Another story about how horrible Petco is...

[djfishygillz]

So I needed an extra fruitfly cup because mine are in between cups and not ready yet so I know petco actually has good fruit fly cultures now (surprising that they can do anything right, I know).

The bad part is I had been in the store a week ago and saw big leopard geckos in with little leopard geckos and though to myself that is a bad situation waiting to happen. The lizards looked half alive of course.

The worse part, I come back a week later to get another fruit fly cup because the one I got was actually producing well. But the leopard geckos were doing even worse. The adults had bitten off all the youngsters tails within a matter of a week.

I myself recently have purchased from a great breeder (magical geckos and tangerine geckos) some beautiful and healthy leopard geckos.

I am pretty much just ranting because I don't have the time to start a civil case with the petco nor the money but it just really pisses me off. There are young children who can easily take care of reptiles why the hell can't a corporation figure out a way to not have tortured animals???

I am no longer going to petco for anything, not even supplies or feeders...

 

[chameleonkev]

I'm from the uk so the company doesn't affect me but I've seen so many bad things about them, how are they still trading?

 

[Trillian]

I'm from the uk so the company doesn't affect me but I've seen so many bad things about them, how are they still trading?

Think Petsmart/Pets at Home.

 

[ZuggieTheCham]

Think Petsmart/Pets at Home.

We get some stuff from pets at home, they have some alright locust (if u get them the day they have arrived) and waxworms,i just order feeders online the best way. And I've never ever seen them keep chameleons, they have beardies in the one i go to but thats it, there cage's aren't bad but id like to see how they would house a Cham tho!!

 

[chamguy]

I've seen a dead leopard gecko, all dried up, infront of the display cages at petco before. Its a nasty site, especially for kids that go in there.

Sad thing is, most of their buyers are makeing impulsive purchases due to their little kids wanting a pet "really bad". I remember what its like to be a kid with the idea of getting a new pet. Its all you can dream of, and when your parents say no, your dream is crushed.

 

[djfishygillz]

I've seen a dead leopard gecko, all dried up, infront of the display cages at petco before. Its a nasty site, especially for kids that go in there.

Sad thing is, most of their buyers are makeing impulsive purchases due to their little kids wanting a pet "really bad". I remember what its like to be a kid with the idea of getting a new pet. Its all you can dream of, and when your parents say no, your dream is crushed.

I was once a kid wanting a pet also, I got an alligator lizard from petco and it actually did really well under my care. I was given it as a gift though.

I have also seen them house chameleons, they had a jacksons female chameleon in a 1x1x1 cage, it was literally in prison, with pretty much nothing to climb on.

To say the least it really bothered me.

 

[Kate]

I try not to go to pets at home. The store near me have Leo's and cresties . They don't seem to bad. They used to have birds but they were stopped selling them presumably becaus of bad husbandry. A couple of years ago I was in a reptile shop when they got a call from pets at home. An unknown reptile had been handed in. It was identified as a house gecko. Came home in someone's suitcase. Guess who's got it? I have a viv with 7 in it. It's too cold for them to survive outside here.