Another Petco Rant...

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Originally Posted by Mindibun

Somehow I'm not surprised...

My manager when I worked at PetSmart used to think carrots were an acceptable cure-all for any mammal's problem. Wet-tail, cannibalism, runny noses - all could be solved with a carrot. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Argentra

Oh none of that surprises me... those people are all about money. You should see the outdated and just plain wrong caresheets, feeding instructions, and info cards on the reptiles. I was constantly having to correct stuff that people were reading and hearing...

I worked there for almost 9 months. I was there that long for the people and animals. Period. I love helping people learn proper care for their pets, and I wanted to make life better for the animals at that place. After a while, the crud building up just got to be too much. At least I can still help people from time to time in other ways.

I hear that carrot thing. It's the only 'fresh food' they give to any mammal. I had to fight a lot to get them to give the Guinea Pigs oranges.

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Yea, i remember looking at a care sheet there a long time ago and thinking to myself how wrong it was. Whenever im out at a petstore or anywhere i always try to give my :2cent: when i hear people giving the wrong advice to care for their animals :)