1. Reptiles and Social Media

2. In 2007, 13.4 million people owned a reptile of some sort in the U.S.

3. 41.2 billion dollars was spent on reptile supplies alone

4. Buying reptile supplies online

5. Better quality

6. Convenient

7. Lower Pricing

8. Statistics

9. 7/10 reptile supply stores/private breeders use Facebook to advertise new products, new clutches (eggs), and even up and coming sales

10. However, most of these sites did not have many “likes” or “friends”.

11. Most reptile companies only utilize personal websites rather than interactive social media sites

12. Daily transactions are used through PayPal

13. Out of 10 companies, none use twitter as a way to advertise

14. Social media has impacted this industry by letting hobbyist buy and sell from all over the country

15. THE END Made by Kayla Bullington