Specialty stores
Livestock, live feed and hardware need their own rules
Aquatics, reptiles, birds and small animals. A marketplace built for dog food will happily put a betta in a courier bag. This one will not.
Four rules we wrote for exotics retailers
Written with aquatics and reptile specialists, then checked against local livestock regulations.
Livestock never rides with a courier
Anything alive is pickup-only or delivered by your own trained staff. The setting is locked at the category level, so nobody can mis-tag a fish as dry goods.
Live and frozen feed, handled
Crickets, dubia, frozen rodents and bloodworm carry handling notes, insulated packing and a delivery window. Frozen items are excluded from long routes automatically.
Heavy hardware priced honestly
A 200-litre tank, a bag of substrate, a stand. Set a weight threshold above which the item becomes pickup or two-person delivery at a fee you choose.
Expertise sold as a service
Water testing, tank cycling advice, a house call to set up a vivarium. List them as paid bookings instead of giving them away over the counter.
Aquatics
Fish, shrimp, plants and corals, plus every piece of hardware the tank needs to hold them.
Reptiles
Vivariums, heating, UVB, substrate and the live or frozen feed schedule that goes with them.
Birds
Seed mixes, cages, perches and toys, listed with species-specific diet notes.
Small animals
Hay, bedding and enclosures: heavy, bulky, and ideal for repeat delivery.
“Excellent customer support and easy-to-use tools. Highly recommend Petsocare to any pet-related business!”
What a specialty store pays
Nothing. Dry goods, hardware, livestock and paid consultations all pay out in full, whether the customer takes delivery or collects in store.