive as guaranteed but not healthy. We followed their protocol upon discovering their were not right. They gave us quite the run around to show the animals were not well. We were treated poorly and they do not treat their customer properly. We were not able to speak with anyone in upper mgt or ownership to discuss our problem. We spent roughly $90.00 their resolution for two dead animals one less than 24 hours and the other in 48 hours was to give us another frog at no cost and the second at a whole sale rate. We were expected to pay the additional shipping for the new animals as well. Or a credit for $25.00. We were told amphibian can be sensitive and things can happen. Please learn from our bad experience DO NOT BUY HERE.

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UGR A. – Underground Reptiles Rep

Hi Luann, we do clearly state in our Terms & Conditions that we are unable to guarantee live arrival on amphibians due to the fact they are so sensitive and fragile. However, we did make an exception for you and offered you a free one as well as a discount on another one and a discount on the shipping. We are happy to fulfill this for you whenever you are ready. You can contact us at 954-428-8005

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Louisiana
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June 10th, 2020

I received my baby Florida soft shell in poor conditions. It wouldn't eat and barely moved. I noticed reddish bubble like pockets on the bottom of the shell then it began to rip. It looks like he also may have shell rot. I informed underground reptiles about the issues. They didn't want to hear me out at all. They insisted he was in perfect health. They have definitely lost a customer.

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Alisha, Thank you very much for your business! We are so happy we were able to swap it out for something you would enjoy. We appreciate you

Thumbnail of user masonm74
Missouri
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March 26th, 2020

I ordered three red eyed tree frogs and one came in dead, while the other two were very malnourished and beat up. I've worked for years in reptile care, and I recognized immediately that these animals were kept in poor condition. There were bruised, thin, and after less than a week another of the frogs has died. After I posted a review it was removed without any reason given, and Underground reptiles insisted that the frogs were in good condition.

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Hi Mason, we see you received your order on 5/31/19 and the first message you sent us stated "I ordered a 3-pack of red eyed tree frogs and one of them arrived dead. The other two are fine." We replaced the deceased frog for you. Please don't post false facts here. We look forward to serving you in the future.

Thumbnail of user michaelr4174
Tennessee
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December 29th, 2021
Verified purchase

Both animals arrived alive, but our ball python isnt doing very well. No heat amenities were offered to the animals. The scorpion is ok! However the ball python is ice cold. I have her on heat now and trying to rehabilitate but she's very cold. Disappointed and expect more care to be taken no matter the price of an animal. I'm giving 3 stars because at least she did not arrive dead. Less than desirable experience for my first ever online order. Usually purchase my reptiles at expos.

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Underground Reptiles specializes in exotic reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates and mammals. We have been shipping our local South Florida community since 1996 and have been shipping our animals worldwide since 2000. Our goal is to provide the very best pets, at the very best price with the very best customer experience.

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