Petland.. Ive finally succomed..

Petland here is pathetic, they have adult CRB's in Narrow fish tanks. I don't even think they can move. The have a Retic in tiny azz tank as well. A corn snake that had crickets in it's tank with no hide and paper thin. I wouldn't even buy feeders there, I walked out. Eff that place

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Originally Posted by Jay_Bunny

Well I just got a job at Petsmart so I definitely won't be one of those 90%. And thankfully my co-workers seem to know what they are doing when it comes to animal care. :)

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Please, do a great job, learn how the company operates, climb the corperate ladder quickly, become head of reptile husbandry, fire all of the idiots that kill the reptiles within most of the stores, then become supreme being of the world!

Thank You!
Jim Smith

You might want to research where Petland get their puppies from. One of the worst mill buyers there is. I would never step foot in a Petland- EVER!

You guys think Petland is bad, maybe you guys should come and check out the Monster Pets in my area. I too went in to buy feeder rats, they handed me the rats in a paper bag and when I looked at them to make sure the were the right size (They would not let me it the room) and they were covered in mites, and I mean to the point it looked like they were rubbed in dirt. Needless to say I handed them back to the lady and drove out of my way to go to my usual family owned store that I love.

P.S. Monster Pets is also famous for selling puppy mill dogs. And the terrible part is that people are getting raked over the coles for these dogs. The mixed breeds they are selling at the one near me are $800!! You don't even want to know how much the pure breeds are... not to mention the fact I don't think they are 100% pure.

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Originally Posted by bsash

You guys think Petland is bad, maybe you guys should come and check out the Monster Pets in my area. I too went in to buy feeder rats, they handed me the rats in a paper bag and when I looked at them to make sure the were the right size (They would not let me it the room) and they were covered in mites, and I mean to the point it looked like they were rubbed in dirt. Needless to say I handed them back to the lady and drove out of my way to go to my usual family owned store that I love.

P.S. Monster Pets is also famous for selling puppy mill dogs. And the terrible part is that people are getting raked over the coles for these dogs. The mixed breeds they are selling at the one near me are $800!! You don't even want to know how much the pure breeds are... not to mention the fact I don't think they are 100% pure.

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In regards to the mixed breed puppy prices, I can definitely say Petland is worse. At least, up here it is. I went the store to apply for a job and to also browse around, check out the habitats, animal health, the prices, etc. The habitats were definitely standard, which I was happy to see - all except for the puppies. The dogs were kept in tiny viewing enclosures, probably no longer than 5 feet, and 2 feet wide. There was typically a minimum of three puppies to one enclosure. Each had a pet bed, but the floor was a dirty metal grate, and I don't recall even seeing any water bowls. Most of the dogs just lay looking pathetic and unhappy on their bed.

I looked at one particular puppy: an oversized fawn-colored chihuahua female, obviously too big to be a purebred chihuahua. Asking price: $1010.00 All their dogs are labeled as [insertbreedhere]-"type". Clearly, all the animals come from a mill that pushes out so many puppies that it can't keep track of what's being bred to what.

Yeah, as much as I talk bad about Petco, Petland is by far the worst place I have ever came across.

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Originally Posted by PurplePython

Yeah, as much as I talk bad about Petco, Petland is by far the worst place I have ever came across.

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It really all depends on the management and other employees for that certain location. But the ridiculous prices for that chain are always a constant. For example: $18.99 for ONE mouse. That's just getting silly.

Saw a Lined Gecko and a Leopard Gecko sharing a tropical rainforest vivarium in the local Petland here. Haven't been back since. 'nough said.

It has always been a dream of mine to win a huge Lottery jackpot, use the money to buy out one of the big chain petstores, then open my own chain of stores.

I'll hire nothing but longtime animal owners, each and every animal there will be housed in optimal conditions, accurate caresheets will be posted next to every animal. I'll pay all my employees twice the going rate, and show people what a real pet store employee should be like.

Potential owners will be required to complete a basic knowledge of care test before being allowed to purchase an animal. My stores will be the cleanest, best run, most amazing stores in the country.

And little by little, I'll use my profits to drive every other bad pet shop out of business. Even if I have to resort to things like undercutting prices or making sure their suppliers "loose" their orders for new items. All the wonderful little stores that do the best they can to compete will get mysterious discounts and random "donations" from unknown benefactors.

I'm sure I won't have any trouble finding employees, I just need to figure out the winning numbers I need. :rolleyes:

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