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Old 10-06-2008, 06:20 PM
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i have heard through the grape vine they might start selling a few reps in the not too far future no snakes think leos and beardies what is the general feeling on this?
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Old 10-06-2008, 11:07 PM
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i have heard through the grape vine they might start selling a few reps in the not too far future no snakes think leos and beardies what is the general feeling on this?

considering the diabolical information i've heard them give out over the years at various stores, the lack of proper sized enclosures. the lack of care alot of the staff show etc etc ( i really could go on for hours) I think it's a terrible idea! It will lead to more fad & impulse buying, backed up with incorrect advice and will get all rep owners a terrible name..it's the last thing we need to happen in my honest opinion!

They can't even sex blooming rats and lets face it they're not backwards about coming forwards in the testicular department for crying out loud.

They should just stick to selling dry goods tbh, and leave animals and especially exotics out of it.
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Old 10-06-2008, 11:17 PM
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yes i kno its always the vicious one that hang on i had a gerbil last 5 years once it was a nutter
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Old 10-06-2008, 11:30 PM
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I went there a few months back, they had a mature male and a female syrian hamster housed together!
someone will have a shock when they buy a syrian and end up with a dozen more
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Old 12-06-2008, 07:42 PM
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I bought my Boy guinea pig Big nuts from pets at home 6 years ago.
He had a huge hole in his side and I took him back, told them he was ill, had a RI infection and alla that...they took him back and treated him for two weeks untill his chest and the hole cleared up.

He died of pnewmonia as his lungs were so scarred and always always had problems with his breathing.
Six years though...Cant complain as he was happy and spoilt and comfortable.

Little nutz, My mum come home with the tiny hairy "Blue eye'd" Little piggy 5 n half years ago...
Straight to the vets. He had cateracks. They told my mum he had blue eyes.....
Still have him though and hes a great pig and so was big nutz.
They sell duds. lol But Im really happy they have split the pigs from the rabbits as I did not agree with that at all.

Also...every fish I ever bought from there died within my "warrenty" I was spending to much cash returning dead fish and gave up.

They are cheap though?
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Old 18-06-2008, 10:47 AM
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Well, you may be thinking, the pets where kept in horrible conditions, or i was given mad advice, well No, for once.

The guinea pigs have finally been seperated from the rabbits, lots of food, hay, water in pens, hamsters clean, no dead fish,

They even had quite alot of cheap stuff in,

everything was fine, until i looked down . .. saw somthing crawling on my arm,

I HATE bugs! - i flipped out, and hit it onto the floor, then i saw a huge, stick insect, all green with pinsers (sp?)

My mam ran off, then went to stand on it, until i told her they were selling them

A women come over, and she put it back into its tank, where there was a hole.

Seems pets @home just get the care right then let the bloody animals escape
Stick insects are good escape artists. It happens to the best (and worst) of us. Life goes on.
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