Quick Story

Just a quick true story before I hurry off erranding, but my friend Jess was telling me about a conversation she had with a young woman about feeding her snake -I believe a bp. This girl works at a Petco, amusingly (or sadly) enough, somewhere in AZ.

The girl was talking about she had tried to get her snake to take frozen prey but finally gave up as it seemed all he would take was live. This of course didn't sound at all unusual or strange, and Jess decided to joke with her.

"Did you try defrosting it?"

*dead serious* "Defrost it?"

"... yes, defrost the frozen (mouse, rat, I don't remember)."

"Oh, you're supposed to defrost them?"

:omg: "...Yes."

I can only imagine her poor lil BP staring at his ratcicle like "Quoi?" :confuzd: Good thing she gave up and started feeding him live!

LOL....good thing the snake had more sense than she did! :rolleyes: Sheeesh!

OMG. That is kind of funny and sad at the same time!!:omg:

People are strange...

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Originally Posted by MedusasOwl

I can only imagine her poor lil BP staring at his ratcicle like "Quoi?" :confuzd: Good thing she gave up and started feeding him live!

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Oh noes! Mr. Fuzzington got frozen! Help teh Mr. Fuzzing...er...Freezington!

Like a human would want to sit down to a nice dinner of frozen steak...mmm, crispy!

Typical Petco Employee.

Fuzzington likes a nice warm bath before meeting with friends...

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Originally Posted by itzazoo

Typical Petco Employee.

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I'd refrain from generalizations; there are several current and former Petco and other large pet store chain employees who post here who do know what they are doing. =)

*hums "Fuzzington the Snow Rat" to the tune of Frosty the Snowman* :P

I'm just... so impressed that defrosting never even occurred to her. I mean... for seriously. :confused:

She rode the short bus didn't she? :fishslap:

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Originally Posted by cassandra

I'd refrain from generalizations; there are several current and former Petco and other large pet store chain employees who post here who do know what they are doing. =)

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I think saying Petco sucks is a fair statement. If you have ever worked there you would see the mass death of newly delivered animals and the subsequent horrible conditions most are kept in. That said, there are some quality people who work at Petco stores around the country. Unfortunately its the exception rather than the rule.

Did she perhaps totally miss the T for thawed part of the F/T thingie???? LOL Poor snake! I swear what my hubby says is right....there should be a law that the human owner must have at a minimum 3 more working brain cells than whatever critter they want to own!

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She rode the short bus didn't she?

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Hey! I rode the short bus! I couldn't stay out of trouble though. :soapbx: :cens0r:

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Originally Posted by jim020cricket

Hey! I rode the short bus! I couldn't stay out of trouble though. :soapbx: :cens0r:

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:fim: LOL!! I just knew someone was gonna take issue with my statement. :neener: So you're a troublemaker huh? :rockon:

I just recently stopped all activity with the "Pet_fill in the blank" chains. The internet handles All of my herping needs.

Thank you Al Gore...LOL:soapbx:

points down at the qoute in my signature that kinda says it all. On the other hand it does amaze me that someone that gifted manages to get up each morning and make it to work at a store where pets are sold. Maybe she doesn't feed them at work but i would guess at some point the store feeds its snakes might it have been to much to ask a fellow emoployee how to properly feed the snake you bought. Never mind its a pet store ours sold Ruai to a girl that had never owed a snake before and was afraid of rats.