Backwater Reptiles Reviews 

Everything from the website to customer service and shipping was phenomenal. I ordered 2 White's tree frogs (one blue phase and one blue eyes). The website is easy to navigate, and ordering was a breeze. Package showed up and to my surprise they threw in a 3rd green Australian for free! All showed up happy and healthy. The blue phase has quite the personality and was the only one to not immediately hide. Very happy & thank you!!

The staff at Backwater Reptiles were very helpful and friendly, and even answered late night emails. My three mud turtles and two pixie frogs arrived alive and healthy. I will order from them again in the future! Christy Atkinson
Franklin, TX

I ordered some (8) Geckos from them and per their information they shipped on Monday and were at my door, in South Carolina, on Tuesday. They were well packaged and all were in good health.

This was my second purchase of Southern toads from Backwater, and I was, once again, a happy customer. Communication about shipping was excellent, and my toads arrived healthy and hungry! Weeks later, they're thriving and are providing plenty of scientific information for my children's books. Thank you, Backwater.

Very well communicating helped me through any questions I had in a very timely manner. Animals came very well packaged and even though FedEx was difficult with delivering my dumby frogs arrived healthy! Will definitely be ordering from this place again and highly recommend them to anyone looking for critters of all types! I wish I could give a higher rating than a 5 cause they deserve it!

I took the chance and was extremely happy with what I got. Originally I was just getting 3 lizards. Was told that normally they do not ship to my location but would fill my order. Well I decided that I was gonna make shipping worth it. Ordered another 3. It is very difficult to have things shipped to my location $$$$. They arrived about a week later. Cold on my end. They look great. They Looked to have been well fed and clean. One was not moving but I figured it would perk up once warm. And that one was the first to eat for me. We went back and forth emailing. Very kind and helpful. I had a really great experience

We purchased a Uromastyx lizard from Backwater Reptiles and the experience was above expectations. The baby Uromastyx is healthy and they supported us until the little guy was eating and on his was to feeling comfortable in his new home.

I ordered a female Green Anole and I got a male Green Anole. You can't put two males together because they fight. I brought this to their attention and they said we can't guarantee the sex although we try. Then why give the option to choose between a male and a female? This is a professional breeder/carrier of animals and they can't tell a male from a female? I have been exposed to the Green Anole by accident about four weeks ago ( A wild one took up with my daughter for some reason) and I can tell a male from a female. So why can't they? Especially with having a more experienced eye. This is not acceptable. What am I suppose to do with the male now?

Great communication. They set clear expectations and instructions for ordering and shipping. I ordered three baby White's Tree Frogs on a Saturday night. They emailed to let me know they were preparing the shipment on Sunday and said it would go out Monday. Frogs arrived Tuesday and they were packed in foam and placed in individually labeled containers. There was a nice surprise inside. The frogs started eating Wednesday night. All are acclimated and look healthy. I would definitely buy from them again.

Backwater Reptiles is absolutely the ONLY reptile company I will ever buy from. Their professionalism is profound. Every animal I have purchased from Backwater comes quickly and in perfect health. In no way could I possibly ask for a better way to buy such a great selection of awesome animals. Everything from Goliath Bird-eaters to Nile Monitors, these people know what they are doing. Thank you, Backwater. Your hard, honest, and efficient work really shows. Keep up the amazing work. I refer everyone to Backwater for the healthiest, most magnificent animals. Many companies could certainly learn a thing or two from you!!
Sincerely,
Chris H

This is the first time I ever dealt with backwater reptiles and could not be happier. First of all, I ordered 2 gopher snakes and they were the only ones that had them. They were shipped immediately and arrived safe and sound. They are two beautiful specimens and I would not hesitate to order from them again. Abbey was also super helpful with advice and answering questions.

In my experience, they (backwater reptiles inc) are a great company! We ordered 2 dumpy tree frogs on Monday and they were delivered this morning via fed ex alive and well packaged. They even through in a free dumpy tree frog. They arrived in a small box, well labeled "live animals", "perishable", "this side up", in well packaged containers that were still moist. These were for my son's birthday and he is so excited they have arrived. Emailed that they were delivered and they responded within minutes thanking me for my purchase and instructions on what to feed and care basics for our new pets.

Backwater Reptiles is a fraudulent company. Do not order from them. Support your local breeders that care about the ethical well being of the animal.

Amazing love them wish I could post a picture of my beautiful snake ❤️ she is soo happy and friendly she’s become part of our family. They shipped her fast and do over night she was kept warm with a heating thing. Very chunky girl. I never wanted a snake before and decided suddenly I wanted one and now the entire family adores her. Beware there is a site that’s pretending to be them it’s backwatersandlizards that site is a scam but backwatersreptiles.com is the one you want to go to.

Never buy from this company, have taken our money without sending the lizard we ordered and have now stopped replying

I purchased two snowflake white’s tree frog and they sent me a free one! On top of that I’ve ordered crickets from them multiple times. Thank you so much!

Horrible customer service, very rude, condescending and very unhelpful! First and last time buyer.
Was trying to order a reptile, but they needed pictures of your license, credit card, utility bill...shocked they didn't ask for my W-2s while they was at it. Needless to say I canceled the order, just wasn't worth it at that point. Didn't have issues with buying from anyone else, not sure why this company made it so difficult.

We have not had one positive outcome after purchasing animals from this company. Most animals died within two weeks after receiving them, and all had mites... LESSON (SADLY) LEARNED! We purchased animals from vendors from Morph Market who sold ONLY captive breed animals and had stellar reviews to replace those who died from Backwater Reptiles. All the animals we purchased from vendors off Morph Market's website were healthy, active, fed well, and mite-free! I would recommend you heed the negative reviews about Backwater reptiles and look elsewhere!

Got what I ordered. However finding snakes in stock is crazy hard. There is no way to search in stock snakes.

I have ordered a ball python on Sunday and still have not received it and it’s Wednesday so I don’t know if it’s the weather, or it is a scam