John’s Exotic Pet Store - Independence, Missouri

Ilviana J. B. G.

Hola quisiera saber el precio de un conejo 🙏

Francisca S.

Animales hermosos y trato muy amable

Roberto M.

Me gustó mucho

Mary N.

We went to John's Exotic pets looking for a bird or birds. Especially 2 Bourke's parakeets. We were too early in the season as his birds were still on the nests. He was extremely knowledgeable about pet birds. When we left, I knew at least 3 kinds of birds that would fit my life style, wheelchair bound person who wants to watch and enjoy the birds rather than be their significant other. He had 2 really sweet Love birds and some beautiful finches plus doves and some others. The cages were clean as was the entire place. There were no foul odors like the chain pet store that is so bad you can't even stand to stay there! The birds were bright eyed, active and seemed happy and content. John didn't dog our every step but was available and answered every question we had. This is a good place and we had an excellent experience.

kiwi F.

I've been a passionate rodent owner for 6, going on 7 years. I got my latest hamster from here about 2.5 years ago. She was the most sweetest, friendliest creature I've ever met. No hamster I've ever had cared if I was upset. She would keep me grounded and was there for me.
Hamsters are not a fully domesticated breed.

As far as I can tell, the rodents here are well bred and none of the ones I met had behavioural problems like chain pet store rodents often do. My hamster died peacefully of old age, which is another sign of a good breeder.
I plan to get my next hamster from here too, and if they turn out even half as good as her, this will be the place I recommend for people wanting a rodent.

Customer service was great, the owner is very passionate and helpful.

Marissa M.

We got Gracie from John on Wednesday 1/31/24 and she is the little tiny love of our lives already. John's store is clean and the birds are happy and very cared for. As soon as you start talking with him you can tell he loves every single one of them. He has a big selection of different types of birds and tons of toys and food for them also. He also is SO knowledgeable and he talked with me and answered all my questions. Gracie is approximately 6 months and came home completely hand tame from being raised by John. She follows us everywhere and is being snuggled by us 90% of her day. I would recommend his shop 100 times over. I'm so thankful I found him! I found him on Facebook "Johns Bird Farm". He also boards your baby if you got them from him, which is AMAZING, I wouldn't want to leave Gracie with anyone else. Also we got to meet Rodney the MaCaw who is the coolest bird of his kind I have ever seen ❤️❤️

Raylen C.

Such a horrible experience. RUDE as all get out. I wish I could give 0 stars. I went in to try and find my forever bird, the birds living conditions are horrible and none are even slightly tame. He has mixes of all kinds of different birds and animals together in cages. The reptiles are in WOODEN enclosures? (That = mold if you didn’t know). The one good thing I can talk about is his prices. He was recommended to me by a super sweet family who loved him, so I came in same day with high hopes and expectations and those were immediately knocked to the floor the second i walked in and he talked to me. Belittles, mansplains, and judges. Also, was very wrong about the details he was telling me about a certain bird type I wanted. He has his personal birds up against an outside brick wall (which has got to be freezing in this weather) and shelves that are hiding them and pinning them back into a very small corner, these birds were not small either. A macaw and an african grey. The whole experience was so infuriating we walked out. I absolutely would avoid this place and I will be finding my forever bird somewhere else. You should too. We watched him sell some parakeets to a gentleman and he put them in those Chinese restaurant noodle containers. I WAS SO EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE A BIRD. Guess my journey will continue far away from this place.

Edit because we can’t just accept that we are a poor person who runs a business poorly: I was very very respectful the entire time. Also, anytime I asked a question it was skipped over and answered by very unnecessary facts as an example “Do you know anyone who may have an African Grey for sale or rehoming?” Was answered by “There are only 10,000 in the United States” which is not an answer to my question and did not help. My job has nothing to do with anything and there was no reason to bring that up, I was giving my business to you, not them.

Wind W.

I got my Bourke’s parakeet from John about 6 months ago. She was a handfed youngster who bonded with me within days. A couple of months later, I purchased a second Bourke’s from John. I wanted a certain color and he only had one that was a bit older and hadn’t been handled much recently. He allowed me to give it a try, but after a few weeks the new birdie was still very scared. John took her back and let me wait for another handfed baby. The new baby was also super easy to tame. Here are my 2 birdies and I couldn’t love them more. Much prefer working with John than big box stores. He has a much better selection of birds and seems to care about them a great deal. My first Bourke had a little injury on her head from her cage mates at the time and the vet tried to chew me out about getting a bird from John but it healed right away with a little medicine. I can’t say how happy I am with the temperament of my birdies. They love me and look forward to seeing me every day, and I them. Their wings are not clipped and you can see in the photo where they choose to spend their time when out of their cage 🧡