Petland? what do you know

[sirhissball]

There is a new store opening locally. It is called Petland. We have a Petco and a Petsmart...is this one any different?

[tigerlily]

Probably not......

[ballpythonandragon]

Hello Petland well i have alot to say about this petstore but we won't take the journey but tell you from what i see it's like haveing a bunch of babies working in a petstore, don't know anything about any of the pets they sell. High High priced, very low quality a women just went into a local one person owned petstore today where i hang out at and help. She asked how much would it be for him to order a spider of some kind and he said anywhere from 10-20. She almost fell over she just got done paying 150.00 for the same Ven. Spider from Petland, so i'll take my business else where, plus here where i live they pay $3,000.00 a month for rent. So you have to make money some where, they also sell dogs and cats a domestic cat retail at petland is 100 plus, dogs Puppy Mill exspress all the way to the Vet and a but load of money.They actually give you a discount on the first Vet visit so what doe's that say hmmmmm lets think lol. sorry for such a long post but u asked Thanks Aaron

[Danielle(THM)]

Don't buy anything live, or anything that you could feed your pet. In my experience with the one in Janesville, WI, they rarely take very good care of their animals, the store is filled with sick birds, dead fish getting sucked into filters, and a large assortment of puppies that appear to be from mills. Although, they do have the usual supplies for reptiles, substrate, bulbs/ceramic heat, light fixtures, UTHs,... If I were you I'd check it out for yourself, all stores have different employees and suppliers.

[sil-40]

We have a petland right across from us here in BR. While I have to say that the people are wonderful and the amount of items they have for sale is great, the quality of animals range depending on what you want.
Dogs/kittens- excellent. a bit overpriced but from a good breeder
Ferrets/Rabbits/Hamsters/Gerbils/etc- seems to be very good. They are all very healthy and the ferrets have a wonderful temperment and come already descented.
Fish- kind of iffy. the cages don't look very well upkept.
Reptiles/Amphibians- big no-no from here. Not only do they charge 70 per BP, they keep tons in one very tiny cage with only one hide spot and no hot/cold sides. The water bowls are not very clean and they do not help facilitate shed. They look unhealthy. The other reptiles and such seem to endure the same treatment the snakes do.
Birds-wonderful. they handle them on a constant basis and keep them clipped and clean.

hope that helps

[basuca]

seems that avery petland is the same we have a petland here in puerto rico and I can only say one word that patstore is a not woth it, I pay 200 for a bp that has respiratory infeccion and she never eat. all the times I go there I see poor snake in a very bad condition, and dos and cats the same, our vet some times work for petland and he sed that dogs and cats that they bring to shek are in a very bad condition, and are not woth it. that just the expirians I have in the petland we have here

[elevatethis]

The last petland to close in richmond va was shut down by the department of health. 'nuff said.

Keep in mind, petland is a franchise organization and will probably differ from place to place.

Then again, how many good pet stores are there, really?

[snunior]

Well,
What i know isnt that bad. The petland near me sells ball pythons for 30$. I bought one and she was in perfecvt health. Although they gave me horrible advice...they said i dont need a thermometer.

[PatrickBateman]

i purchase my small rats at the petland near my home in orlando. I always hand pick my choice and go for the obviously healthiest specimines. They sell balls but I would never choose to buy one here, the best place to buy is def. large reptile shows!

[JimiSnakes]

Don't buy anything live, or anything that you could feed your pet. In my experience with the one in Janesville, WI, they rarely take very good care of their animals, the store is filled with sick birds, dead fish getting sucked into filters, and a large assortment of puppies that appear to be from mills. Although, they do have the usual supplies for reptiles, substrate, bulbs/ceramic heat, light fixtures, UTHs,... If I were you I'd check it out for yourself, all stores have different employees and suppliers.

I agree. The one out here had a snake tank filled, and I mean filled, with mites. They don't know their @$$ from a hole in the ground. You could probably have a normal ball shipped to your door from a reputable breeder for the same price as what they sell them for too.