Nothing makes me angrier...

That's bad

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My friend works for a pet store and it is total BS that they get reptiles in large quantities. I know here in Ca they undergo routine inspections to check for health and whatnot, I don't know about other states. But this is just horrible and I feel sorry for those poor babies.

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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

My friend works for a pet store and it is total BS that they get reptiles in large quantities. I know here in Ca they undergo routine inspections to check for health and whatnot, I don't know about other states. But this is just horrible and I feel sorry for those poor babies.

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I know what ya mean I'm from Fresno myself. Cali has way more restrictions an rules to go by than there is here in the Midwest so far that I've seen. This particular petco is one of the worst I've ever went into

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Originally Posted by dcowboys125

*Update* I received a phone call and email back from Petco Corporate they sounded genuinely concerned an asked me to forward the pics an video to them an ensured me they were gonna look into the matter heavily.

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Glad to hear they at least got back to you, hopefully they make some changes but sadly doubtful.

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Originally Posted by guanagator

Glad to hear they at least got back to you, hopefully they make some changes but sadly doubtful.

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The district manager for that store called me about 45 mins ago ensuring me she was going to take action. I told her I go in there atleast 3-4 times a month an I'd hope to see improvement soon

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Originally Posted by dcowboys125

It was the Des Moines store. All but 1 bp looked extremely thin.. There was maybe 2 employee in the store when i was there. Horrible service

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Well then it looks like I'll be avoiding that store. Any other stores in the area that you recommend?

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Originally Posted by duckschainsaw

Well then it looks like I'll be avoiding that store. Any other stores in the area that you recommend?

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The other petco in west Des Moines is ok. Seem to have more knowledgeable employees an they care for their animals otherwise I cant really recommend any other place but maybe petsmart

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The petco in coralville, ia isn't so bad, except for the one time I saw a Chinese water dragon with mbd there. It passed away, sadly. PetLAND however, in Iowa city, is terrible. Everything is dirty, they have up to 5 BPs in one 10 gallon tank, on sand, with empty water dishes. The poor things have been trying to shed for weeks. One of their corn snake babies actually died from ingesting the sand. So sad.

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The ones in my area are no better. I don't even trust PetCo's rodents enough to feed them to my snakes... I don't buy anything there, not even for my non-reptile pets, because I don't want to support a place that keeps their reptiles in such deplorable conditions. If I need something, I drive 40 minutes out of my way--passing at least 4 PetCos, and several other chain pet stores--to visit a reputable, independently owned pet store.

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I kinda thought that you would put a fire under them, but, follow up and check to make sure the manager does not give them a snow job. That manager needs to be replaced, and if the snakes are not eating they need to go to a vet. The woman who is the reptile manager in my local petco will put any snakes in the wellness room if they miss 2 meals, and to a vet if they miss 4, since all their bps are babies and can't afford to miss too many meals. Petco doesn't sell that many animals, that they can't be properly kept, by expairienced people.