Quote Originally Posted by PweEzy View Post
Number one, go try to sell a spider ball to Petco for $200, I bet they will laugh and offer you $75 or less. Plus, I'm pretty sure they have certain people that they are REQUIRED to get their animals from.
Reading Comprehension > You

I was making a point for the sake of the argument. Nice job taking that out of context though.
Quote Originally Posted by PweEzy View Post
So you are telling me that because they are a business trying to make money, that it's a satisfactory excuse for poor husbandry? Last I checked Petco in the business of selling ANIMALS which would mean husbandry of their ANIMALS would be one of the most important things.

If you go buy a car from Ted's Honda shop, and the car that you decided to buy had been test driven alot because it had sat on the lot forever, and Mr Ted decided that because the car had been there forever he just wasn't going to change the oil because that was going to cut in to his profit. Well when the engine begins to have problems because of it, are you going to say to yourself "well Ted is in business to make money, so I guess its ok..."

Or with BP's oil spill. they are a business trying to make money, but does that give them an excuse for skimping on safety and preventative measures just so they can make a little more profit?

Plus, the husbandry issues that petco has wouldn't be that expensive. All the tank materials they get in bulk, and a manager giving verbal instructions like changing bedding/ water, turns temps to certain degrees... words are free!

Just saying man, think about what you are saying before you try to call people out by making excuses for these large corperations.
Once again Reading Comprehension > You

I never said it was a satisfactory excuse for poor husbandry. DO NOT put words in my mouth. I said that it would cost them a ton of money to keep each of the species of reptiles up to their true standards in each store across the US. It would also cost them a ton of money to train each person who works in the reptile department to properly care for these animals. With any large corporation there has to be a uniform set of guidelines that employees have to follow. So they would have to all be trained the same way in each store. Which means new training classes would have to be created, which would me new videos and employee handbooks, which in turn would cost.............You guessed it, more money!

Again, look at the spreadsheet I posted of how they are supposed to care for the animals. That's what the employees go off of. Unless that person has worked with reptiles before, they would have no idea that nearly all the information on that care sheet is incorrect.

Your two analogies with "Teds Honda Shop" and "BP" are miserable. If you actually worked in the automotive business, you would know that's exactly what goes on. Trust me, I worked in the Auction business for years. The dealers do in fact skimp on working on the car if they know they're about to sell it. (Just pointing that out)

BP was trying to save money so they cut a corner. Look what happened. I am in no way trying to "Defend" Petco, so stop putting words in my mouth. I'm just saying that as a large corporation, don't expect things to change because people complain about it on a forum. If YOU don't like it, start writing letters to Petco and see how far that gets you. They aren't going to change anything if it requires spending a lot of money. Whether they buy in bulk or not, it still costs the company money.

For example, lets say they get heating pads for all the snakes and the correct lighting for all the lizards. Now you need a thermostat for all the snakes heating pads and you also need an easy way to access all the lighting. Which would mean changing their display setups. (Again spending more money). Changing bedding regularly would require more money. I'm pretty sure they don't get bedding for free. I'm also sure that having the employees do more work would require.......You guessed it! More money.

Don't kid yourself either. They make a KILLING on the animals they sell. As you said, they buy in bulk. They do the same for the animals. They buy them in bulk, ship them to the stores, and make a killing on the markup they charge. Why do you think people on craigslist need $200 for a rehoming fee for a normal ball python? Usually because they paid more than $75 for just the snake alone.

And once again, just in case I didn't make myself clear, I'm NOT defending Petco, but I understand why they don't change. It's a business model, and it's working, and "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Just saying man, think about what you are saying before you try to call people out on something they might have a ton of knowledge about.