Claws & Paws Pet Store - Pittsburg, Kansas

Marie F.

I love this pet store! Dan is so sweet and takes the time to answer questions! The animals are very well taken care of! My only wish is... they had more sugar glider items that are actually safe for gliders as there are so many things marketed for them but NOT safe for them. Other than that I respect Dan for his knowledge and kindness! Hope to see you around for a long time!

Eli F.

Great locally-owned business. Helpful and knowledgeable. Have bought several fish from them and all have been healthy and very reasonable prices.

Kristin P.

Very best pet store I've ever had the experience to shop in. It's now the only one I use. They know their stuff and are also willing to share their knowledge if you want to know how to do something properly. 2 years later, we still have the first set we bought from
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Dustin H.

Dan and the staff here are fantastic. Dan has helped me from start to newly established in my first saltwater tank. He has helped every step of the way and doesn't get frustrated at the endless questions I have had along the way. Everything I have bought from here has been healthy and perfect. Can't recommend this place enough.

Mason M.

I bought 2 rats. An employee lifted the first one by his tail, this can injure the rats especially if they were larger.

Don't pick up animals by their tails.

Thankfully they picked up the next one properly when I asked them to not grab their tails.

They put the rats in a box, and then proceeded to stab holes in the box. You know how to potentially injure an animal? Put them in a box and THEN stab holes in it with them in there.

Stab the holes BEFORE you put a living animal in the box!

I bought these 2 knowing they'd likely have URI because they are kept in a tank. Rats are high risk for upper respiratory infection, tanks trap ammonia. I needed companions for my 2 at home ASAP.

I introduced them to my rats without making sure they werent sick first, so it is my own fault if my healthy boys get their sickness. Especially knowing they'd likely have an upper respiratory infection from living in a tank.

Cleaning the tank too often to accommate for the lack of air flow will only stress them out and cause or worsen sickness.

I was told that they know about the URI risk, and they treat them with Vicks Vaporub. They treat a sick animal with a sensitive respiratory system using a very strong smelling treatment used for humans with colds, instead of antibiotics.

I was told they couldn't possibly put them in a well ventilated cage because people would touch them, yet they don't put all of their birds in tanks. Put a sign on the cage, or put them in a no customers zone and show them by request.

I noticed URI in one, took him to the vet right before I told the pet store. I've come home now and the other rat is sneezing too. I probably just didnt notice until i separated them. The vet said if they survive, they will still have lung damage.

If you buy rats from Claws n Paws, they will very likely be sick already.

I'm focused only on the rats because I know how to care for them, but their poor birds and ferret look miserable.

This last part is just nit picky, but they only list prices for nakeds and dumbos, yet my new boys are standard rats. They are the same price as dumbos.

The pics are my 2 sick boys, the pet stores rat tank from awhile ago, and the antibiotic prescription.

Miillions O. C.

Dam always has an amazing variety of tarantulas, snakes, and reptiles not to mention the best selection of supplies with competitive prices with online stores... we highly recommend shopping here!

Moe D.

We have been there many times and they always are helpful. They seem to care about their service and will not "push" product you don't need. They care about the health of their fish and won't sell you fish that are temporarily unhealthy or are in treatment. Dan is very knowledgeable and is willing to tell you how to treat your sick fish with home remedies even if he doesn't "Sell" you something.

Dawn F. (. N. D.

This is by far the best pet store I've ever been to. When you walk In you are greeted by a friendly knowledgeable small group of people. The first thing I noticed was the smell, or lack thereof. It certainly did not smell like a pet store, it smelled fresh and clean. The pets are the best cared for I've ever seen, tanks are clean and critters are healthy.
The resident cat is awesome, biggest cat I've ever seen.
I was looking forward to sharing this place because I was so impressed with it. I'll never go to another dirty poorly cared for pet store again, this place is worth a drive.