Pet Kingdom

Best meal worm supplier in San Diego!

There are very few places I’ve gone where every employee is a freaking expert in their area. I was always about PetsMart or Petco because I know what to expect when I go to these stores.
I came here because they had fish that the others didn’t sell. I had recently killed my entire tank during a water change. I felt horrible, had that tank for 6 years. They made me feel better about it by sharing their stories and then gave me multiple recommendations for the tour of tank I was looking to create.
They are also very reasonably priced and have great selections. I would give this place a 7.

Good store healthy animals clean store people that work there r super cool love that spot

I love this store! I always stop by when in the area. I can only speak for the saltwater section but staff is always friendly and helpful and their prices and selection are great! Just got a six line and some crabs yesterday and they are doing great! Thanks PK!

A pet and supply store that carries a wide variety of exotic animals, including reptiles, fish, amphibians and rodents. I bought my first pair of yellow headed collared lizards here and they definitely made a good buy. I walked in wanting a classroom pet, not having much knowledge on reptiles, and I was very happy with my decision. The students also really enjoyed my lizards since they were social and very friendly for reptiles. I also always enjoyed looking at their vast selection of animals– it compared to that of a reptile house at a zoo!
As for pet supplies, they have everything. And they always had the best deals for live food. If you live nearby and get crickets often, get a cricket club card. It costs $ 40 but you get 16 quantities of 30 crickets and oftentimes they give you more than thirty crickets. That’s another perk of this place– everytime you come here– they be sure to give you a little more crickets than you ask for, whereas PetSmart and PetCo shortchange you or give you exactly the number of crickets you ask for. Love this pet store, and if I still lived nearby, I would still be a loyal customer.

I love this place! The people are so friendly and very helpful. They absolutely know what they are talking about. My boyfriend and I have purchased about 8 fish from here and the quality and rarity of the fish are awesome! Especially our beloved lesser siren! I can’t stop going here! Great place

I’ve been coming here for about 14 years. Many of the staff members have been around for just as long. It’s not your regular pet supply store like Petco or Petsmart. These guys have a real passion for animals. I really like the remodel and updates the new owner brought along. I love the staff and the service here and I can always count on honest and professional recommendations and advice. Will always recommend this place!

Nice selection and variety of both aquatic and reptilian. Most people have great customer service and care about the creatures. Definitely one of my go to places for my aquarium.

I’ve been coming here for my entire life and I love this place as much as I did as a kid. They always have a wide range of animals available, even ones I’ve never seen in captivity, such as the African Lungfish. Their animals are always healthy and friendly, you can tell there’s a lot of interaction with them. The employees are all quite knowledgeable, but sometimes it’s difficult to get help from someone, especially in the fish areas. They have a wide range of products to choose from, but they’re prices are a bit on the high side (although i understand it’s expensive to run a large ‘mom and pop’ store). Overall the staff are knowledgeable and the animals are healthy, with a wide variety of products to choose from. Kinda like a zoo where you can buy the animals :)

Great service and selection. Thanks guys!
The employees go out of their way to assist you in anyway they can.

The love of animals doesn’t get any better than this store! They always give to the community and have advice and knowledge like no other place. Why would you go to a chain store ever again? Meet the most knowledgeable friendly staff and learn about the conservation of those they care for and sell. This is not just any olé pet store but another San Diego awesome destination location! Have you seen all the changes and upgrades! Nothing short of increditable. Good job guys. Your hard work shows! We in your community care.

When I entered this store it’s like going into a jungle. There’s snakes and tortoises and spiders! The employees are very helpful and friendly! I bought my corn snake here and I love it!!! They take good care of their pets too! Very good customer service!!! Thanks guys!

Pet Kingdom was WONDERFUL!
They were going through a remodel when we went, but there were appropriate signs everywhere to direct you on where to go.
They have an excellent selection of freshwater fish and reptiles. I was impressed at the upkeep of their tanks and cages. All the staff we worked with were helpful and efficient. And their prices were decent.
We ended up leaving with 5 fish and a new rabbit hutch (such a great price).
ONLY compliant were two of the young male employees in the back who were doing stock, were being very loud and talking about completely inappropriate things. If I had a child with me, I would be very frustrated, but I didn’t so I shrugged it off.
All around, I was impressed, satisfied, and stoked on the prices and service.

I love this place. I have to drive past to pet stores to get here but I love the knowledge and passion that the employees have. I have a few turtles that free range my yard. I have had the baby turtles as well and they have grown healthy and happy through the knowledge and supplies that I’ve gotten at the store. They really go out of their way for each customer. I especially appreciate the care that Matt and took when helping me with my baby box turtles. I was so anxious because they were so small. They are now greedy little eaters and getting ready to spend a first-​year outside with their parents. They are four years old. Matt is also pretty cute

«Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails. That’s what little boys are made of.»
I must have started off as a little boy then. In my early primary school age, my mother gave me a little gift, a much adored patent purse. It was fit for a princess. I would sometimes emulate Audrey Hepburn, gracefully walking with its strap hanging daintily over the wrist of my gloved arm. Towards the end of those given days, I would plop on my frilly, canopy bed, unclasp the shiny gold latch of my purse to reveal the pink satin lining inside and its contents. What does a little girl carry in one of her most prized possessions? Why, snails and blue belly lizards my brother caught me from the nearby canyon, of course!
I’ve always loved all creatures big and small, but had a strange affinity to those of the scaly, slimy, or slithering persuasion. I’ve had Red-​eared Turtles, frogs, Green Iguanas, Ball Pythons, a Reticulated Python, and a Sulcata Tortoise.
Although most would assume, by the name ‘Pet Kingdom’, that the store would carry supplies for all domestic pets. They do have some food and supplies for the common canine and feline, but specialize more in smaller critters, fish, and reptiles/​amphibians. When I had my reptiles/​amphibians, I would either wait until the annual Reptile Super Show in San Diego or Pomona or come to this store for most of my reptiles/​amphibian needs. They offer all kinds of substrate, quality lighting and heating products for your terrarium or paludarium setup and a variety of other supplies to keep your reptiles/​amphibians healthy. Pet Kingdom has a great selection of reptiles and amphibians, including some albino morphs for all you herp enthusiasts.
I have been to some of the big box pet stores before, where their staff could only provide a smidgen of information on how best to care for my reptiles/​amphibians, oftentimes having to read to me the specs and instructions off product labels, which I certainly could have done myself. Many of Pet Kingdom’s staff members, however, are real experts in their field of interest and are usually enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge to help provide the best care for your herp friends. I once overheard a staff member educating a boy on the responsibilities of owning a reptile and discouraged him against purchasing a snake just because it’d be cool for ‘Show & Tell’ at school. I respect that the staff really seems to care for these animals, even after they leave their store.
Currently, I have no pet reptiles or amphibians in my household, but like to come to this store just to look around every now and then. As other reviewers had commented, it’s like a mini zoo, a great alternative in which to take my nieces and nephews free of charge.

A return trip to Pet Kingdom today, after a shaky introduction last time, was completely turned around today. Ben is a good dude and a helpful cichlid guy. Everyone was very helpful and friendly but he earned the shop a new regular today.
We came in for Africans and we had some questions of varying keeper levels. Ben handled all (quite a bit) of our inquiries and there was zero BS in any of it. He was very familiar with the whole range of cichlids and offered solid advice and suggestions. Several of which are stunning it up in our Peacock tank right now.
Fish were super healthy and obviously well tended. Selection is massive for sure, which is what brought me back for another try. And after some price adjustments by Ben, they arent that expensive really… and you are getting solid, quality specimens. We grabbed a couple Nyererei, a Taiwan Reef and a Gold Sexfasciatus. Save for some minor fin nips, they are all stunners and well priced. I will certainly be back for stocking purposes. We nabbed a blue Cray also, no problems.
Thanks for letting my Son use the bathroom also. I appreciated that. You’ll be seeing more of me for both sales and trade. Thanks

This is a little gem! Took my kiddos here to get their first fish. It ended up being a 2 hour educational experience! Snakes, geckos, tree frogs, spiders, lots of turtles, tropical fish and coral. Wow! So awesome! Great customer service too!

Highly recommend for all your pet needs! In my case I had some ick a cure in my reef Aquarium do to a dotty back. All of us reefers know what a headache it can be treating ick. Well I called the boys up at perking and talk to Manny about my problem and what was the safest and less stressful way. The guy recommend a herbal med … Called Herbtana. it worked fantastic .I am ich free because of Manny and his knowledge and excellent customer service. love what the boys did to the place looks fantastic … pet kindom is the place for my reef needs. Thanks pet kindom see ya in the future

In short: Amazing store, knowledgeable staff, healthy animals.
I have been a customer for 8 months and have received consistently good customer service. The employees are honest and are good sources of knowledge, although some days they can be a little bit short in their responses to questions if they have a lot of work to do with customers or animal care. Understandable, as I’ve worked in the pet retail business myself.
I have purchased live feeder earthworms and dubia roaches, as well as «dry goods» supplies for my terrariums/​paludariums like lights and substrates. They also have great dog treats for my shiba inu pup.
The variety of species of herps is amazing. There are many frogs, lizards and snakes here that are the same species as some on exhibit at San Diego Zoo. Their selection of African Cichlids is pretty much the best in San Diego. They’re upgrading their saltwater fish/​inverts section, and it’s looking great. The new remodel of the front of the store (check-​out counter, most of the dry goods isles) looks modern and organized.
Their prices are a little higher here than at other stores for some animals and dry goods, but they are top quality. (The prices may have to do with their location and a higher overhead cost to run the store in a major shopping center, but I could be wrong.) These are the best kinds of stores for pet owners to support and I hope Pet Kingdom sticks around for many years to come.
Show them some love and you’ll get it back.

I came here for the first time to buy my chameleon his last minute supplies before he came home. I realized that some of the prices are quite expensive. For example, I bought a cricket keeper for like 15 $ when LLL reptile has it for half the prize. I expected better coming here also because they didn’t have most the items I needed so I went to LLL that had everything.