Petco now making customers sign waivers for purchasing feeders?

so my local pet store was out of the mice i needed. all they had were these little black hoppers. my roommate was going to petco anyway, so i gave her some money to pick me up some feeders while she was there. it's been a couple months since i've had to go to petco to get mice. when she got home she told me petco made her sign a waiver stating that if one of the feeders bit her she wouldn't sue them. apparently a feeder bit someone, they got sick, and decided to sue petco. lol is this a nation wide thing or just the petco in my town? kind of ridiculous. anyone else had to do this? lol

Not the Petco's in Oakland started doing this...maybe they're keeping it on the down-low. Ugh, that's kind of a drag.

i live in MD and get my mice from petco, never heard of that. i know petsmart wouldnt sell me mice because they are "Fancy Mice" not feeder mice

They did it to me in MA. The guy said it had something to do with feeders getting loose and causing mouse infestations. It's pretty obvious they're feeders because they're white lab mice, not the kind that live naturally in the area.

I was asked to do this in CT. I said "no ill pass, they won't be pets for very long." He didn't really argue with me.

I remember having to sign something about how I'd "take proper care" of the rats I bought from Petsmart for my boa (15 or so years ago). I couldn't help but snicker just a little. They had ideal conditions for the rest of their lives... :snake:

Yeah they had me do it once, then never asked again.
The girl there was like, "it's so we know they are going to a good home". I replied "Yes in my snakes tummy".
I think she was new, she acted like I killed her dog.

They doing that in NYC for rats... no for mice... this is why I was in need to find another store...

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Originally Posted by Rob

Yeah they had me do it once, then never asked again.
The girl there was like, "it's so we know they are going to a good home". I replied "Yes in my snakes tummy".
I think she was new, she acted like I killed her dog.

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Lmao! The guy gave me a similar look. He was like "what do you mean exactly...?" And i was like "oh this is a meal for my snake. You guys don't have rats, thats why I'm getting 4 mice. She'll love ALL of them!" He looked genuinely afraid lol.

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Originally Posted by Aes_Sidhe

They doing that in NYC for rats... no for mice... this is why I was in need to find another store...

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Aren't there enough rats in NYC already chewing things up?!? Kind of ironic...

Speaking of petco, damn Walmart of pet stores. Another one of my local pet shops just ran out of business for being there for as long as I can remember :(

I can see it now written on the transport box...

WARNING...Use extreme caution...contents may bite!!

Hell if McDonalds had to put "contents hot" on their coffee cups this may be the future when buying rodents!

The ones in San Diego ask if they will be pets or feeders. They say they don't sell feeders so I assume that they won't sell to you if you say it's a feeder.

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Originally Posted by Scubaf250

The ones in San Diego ask if they will be pets or feeders. They say they don't sell feeders so I assume that they won't sell to you if you say it's a feeder.

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the petsmart here doesnt sell "feeders," only pets. but the petco does. these were labeled as feeder mice, and the waiver wasnt for saying we'd take good care of them, as they are sold strictly as food. this was just a waiver saying if one of the feeder mice bit us, we wouldnt sue them.

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Originally Posted by Scubaf250

The ones in San Diego ask if they will be pets or feeders. They say they don't sell feeders so I assume that they won't sell to you if you say it's a feeder.

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That's when I tell them, pick me out the most tasty looking pet you have.

Funny they will sell you the snake, just not the food for it.

Petco near me in CT has been making me do this off/on for the past 3 months. The form they give me has to do with proper/humane treatment of the animal, though (has nothing to do with liability of getting bitten or starting an infestation, as far as I know).
I've complained to them multiple times, and the Petco employees I've spoken with thinks it's as dumb as I do.
Whatever, though - mice there are $3.71/each, so I try to avoid them whenever I can and support the local non-chain reptile shop.

I worked for petco to five years. We tried to promote feeding frozen but that was not always the case. When I had to feed the snakes I had to use live sometimes for the well being of the snake so it would eat and not starve like most do in the stores.

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Originally Posted by Jons2012pied

I worked for petco to five years. We tried to promote feeding frozen but that was not always the case. When I had to feed the snakes I had to use live sometimes for the well being of the snake so it would eat and not starve like most do in the stores.

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I picked up a mouse from the Petco on Rt 610 a few weeks ago and they had me sign the "it's going to a good home" form. They usually don't though. I think it was a new employee...most of the other employees know I'm not there for "pet mice". :D

This is why I love the private owned store I go to.

I walk to the back of the store. Go through the employees only door (even tho I am not) and I walk in there and they just smile and ask how many I need LOL

THATS how its done!

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Originally Posted by reptiliachnids

This is why I love the private owned store I go to.

I walk to the back of the store. Go through the employees only door (even tho I am not) and I walk in there and they just smile and ask how many I need LOL

THATS how its done!

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like a boss. lol yeah all the employees at my local store know me by name because im in there like clockwork every week. sometimes twice a week.

I work at petco now (not that I need a job I just have a lot of free time and figured I could help some animals and owners) It's more of a "supposed to make them fill it out" kind of thing. The only time I do it is when I know somebody is buying it as a pet, or the manager is standing near. All it is is saying that if within two weeks anything goes wrong we will pay to take it to the vet or replace it Etc. I also have a really good time showing of some of my higher end animals and educating people most are suprised to know that there are kther thigs besides "normals" and that they can get a lot better animals for 1/4 the price lol

My local petco knows I only need feeders lol but now that my rats are going good I normally only gotta go for bedding or food

Yeah I pretty much know just about everybody that comes in for feeders haha I don't even bother asking them to fill out the form.

The only animals I've purchased at Petco that I didn't have to sign a form for have been crickets and mealworms :rolleyes: It's been a long time since I've gotten anything from there though, dwarf aquatic frogs maybe 4 years ago now? Cute little suckers