whats the worst chain petstore iyo?? - Page 3

Sapphyr · 02-27-11, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by presspirate

I agree with you there Rob. I don't think I would have bought my first snake if I had needed a license. Now, however I would gladly pay a licensing fee to keep my snakes.

I think the people who work the aquatic department at our local petco are the only educated people at the store. The problem is they think they because they know fish, they know all of the pets they sell.

After the last reptile show, where I picked up our little Jungle x Coastal I had to stop at petco and grab a small heat mat. I brought the snake in with me as I didn't want to leave him in a hot car. Two of the employees stopped and commented on the nice king snake I had. And one had to make sure that I knew about the snakes shed cycle. Which was fine, but she did it in such an elitist way that I just shook my head , muttered to myself and walked away from her.

LOL King snake.. That's hilarious.

At any rate, I can't really be mad at Petsmart.. I've had nothing but good experiences with them. Bryan is my trainer and he's a great, funny guy, and I know one of the cashier ladies absolutely adores my little puppy and loves to make over him when she's not tending to people purchasing items. Even still, if I'm around she'll stare at my puppy while helping people. She loves him 'cause it reminds her of her dog, say he looks exactly like her. I'll also be browsing around with him after class, and also on fridays(he's not with me then) and employees will frequently walk up and ask if I'm looking for anything or need something, or they walk by and make a cute comment about the puppy as they pass. I've talked to the reptile department before, also who runs it, and expressed concern about some reptiles I've seen that didn't look their best(like once there was a snake who still had some shed left on his head), and they'd already known about it. They also haven't told me any wrong information on this or that reptile by far. I've just had really good experiences with them, but I know not every Petsmart has the same people and all that, so there's probably some out there was than mine...

Although, it seems as if I've heard nothing but bad about Petco stores all over... It really aggrivates me to hear such horrible things.. I think it's sad Wayne's iguana died in such a way, sad that Nenna's BP died, that all of Jen's geckos and lizards died. Sad because it's Petco's fault that they carelessly sell ill, poorly managed animals just for the money, having no heart or love for the animals.

I still vote that Petco should be boycotted. I'm really sick of hearing all this coming from them, and it just enrages me that they willingly do this sort of thing.

Shmoges · 02-27-11, 04:03 PM

I am suprized more ppl don't like petsmart, maybe they arn't as prolific as petco. They have worse prices than petco and even more ridiculous hoops to jump through if you happen to mention your buying a mouse for a feeder lol. I laugh how they have normal corns then fancy corns then separate amel corn tank setups with all different prices with out even sexing them or genetic info.

We actually just bought substrate for our new ksb tank from petco, last time we got sand and holy hell it was $30 for 20 lbs. of sand this time we are trying crushed english walnut husk, much cheaper $12.

Sapphyr · 02-27-11, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Shmoges

I am suprized more ppl don't like petsmart, maybe they arn't as prolific as petco. They have worse prices than petco and even more ridiculous hoops to jump through if you happen to mention your buying a mouse for a feeder lol. I laugh how they have normal corns then fancy corns then separate amel corn tank setups with all different prices with out even sexing them or genetic info.

We actually just bought substrate for our new ksb tank from petco, last time we got sand and holy hell it was $30 for 20 lbs. of sand this time we are trying crushed english walnut husk, much cheaper $12.

I will admit, Petsmart is quite pricey... but as far as animal quality and customer service goes, I'd say it's really good, at least at my Petsmart.

brandes · 02-27-11, 04:23 PM

wait wait, i ment petcetera, i dont even know if petco is in canada, petsmart and petcetera are the only pet chains i know in canada

blindfireak40 · 02-27-11, 10:40 PM

I guess it's definitely a store-to-store basis on the Petsmart thing...Like you said, Sapphyr, I've had nothing but good experiences with them. My local one even keeps track of the alleged genetics of the corns they get in...they have little clipboards for each snake with feeding, shedding, and what the breeder said their genetic makeup was. Pretty good for a chain, I'd say.

Brandonwickholm · 03-13-11, 03:30 PM

yea ill have to agree with the petsmart thing, they are very over priced and the only problem i've had from them was that my first bearded dragon took like 3 weeks later than they said it would have arrived in their store, but i guess thats not even really their fault haha. but there is one pet store in my city called pj's pets or something like that i dont know haha but their store is absolutely disgusting! i feel bad for all the animals in their, they have a tank like maybe a 40 gallon tank with like 5 balls in it and their water bowl is full of green stuff.. i already told them that they should have cleaned it and i went back 2 days just to see and they still havent changed the water.. its been like.. 2 months. makes me sick.

Lankyrob · 03-13-11, 03:38 PM

You want to report them to the authoritys, we found a reptile shop near us where the animals had no water, zero places to hide, old sheds and faeces in their enclosures - was disgusting so we reported them and went back a fortnight larer and they had closed down!

Brandonwickholm · 03-13-11, 03:41 PM

i think i may do that, ive been thinking about it but i didnt know how much one person would do against a chain pet store

Lankyrob · 03-13-11, 03:44 PM

Its all down to the authority that inspects the store. The RSPCA in the uk are pretty good and backed up by the legal system. Trouble is if noone complains then nothing will ever happen, your one complaint might be the one that makes an authority take notice.

Brandonwickholm · 03-13-11, 03:48 PM

i think ill go into town tonight then and complain haha, the animals dont deserve to be in such crappy environments

Lankyrob · 03-13-11, 03:53 PM

Good plan, hope it works.

danarchy911 · 03-13-11, 05:00 PM

It's awful to read all of these stories! D': my heart goes out to all of you.

when i moved up to denton and had my heart set on getting a gtp, i called all around the Dallas/ Fort Worth area and about two hours later i found a shop who insisted i drive an hour out to see the snake.

when i got there i made the mistake of pronouncing a locale wrong, and the owner was hesitant on me buying him. i had to go back two more times before he trusted me enough to buy him. that night i did my usual inspection on him (since he was wild caught) and found mites. i called my guy the next day, he couldn't stop apologizing and insisted on me not taking him to a vet but bringing him in and letting their vet treat him free of charge. my baby unfortunately lost the mite battle a week later, and when i told the owner what had happened he was practically in tears over the phone, for causing me that stress and losing one of his snakes. he then put me in contact w. an importer in aru and gave me the name of a local breeder, who would both be willing to not ask for any money just a good safe home for their snake. long story short, hank is healthy as ever and i have a great relationship w. the shop owner.

all of their animals are either bred by the employees' are from local shelters, or the facilities they get their animals from have personally been inspected by the owner. the amount of work they put in and knowledge they all have is really incredible and comforting. it makes up for the gas money i spend on the drive over there.

sorry this story is so long :/

Jendee · 03-13-11, 05:14 PM

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Originally Posted by danarchy911

It's awful to read all of these stories! D': my heart goes out to all of you.

when i moved up to denton and had my heart set on getting a gtp, i called all around the Dallas/ Fort Worth area and about two hours later i found a shop who insisted i drive an hour out to see the snake.

when i got there i made the mistake of pronouncing a locale wrong, and the owner was hesitant on me buying him. i had to go back two more times before he trusted me enough to buy him. that night i did my usual inspection on him (since he was wild caught) and found mites. i called my guy the next day, he couldn't stop apologizing and insisted on me not taking him to a vet but bringing him in and letting their vet treat him free of charge. my baby unfortunately lost the mite battle a week later, and when i told the owner what had happened he was practically in tears over the phone, for causing me that stress and losing one of his snakes. he then put me in contact w. an importer in aru and gave me the name of a local breeder, who would both be willing to not ask for any money just a good safe home for their snake. long story short, hank is healthy as ever and i have a great relationship w. the shop owner.

all of their animals are either bred by the employees' are from local shelters, or the facilities they get their animals from have personally been inspected by the owner. the amount of work they put in and knowledge they all have is really incredible and comforting. it makes up for the gas money i spend on the drive over there.

sorry this story is so long :/

Thats awesome!! I love to hear that they questioned selling to you with the locale slip up. I think its soo important that people are knowledgeable before purchase and its awesome that they seek that!! They even offered to pay for vet cost and replaced the animal for free!! WOW!! What was this place called? was it in Dallas??

danarchy911 · 03-13-11, 05:25 PM

it's plano pets haha gtps are illegal to sell (possibly to own too) in dallas

emilybier · 03-14-11, 11:20 PM

Petco definitely.