The St. Louis region has plenty of stores to outfit your designer pooch or puss in designer duds, to buy puppy ice cream or yak-cheese dog chews, to book massages for your feline, or even to share "yappy hour" with your four-legged friend. But what about your gecko or your gerbil? Or even your budgie? Some people love their boas and bettas just as much as their borzois and Birmans. Pet Connection has been in the city since 1989 and stocks supplies for all of the above, not just for fancy-pants dogs and cats — although the store carries a wide variety of food and toys for them, too. This family-run business may not be as glamorous as many boutique-style pet stores, but owner Tom Bolbach and his daughter Christine definitely know their stuff and stock the goods to prove it.