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$1,000 in reptiles stolen from Gainesville pet store
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Bearded dragons and an iguana peek through the glass Tuesday at Village Pets in Gainesville. A lizard, three snakes and one iguana were taken from the store sometime between the store closing on Friday and opening on Saturday of last week. - photo by Erin O. Smith
Five reptiles — a lizard, three snakes and an iguana — worth roughly $1,000 were stolen from a Gainesville pet store last week. Ken Neidenbach, owner of Village Pets on Browns Bridge Road, said the store was burgled between Friday night and Saturday morning. “(The manager) happened to notice some sand on the floor,” the owner said. In the back of the store, Neidenbach said three red-tailed boas, an iguana and a savannah monitor were taken from their enclosures.