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gallusrostromegalus:

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So I have it on the authority of both the animal shelter and the guy that runs the fish and reptile store that this is FINE.  

People at the shelter are thrilled to have people come pet/play with the animals to help socialize them, and you can even sign up for scheduled dog walks or other socialization events there!  Reptile store guy says that as long as you’re not tapping on the fishtanks or bothering him while he’s trying to help customers, it’s great to have people in the store and learning more about reptiles/getting them accilmated to humans.  He even let me hold the boa contrictor once while he was cleaning out her cage.

So go in, be polite and nice to the animals and staff, and have a good time!

All cat rescues I’ve been involved with also look for people to come in and play with the cats, especially kittens, to socialize them.