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Mar 2021
Sneak peek: Reptile shop to open in Starbeck tomorrow
A reptile shop is set to open its doors in Starbeck and the owner is "frilled" to get started.
Yorkshire Reptile, at 67d High Street, will be the only shop of its kind in Harrogate.
Owner Tom Whittaker believes his emphasis on animal welfare will set his shop apart from other reptile businesses.
The shop will open its doors tomorrow, on April 1 - no joke - with snakes, bearded dragons, chameleons, tortoises and more.
It also sells food for the animals, vivariums and decorations for the tanks. None of the animals that the shop stocks are venomous or dangerous in anyway.
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What started off as a hobby for owner Mr Whittaker has now become a full business venture.
Mr Whittaker, whose background is in cyber-security, only decided to open the shop eight weeks ago.
He told the Stray Ferret:
Prices start at £50 for a corn snake up to a green tree python, which can set you back as much as £700.
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