Beating a seemingly dead horse

[PitOnTheProwl]

Just pointing you into the correct direction to complain about.
I agree that the animal isnt in the best of shape.

[Hannahshissyfix]

The store manager called me yesterday. She claims they were taking all of the snakes to see a vet today. While that's nice, I pointed out how the best thing for that little guy is a dark quiet place alone until he starts eating and not necessarily being handled by a vet. She said he's been placed by himself instead of the tank with other BP. So hopefully they can follow through and get him to start eating. I still just can't believe it took me bringing it to everyone's attention how emaciated he is before they decided to take more steps towards helping him.

[blue roses]

Please notify petco corporate offices and tell them, and inform them if you don't see changes you will call animal control for that area. All petcos are only as good as the managers that run the store. My daughter works for petco and said the fastest way to get results is to notify corporate since as a customer, and a witness to the bad conditions, have more leverage with them, and don't hesitate to call animal control about this matter. No one can intercede for this poor animal but you, since you saw it you have all the credibility. If there is a local reptile club, see if you can get them involved, at least if you don't consider yourself an expert, they will have one, and that will increase the pressure. Good luck, hope you can save this poor guy, but don't buy him, it greaves me to say but that just perpetuates the abuse, I know it sounds cruel, but they should not be selling reptiles if they can't care for them properly.

[Kristaok]

I know that another BP may end up in the same place / shape as that one, but I would have bought him personally... it all reminds me of a saying; A boy was walking along the beach tossing starfish back into the sea and an old man asked him why he was doing such a silly thing as there were way too many starfish and besides the boy couldn't possibly save them all, what difference would it make? The boy looked at the man and tossed another one back into the sea and said I made a difference for that one. - My point is we cannot possibly save them all, but just saving one really does truly make an impact on their life.

[bcr229]

I know that another BP may end up in the same place / shape as that one, but I would have bought him personally...

I would not. If you buy a sick, starving normal baby ball python for $90 there is no incentive for the retailer to change its husbandry practices; in fact, you have rewarded that business for neglecting the animal.

That's also a slap in the face to the breeders selling healthy, well-established critters at half the price.

[Kristaok]

Well the healthy pythons don't need saving, and I am sorry saving a python from starvation for $90 is a slap in the face to breeders but I care more about the animal that needs help than I do hurting a breeders feelings. $90 is nothing to me, I could careless about the price, my only concerns are helping animals any and all kinds. So I could understand some would not buy that animal, but again I would and that's just me and my nature.

[Fraido]

Well the healthy pythons don't need saving, and I am sorry saving a python from starvation for $90 is a slap in the face to breeders but I care more about the animal that needs help than I do hurting a breeders feelings. $90 is nothing to me, I could careless about the price, my only concerns are helping animals any and all kinds. So I could understand some would not buy that animal, but again I would and that's just me and my nature.

So, save that one just for another one to take its place and deteriorate just like this one? Not a smart idea. By leaving that snake you are preventing even more from being brought in and kept in the same conditions, which is making a bigger difference to a larger number of BPs.

[Hannahshissyfix]

Please notify petco corporate offices and tell them, and inform them if you don't see changes you will call animal control for that area. All petcos are only as good as the managers that run the store. My daughter works for petco and said the fastest way to get results is to notify corporate since as a customer, and a witness to the bad conditions, have more leverage with them, and don't hesitate to call animal control about this matter. No one can intercede for this poor animal but you, since you saw it you have all the credibility. If there is a local reptile club, see if you can get them involved, at least if you don't consider yourself an expert, they will have one, and that will increase the pressure. Good luck, hope you can save this poor guy, but don't buy him, it greaves me to say but that just perpetuates the abuse, I know it sounds cruel, but they should not be selling reptiles if they can't care for them properly.

Corporate is aware since I had sent emails to the 3 different addresses I could find. I didn't get any responses until I decided to post on their Facebook site and make it public, along with my own page which various animal loving friends shared too. The manager that I spoke with said if I wanted that they'd keep me updated on him but really it's not like I'd believe them if they called a few days later to say he ate finally though I hope that's the case. Even if this poor guy doesn't make it, hopefully they'll start paying attention to future animals more closely and not let them waste away to this point before realizing they should be pulled and kept alone under different circumstances instead of on the sales floor until they gain weight. Being that they pulled all of their snakes after my public posts, I'm sure my calling them out made them want to avoid other people checking out their reptiles about being able to criticize them.

[Hannahshissyfix]

So, save that one just for another one to take its place and deteriorate just like this one? Not a smart idea. By leaving that snake you are preventing even more from being brought in and kept in the same conditions, which is making a bigger difference to a larger number of BPs.

Yup, sadly he's better off being a martyr for their future BPs. I did offer to take him to get him back on track but I guess it just shows they don't really care besides doing some damage control since I made it public but still want to make money off of him.

[skymall]

Sometimes they will allow you to take a sick animal for rescue, especially if you remind them of their 14 day policy should the animal die. It is so heartbreaking to see this.

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