WOW petsmart............

[Freaky_Ferret]

Honestly, some Petsmarts care more than others, and it also depends on the employees. I just bought a BP from Petsmart and all their snakes had hides and gauges in the tanks. All commercial petshops though obviously aren't going to show as much expertise as someone who specializes in herps. Sad, but true because it's just a job.

[wutanga13x]

I went to petsmart today to look for a bulb, While looking around i found that NONE of there snakes have hides. After seeing this i started looking around a little closer and found that they had a red tail boa about 4 1/2 - 5 feet long in the same small tank as a 3 1/2 foot ball python. They also have nothing showing temps or hum. in the tanks. After talking to the kid working with the reptiles it was really clear they had no idea about them at all. How do they get away with stuff like this?

they also charge 6.50 for mice

[heh1987]

I'm a bit confused. you guys don't like that petsmart supports the humane society? is that what I'm understanding? does the humane society do something bad?

[rabernet]

I'm a bit confused. you guys don't like that petsmart supports the humane society? is that what I'm understanding? does the humane society do something bad?

We don't like that they contribute to the Humane Society of the US, which is NOT affliated with your local humane society. HSUS is leading the charge right now in supporting the passage of S373 to ban the interstate trade of several species of pythons and boa constrictors. That means, if you own any of them, and you move out of state, you can't take them with you without committing a federal crime. You can keep them in the state you presently live in, but you can never transport them across state lines. If this bill passes, and HSUS is throwing a lot of money to ensure that it does pass.

Go to the Laws and Legislation forum to learn more.

[Derrick13]

I'm a bit confused. you guys don't like that petsmart supports the humane society? is that what I'm understanding? does the humane society do something bad?

Your local humane societys are good, but petsmart donates to a group called the humane society of the united states, or HSUS for short. HSUS vary rarely supports local shelters and all of there donation money goes to there lobbying to make it harder to own pets. THEY ARE TRYING TO PASS A BILL TO BAN SNAKE OWNERSHIP! WHERE HAVE YA BEEN? lol. They think any "none domestic" animal should be illegal to own, this includes all reptiles, gerbals and the like, most fish, birds, exct. They also are trying to make it where owning a cat or dog is near impossible. They use money and lies to push there agenda and blatently ignore facts. there motto is money is truth and science is lies.

[Mike Schultz]

What you described is actually against the policies petsmart has concerning reptile care.

[heh1987]

oh, I see... that is pretty cruddy. thank you for the clarification

[steveboos]

What you described is actually against the policies petsmart has concerning reptile care.

Yep is it, we only keep one snake per tank if we can, only when they are baby cornsnakes, then we keep 2 to a tank. All reptile tanks are completely cleaned every thursday per the PetSmart P&P's and most employees use common sense and put a hide in the enclosure. Every snake tank and reptile tank we have has 1 or 2 hides, plants, a water bowl and either aspen, repti bark, or calcium sand depending on the animals needs.

Fortunately for people who live near my PetsMart, we actually have a pretty knowledgeable staff in Pet Care. The employees that even i don't trust usually open in the mornings . Also i am the snake guy at my store and anyone with ball pythons questions comes to me first, then again i just learned it all from here anyway, so at least its correct information. Plus i've made enough mistakes to know what works and what doesn't.

Oh yeah and i have NEVER EVER sold ANYONE dial thermometers and hygrometers. I always tell them to buy digital and go to walmart or home depot to buy them.

[Vypyrz]

I'm a bit confused. you guys don't like that petsmart supports the humane society? is that what I'm understanding? does the humane society do something bad?

HSUS= Hoping to Snatch Ur Snakes

[zantedeschia]

What you described is actually against the policies petsmart has concerning reptile care.

If you're referring to my post, I would have been skeptical if someone relayed the incident to me, had I not seen it with my own eyes. Petsmart in question - Westheimer@Eldridge in Houston. I could not believe someone would be so incompetent as to put two milk snakes in feeding mode together in the same cage.

What's even stupider is after I lodged the complaint on their website, they forwarded it to a Petsmart near Dallas. Very confused conversation when that manager called me ensued.