Petco?

[Anonymous]

HAHAHAHAHA I wish we could go to other employers, but the real purpose of petco, IS TO MAKE A PROFIT. So they pick these huge animal making factories, more or less, and they pretty much set up a contract. This means I HAVE NO CHOICE ON WHO I ORDER FROM.
I would think you would understand how corp's work, they may put on a nice front, but when all said and done they only care about the bottom line and in my time working there I have come to realize this. I can make no difference since I am just a grunt worker. Now its the comsumer who has the chioce, if they chose not to buy from the these huge businesses and supported there local stores there would be no problems like this, Now I just mean the animals. We make no profit off the animals because of such high overhead. Now we do make a nice chunk on the equipment, that is where petco makes its money not on the pets like some would believe.

Well I guess this turned into a rant. didn't mean for it to be that way.

thanks
JR

[kitty000]

So I went to the petco again and held a 4 month baby just came in today, they said they came from flordia (The Gourmet Rodent???).Isn't that just a feeding supplier?Unless she was just confused she said she just started to work in reptiles. The bp's looked good no mites or ticks no signs of any illness good color too. The only thing that I was concerned about was the humidity was 40% I asked and she didn't know but they where cleaning cages so maybe thats why? I have nothing against petco I even have a pals card. I hope I didn't offend anyone :cry:. I really want to get the baby (I fell in love ) but I wanna make sure it's the right choice. They are going to hold s/he until friday.

[Brandon.O]

i say go with your gut if your happy with the price and the snake is healthy and well fed then get it, if you still arent sure about it than just try and find a local breeder.

[Anonymous]

I would get it, the humidity guages we are requirered to use are piece of junk. They are always way off, every time I clean a cage the humidity drops to 40%, in the whole system, so that is normal. all the tanks are connected by a central air pump, so all tanks hold pretty close to the same temps and humidity.
Usually the new hirers don't really know much, ask for the specialist they are the ones that REALLY take care of them, such as meds and all that. They can tell you how the care has been and will be more helpfull.

thanks
JR

[kitty000]

Which petco do you work at?

[CTReptileRescue]

HAHAHAHAHA I wish we could go to other employers, but the real purpose of petco, IS TO MAKE A PROFIT. So they pick these huge animal making factories, more or less, and they pretty much set up a contract. This means I HAVE NO CHOICE ON WHO I ORDER FROM.

Lasco (Wild caught), Mid-South(Wet Tail & URI's), Flukers(which includes all of their yellow fungus and adenovirus) Seagrest (horrible shipping protocol)

I would think you would understand how corp's work, they may put on a nice front, but when all said and done they only care about the bottom line and in my time working there I have come to realize this.

And that quote is the direct reason we live in such a capitolistic society.

I can make no difference since I am just a grunt worker.

Only if you choose to be. There is always a difference to be made.

Now its the comsumer who has the chioce, if they chose not to buy from the these huge businesses and supported there local stores there would be no problems like this, Now I just mean the animals. We make no profit off the animals because of such high overhead. Now we do make a nice chunk on the equipment, that is where petco makes its money not on the pets like some would believe.

I am unsure about Petco, but I do know at PetSmart they price match on supplies. You can easily find wonderfully cheap prices online and buy at your local chain store. Or better yet, pay the extra couple of bucks and support your local mom and pop store if they are decent.
It's not always easy. But it can be done.
Renzema, please do not take this as a personal flame as I have not meant to write it as such. I have a long history with the chain stores in question and have bit my toungue on too many occasions.
Thanks all
Rusty

[Anonymous]

hey I take no offense, I love debates...lol. This is still quite unoffensive. Been in a few I had to go walk it off, but that is mostly when it comes to fish.

Now back to business.
Petco will not price match online or e-bay, because of the fact it really cuts back on their profit(I wish they did because I would come in everyday with adds from online).
I really do hate the way petco picks their suppliers and man I was reminded by that today. we got in some house gecko's and man they were all so thin that I had to isolate them in the back so they would be able to get enough food, I think about half will end up dieing because of it. This is the problem I face with every shipment and I have talked with my bosses, and once again the bottom line comes into play. They get them cheap so we just keep on ordering. Now the reptiles is better than fish. This is where I have my biggest pet peeve(no pun intended). We order about 3000 goldfish a week(3000 is correct) and I would say we lose about 1000. Now that is just insane also we bring in about 20-30 WILD CAUGHT saltwater fish(now this is where the comsumer come in). So many ppl come in and want a "nemo". We most of the time won't sell it to them but if they have the setup or lie we will and I know about 90% are going to be dead in the first year. That is just sad that, that many fish are dieing each year and they are all wild caught.
Ok I am done with this thread just getting depressed. I am a saltwater freak and hate it when I talk about the impact of it. I have been able to run a saltwater tank with all rare and hard to keep coral and fish and haven't lost a thing in about 1 year. It just depresses me on how we impact the enviroment just by complete stupidity/ignorance. Also please don't say we should educate them, we can steer them. We can't completely prepare them for what they are getting into, we just inform.

thanks

[hhw]

Well, I have my doubts about large chains having truly captive bred and born herps. A lot of suppliers list their animal stock as CB but that is just to mean that it is captive born, or may have been "captive bred" (read: farm hatched) in the country of origin. I was just at a Superpet last week, and despite their being located in a city with bylaws that only allow the sale of captive bred herps, they had some little Savannah monitors for sale for $65CDN. Well, needless to say, captive bred Savs aren't exactly a dime a dozen let alone for sale at WC prices. Not to mention, the condition of their Savs looked too poor to be captive hatched, let alone captive bred. Of course, although they kept them in a very nice looking display, it didn't have nearly hot enough basking spots, burrowable substrate, or even a half-decent hide (just some random decor that the Savs were trying their best to be half-hidden under). None of the dozen or so crickets jumping around in the tank were dusted either, and I sincerely doubt they fed them any pinkies. Sorry, went off on a bit of a rant there... I actually don't mind the sale of farm-hatched Savs as I often see quite healthy, well-adapted ones for sale, although I am completely against niles sold in any pet store (in my opinion, you should have to specifically order them from a very select source)

Anyway, just because a supplier says its animals are "CB" doesn't mean they're captive bred.

By the way, the only reason I didn't report the Savs to local authorities is because most of their other herps were pretty well kept, and much better than their major competitors by far.

[smuv]

Most quality places wont let you handle a BP, because they are such fussy eaters and once handled it makes them feel they are relocating habitats so, they dont eat for 2-7 months at a time. Thats why good BP sellers wont let you handle the BP until you buy it. Thats why petco didnt let you handle the BP. So that is a positive about the place!