Cape Maid Farms

Came here for the first time today as I’ve been looking for a more local place to purchase equipment/​livestock for my aquariums. The website showed lots of aquariums in the display room.
Unfortunately they just don’t have the type of fish that would benefit my aquariums — except maybe by giving them lunch. The fish were all tiny and common, nothing out-​of-​the-​ordinary. That being said, all of the tanks were crystal clear and I didn’t see any signs of sickness or dying fish anywhere. I only wish they had a little bit more of an exotic selection.
The supplies, such as filters and chemicals had a pretty decent variety (for freshwater aquariums). They had all sorts of tanks/​cages with all sorts of other critters as well.
The cat/​dog food section appeared to be vast and the main focus of this store.

Wish I knew about this place sooner!!! I am a new puppy owner and began shopping at big chain stores (what a mistake that was). The customer service at this place makes you feel very welcomed and their prices easily be anywhere else locally I have seen! So happy I am a customer here now!

I ran out of dog food late on New Year’s Eve, and then realized that I did NOT have the new bag of food I thought I had in the garage. We feed our dogs Acana, which is not easy to find, but I knew that Cape Maid Farms carries it. I called them in a panic and found out that that they were closing for the holiday in ten minutes. When they heard my situation, they said they would stay fifteen minutes after closing to give me time to get there. I jumped in the car and, sure enough, they unlocked the door for me and had the two bags waiting for me on the counter. I wanted to make a donation to the store as a thank you, but they declined. So I hope this review will let everyone know how wonderful they are.

Cape Maid has been around forever. It’s a pretty awesome local pet shop located on RT 28 going from Hyannis to Centerville. You would think it might be overpriced, but except for a handful of items that might fit that description, it’s really not that bad.

I called to reserve a long haired guinea pig for my son’s birthday. A young man assured me it would be ready in time. When I called to pick it up, a woman told me it would not be available until the following week. I cancelled the reservation. Then a week or so later I called back to reserve one of their breeder pigs, and got an attitude because the original pig was still available. When I got there the woman argued with me about the date of my original call. Then she unceremoniously put the Pig in a box and sent me on my way. The poor baby was dead by morning, my kids were traumatized, and I had to shovel my way out of the snow to drive all the way back. The same woman was just short of rude about it, did not apologize, or offer me another guinea pig, hardly looked at me, and sent me on my way with a refund. They keep all the pigs in fish aquariums, at not even the minimum amount of space they need to live. They let the animals go without basic instruction.
The supplies in the store are also ridiculously overpriced. Will not return.

We have dogs, chickens, parakeets & feed outdoor birds. This place has them all covered (Except for specific poultry products). I was so happy when I found out Cape Maid carries Acana dog food & even happier that they sell an already expensive product for such a good price. Other stores that carry this product sell it for at least $ 5 more.
The same goes for all of their merchandise. You usually expect to pay a bit more at smaller local shops but this is the best of both worlds, you save money & avoid the big chains.
I have to buy a lot of wood shavings at a time for my chickens, & their large bags of pine shavings are extremely reasonable when compared to other stores.
The man at the register is always very friendly & helpful. He has offered great suggestions to me on outdoor bird seed.
They always offer help carrying large items to your vehicle.
Definitely my favorite place for pet supplies.

I’m someone who absolutely loves little stores as opposed to the big chain stores. The little local stores are just so charming and people always remember you. To me, it’s the little things. Anyways, I come here for my dog food and bones and toys. I love this place. They are always willing to accommodate. If they don’t have something in stock, they are willing to get it for you. I adore this place!

I guess for a while they were running a radio ad campaign about how «their dragon had babies.» I learned this because I asked my 87 year old friend with stage 4 lung cancer what she wanted to do one day… and her answer was, she wanted to go to Cape Maid Farms and see the dragon. I’m thinking to myself, I had to ask, right? What was I hoping, that she would say, «well, I want to go on a cruise around the world and I’ll buy you a ticket too?» That didn’t happen, so we were off to Cape Maid Farms.
Lo and behold, we walked in (I walked in, my friend «walkered» in) and asked to see the dragon, and the pierced and tattooed teenage sales girl very sweetly and patiently took my friend over to see some kind of lizard or iguana that they apparently call a «dragon.» And she spent a lot of time with my friend oohing and ahhing over this lizard, taking it out of its tank, and petting it. My friend barely made it back to the car, she was so tired out by this, but she apparently fully enjoyed seeing the «dragon», so… fair enough, I ‘d recommend the place as a result.