Venting About Petco...

[zeion97]

So I stopped by Petco today to see what that dollar a gallon sale was all about. While I was there I wanted to take a look at the ball pythons they had. So I first asked one girl to help me out... she didn't even know how to get into the tank, so she went to go grab a manager for me. Keep in mind I say manager.

The manager walks up and immediately asks me, "Do you want to take one home." To which I of course respond, "Well I cannot tell you that without actually seeing them, so could you please pick up the half log so I can look at the snakes." She gets up grudgingly on the step stool and pulls the log up to reveal three babies. I asked her to please pull them apart so I could see them all.

She pulls one away and leaves the other two on top of one another, then steps down off the step stool and steps back. I look at her and ask once more, "Could you pull those other two apart so I can see them." She looks me dead in the eye and I kid you not says, "You can do it." I looked at her in shock, then asked her, "Are you really that terrified of them?" So she replies, "I do not like getting bit and now they are all riled up." So I roll my eyes, get up on the step ladder, reach in there and pull them all apart so I can see them.

No bites... no strikes... not even a tense baby among them. I took a look at what was there and then said thank you and promptly left. Why does it still surprise me at this point that such ignorant and inexperienced people work at these places? As a manager you should be able to handle all the animals. God help her if I would have fallen off the step stool or gotten bit and then sued her stupid company. >:|

It's sad.. these stores fail because of bad work staff, kudo's for not blaming the entire company though. that gets REALLY annoying.

Personally, i think I'm lucky, our Petsmart has a BP breeder now who only puts two-three to a tank and gives them a hide per snake. I know it's bad, but it's better then most stores that sell reptiles..

You should report the manager to the company and say she endangered your life. :p