Leighanne
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Love this debate.
Like I said I like this debate, but there are pretty much two main points. Buy or don't buy? I honestly think every post for this Thread makes a point. I apologize I am quick to "lay my opinion down."
Really, and this is very sad, but things just seem like there never gonna change. Unless the Laws change! Doubt it. Maybe? In the case of the Suppliers shipping them to young, or sickly, or whatever. How high is the percentage on that, really? I always thought it was mainly the Pet Store. This issue makes me angry, as well as obviously everybody else. I have had my own experiences. 1 out of 2 reptiles were bad. I have Gex the Leopard Gecko, and Jake the Corn Snake. He was the first one I bought. I bought Jake from Pet Connections, and they got me!!!! He had a dent, somebody squished him between a lid. They said that they never took him to a Vet or anything like that. Its just not policy that the Reptiles get medical treatment, but they made it all better by saying that if a cat or dog got hurt they would get those animals checked out. Jake was $34.95.
I didn't get any kind of a reduction for a previously injured animal. I wonder if thats because they could tell I was gonna buy him no matter what? All they could tell me was that he might have some growing disfunctions as he gets older. I donno? I am not a Vet. How stupid does a person have to be though. Just from spending some time with him, and watching him I can tell that he has mobility disfunctions. his front, and behind him move fine, but when he moves the dented part of the body he has to twist it. Its weird lookin. I also do not EVEN want to think about if a dent like that bleed or what that whole experience was like! It makes me sick to think that ever happened to my Baby! Gex was bought at a small store called Callhouhns. He was sold as a "Two headed Gecko." Obviously not. Besides the tail, he looks healthy. We researched everything else to make sure you buy a healthy Gecko, but didn't think to look up what a regenerated tail looked like. The site was pretty good, it said to look for this, this, and this. We felt pretty confident about buying him.
Except the tail, he is our first Gecko. Then every time my Fiancee, and myself walk into a Pet store for food, or other things for them, its all wrong!!! Which also I am not to mad about the tail. Things like that can happen for a number of reasons. I can't say that he did it, or Gex got stuck, or some stupid little kid didn't go and grab him by his tail! I donno? The last two times we've went now that we have the animals were not so stupid about them, or what to buy for them. The first time it was small we asked an Employee about bedding for Gex, and the guy got it all wrong. I asked myself how in the world could he work at a Pet Store and not know simple substrate questions. The second time we say a Ball Python that had shed and defiantly not recently. Is that so healthy for the animal. I know why they did that! So everybody would be attracted to the Tank, and at least look at him. Hoping to make a sale. This all might not be that bad, but I know I am going to see worse eventually. I have two Babies, I can't avoid the Pet Store. The second time we went they were also out of Pinkies. How in the blue world do you run out of food for the animals.
They should have to have higher standards being a Pet Store, but they don't! The retail rules for Pet Stores? Its like there are none!! I have worked at a very reputable Grocery Store for two years now. You are buying better tooken care of packaged goods, and your Grocery Store has better rules, laws, and policy's then your Pet Stores guaranteed! Where are the Laws at, seriously!!
Like I said I like this debate, but there are pretty much two main points. Buy or don't buy? I honestly think every post for this Thread makes a point. I apologize I am quick to "lay my opinion down."
Really, and this is very sad, but things just seem like there never gonna change. Unless the Laws change! Doubt it. Maybe? In the case of the Suppliers shipping them to young, or sickly, or whatever. How high is the percentage on that, really? I always thought it was mainly the Pet Store. This issue makes me angry, as well as obviously everybody else. I have had my own experiences. 1 out of 2 reptiles were bad. I have Gex the Leopard Gecko, and Jake the Corn Snake. He was the first one I bought. I bought Jake from Pet Connections, and they got me!!!! He had a dent, somebody squished him between a lid. They said that they never took him to a Vet or anything like that. Its just not policy that the Reptiles get medical treatment, but they made it all better by saying that if a cat or dog got hurt they would get those animals checked out. Jake was $34.95. I didn't get any kind of a reduction for a previously injured animal. I wonder if thats because they could tell I was gonna buy him no matter what? All they could tell me was that he might have some growing disfunctions as he gets older. I donno? I am not a Vet. How stupid does a person have to be though. Just from spending some time with him, and watching him I can tell that he has mobility disfunctions. his front, and behind him move fine, but when he moves the dented part of the body he has to twist it. Its weird lookin. I also do not EVEN want to think about if a dent like that bleed or what that whole experience was like! It makes me sick to think that ever happened to my Baby! Gex was bought at a small store called Callhouhns. He was sold as a "Two headed Gecko." Obviously not. Besides the tail, he looks healthy. We researched everything else to make sure you buy a healthy Gecko, but didn't think to look up what a regenerated tail looked like. The site was pretty good, it said to look for this, this, and this. We felt pretty confident about buying him.
Except the tail, he is our first Gecko. Then every time my Fiancee, and myself walk into a Pet store for food, or other things for them, its all wrong!!! Which also I am not to mad about the tail. Things like that can happen for a number of reasons. I can't say that he did it, or Gex got stuck, or some stupid little kid didn't go and grab him by his tail! I donno? The last two times we've went now that we have the animals were not so stupid about them, or what to buy for them. The first time it was small we asked an Employee about bedding for Gex, and the guy got it all wrong. I asked myself how in the world could he work at a Pet Store and not know simple substrate questions. The second time we say a Ball Python that had shed and defiantly not recently. Is that so healthy for the animal. I know why they did that! So everybody would be attracted to the Tank, and at least look at him. Hoping to make a sale. This all might not be that bad, but I know I am going to see worse eventually. I have two Babies, I can't avoid the Pet Store. The second time we went they were also out of Pinkies. How in the blue world do you run out of food for the animals.
They should have to have higher standards being a Pet Store, but they don't! The retail rules for Pet Stores? Its like there are none!! I have worked at a very reputable Grocery Store for two years now. You are buying better tooken care of packaged goods, and your Grocery Store has better rules, laws, and policy's then your Pet Stores guaranteed! Where are the Laws at, seriously!!
