Meet Your New Best Friend

Big personalities. Small scaly packages. Everything they need to feel at home, and a few things they'll love.

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Everything Under One Warm Roof

Shop The Range

Six corners of the shop, each one stocked with what your little friend actually needs. Browse by what they eat, where they sleep and how they stay warm.

The gecko eyeing a cricket on a leaf

Live Food

Crickets, locusts, roaches and worms, fresh every week and sized for every mouth.

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The gecko basking under a heat lamp

Heat & Light

Basking lamps, UVB tubes, heat mats and the thermostats that keep them honest.

Warm Things Up
The gecko peeking out of a cork bark hide

Homes & Hides

Glass terrariums, cork bark caves and cosy hideaways for every size of resident.

Find Their Hideaway
The gecko resting on a smooth stone

Substrates

Bioactive soils, coco fibre, sand mixes and leaf litter to get them grounded.

Get Grounded
The gecko climbing a mossy vine

Décor & Climbing

Branches, vines, ledges and living plants that turn a tank into a world.

Climb A Little
The gecko sitting on the shop counter

Food & Care

Supplements, calcium dusts, misting bottles and the little tools you'll use every day.

Stock The Cupboard
Small World. Big Possibilities.

Build Their World

Every corner has a purpose. Choose a spot to see what belongs there.

A planted terrarium with a hide, climbing branches, a basking rock and a water dish
01 / HIDE AWAY

A Quiet Corner Of Their Own

Every reptile needs somewhere dark and snug to disappear to. A good hide lowers stress, helps them shed and makes a new home feel safe from day one.

  • Cork Bark Round Small to Large
  • Mossy Cave Hide Two Sizes
  • Half Log Shelter Natural Wood
The gecko watching a cricket very closely
Dinner Just Got Interesting

For Hungry Little Hunters

Crickets, locusts and wriggly favourites, delivered lively and gut loaded. Pick the size that fits their mouth and we'll do the rest.

CricketsSmall, Medium, Large
LocustsHopper To Adult
Dubia RoachesQuiet And Clean
Morio WormsProtein Rich
WaxwormsTreats Only
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Help When You Need It

Care Guides

Short, honest guides written by the people who look after the animals every day. Start here if it's your first scaly friend.

Your First Terrarium

Heat, light, hides and ground, set up before your friend comes home.

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Heat & Light Basics

Day cycles, UVB and why a thermostat is the best money you'll spend.

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Feeding Schedules

How much, how often, and what to dust it with at every age.

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Handling With Care

Building trust one calm minute at a time, for you and for them.

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The gecko greeting customers from the shop counter
For People Who Get It

You Love Scales & So Do We

Scales & Tails Pet Shop started with one gecko on a kitchen counter and a growing pile of questions. Today it's a bright little shop in Vancouver where every animal is treated as a companion, not stock, and every customer gets the honest advice we wish we'd had at the start.

We keep our residents in planted, naturalistic setups, we quarantine every new arrival, and we'd rather talk you out of a purchase than sell you the wrong one.

Come Say Hello
The Scales & Tails Pet Shop storefront on a leafy Vancouver street
Come Say Hello

Visit Us In Vancouver

A friendly little shop on a leafy street. Pop in to meet the residents, ask the questions you've been saving up, or just watch the geckos watch you back.

Monday To Saturday 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday 11 am to 5 pm
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