Eddie's Pet Shop

"I would recommend this pet store to anyone in the area. It's a staple in the Illinois Valley pet supplies business community. Don't forget, Big corporations like Pet Smart don't share your struggles, they always have quantity above quality."

"I’m a fish nut who has kept/worked with animals for decades, so my review is based mainly on the fish quality. My main criteria for judging fish/a pet shop are the presence of disease Ich (white spot), fin rot, and fungal infections. When I was last there this week, I saw none of any of these. Also, there were no dead fish in the tanks. I usually see all three diseases and dead fish in most other pet shops/stores. The owner is very knowledgeable, cares to help as much as possible, will do special orders upon request and nicely offers her expertise to those who will listen. I might add that the mammals and birds are kept very clean with no fowl smell of dirty cages when one enters. There are very few pet shops where I actually buy fish, but I sure do at Eddie’s."

"They have been in business for 69 years. It was the original pet shop in the area. Many people got their first pet there. It might not be as good as it once was. But it's well worth a stop. They have birds, small animals, reptiles, salt and freshwater fish. If your looking for something a little different she can always order it for you. She has ordered me many a different fish."

"Used to adore this petstore, won't go to it anymore. We drive 45+ minutes for the selection of mice they have, and in the past have been able to pick almost any mouse from any cage. This time we were only allowed to choose out of one of half a dozen or so cages. The reasoning being the mice were needed to replenish their stock. However, they weren't low on mice. The cages were teeming with them so much so that many looked sick and weak. I'm not kidding when I say every little 10 gal tank was holding at least 3-4 adult mice plus litters of babies and pregnant mice. I wasn't even allowed to buy a small mouse to feed my snake. I left with three I could've bought basically anywhere for probably triple the price. I don't usually leave reviews but considering I've waited months to be able to get to this store, only to be denied, I'm upset. You should NOT have animals or product right out in the open for customers to see if THEY'RE NOT FOR SALE."

"Me and my wife has shopped at this place off and on for years. We just moved back from Florida and went to Eddie's for the first time after being back. We were shopping for live rock for my new salt water tank. The older lady was helping us. They were trying to charge different prices for the rocks if they had coralline on them. I mentioned to my wife about going to another location for the rock. When some other younger lady started getting rude with us and told us to go. No one was even talking to her. We will never shop there again."