Mini-Critters, on Sioux Falls' west side, is the pet store for the animal you couldn't find anywhere else — the hedgehog, the ball python, the chinchilla that your regular chain store stopped carrying because it complicated their inventory.
They stock small animals, reptiles, and exotic pets alongside the supplies that actually keep them alive — specialized lighting, appropriate substrate, species-correct food. Grooming for dogs and cats runs here too, and boarding and daycare round out what they offer. It's not a side service — they know what a blue-tongued skink eats and they'll tell you before you buy one, not after.
Most pet stores in Sioux Falls will happily sell you a fish and a bowl that's too small for it. Mini-Critters tends to skip that part — the staff asks what you're setting up before they point you toward anything. That's a low bar, sure, but in this category it clears the room.