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#1364218
Gsr40
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Petco told 
me is should feed my corn snake everyday lol
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07/18/07 01:57pm
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#1364224
Marg
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Message To: Gsr40 In reference to Message Id: 1364218
Petco told
WHAT???
I know petco is not known for good advice, are you sure you missed part of a word? LoL
They told me every Tuesday, when I got mine... dunno if they All do the same feed day (?)
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07/18/07 02:01pm
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#1364235
Lovelesskiwi
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Message To: Marg In reference to Message Id: 1364224
Petco told
Ahahha, my petco tries to sell Corns for 140$. I have come to the conclusion that Petco sucks.
XDDD
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07/18/07 02:09pm
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#1364245
Marg
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Message To: Lovelesskiwi In reference to Message Id: 1364235
Petco told
I will disagree... the one I use is not bad...
yes, they have a few ill-informed employees,
but are most receptive to comments about the lack of knowledge they have.
I have educated a few on some things, and the other employees
(the Current regular reptile care givers) seem to know what they are doing.
Occasionally wrong ifo goes out, but when I am there, my b/f drags me away,
telling me, it’snot your job... LoL ...yelling to the customer... no you need to do this *Get stuffed in car* and drive away
b/f calls me snake freak 
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07/18/07 02:23pm
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#1364543
Snake man 5
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Message To: Gsr40 In reference to Message Id: 1364218
 Petco told
Petco is WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They told me to feed mine crickets.
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07/18/07 05:50pm
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#1364722
Geckostrike
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Message To: Snake man 5 In reference to Message Id: 1364543
Petco told
Petco... Petkill... The guy told me a 10 gallon tank is soo big it will kill an adult leopard gecko and when i asked for mealworms the guy told be lettuce is better 
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07/18/07 07:41pm
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#1364798
Snake man 5
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Message To: Geckostrike In reference to Message Id: 1364722
Petco told
Thats Bull!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07/18/07 08:36pm
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#1364820
Anole boy
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Message To: Snake man 5 In reference to Message Id: 1364798
Petco told
alot of petcos are really stupid
but there is this one near me that has one dude who runs are rescue is incharge of theplace
he knows all about them and devotes his life to them....he even got the store a red iguana(genetic mutation in the genes)
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07/18/07 08:48pm
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#1364831
Snake man 5
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Message To: Anole boy In reference to Message Id: 1364820
Petco told
Thats cool. The one near me has a lady that keeps the idiots in order. I bought an amel form there before she came and they said to feed in crickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07/18/07 08:53pm
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#1364832
Snake man 5
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Message To: Anole boy In reference to Message Id: 1364820
Petco told
Thats cool. The one near me has a lady that keeps the idiots in order. I bought an amel from there before she came and they said to feed in crickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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07/18/07 08:53pm
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#1366178
Nicom
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Message To: Snake man 5 In reference to Message Id: 1364832
Petco told
i stand up for petco
and petco sales baby corns for about 35.00 not 140 and no ofense besides i never listen to petco i listen to books and care sheets
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07/19/07 07:55pm
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#1367361
FROG BOY12
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Message To: Marg In reference to Message Id: 1364224
Petco told
no actually they dont feed them on the same day. I bought a corn there, the guy said they just ate that morning/one was stufed and aone in the corner was skin and bones, it was on the urge of dying!
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07/20/07 03:42pm
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#1367364
Rat Snake
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Message To: Nicom In reference to Message Id: 1366178
Petco told
Petco isn’t that bad. Its not their fault for giving bad advice. As the consumer it is your responsibility to find out how to take care of your animal. Besides not all petco locations are bad.
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07/20/07 03:45pm
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#1367397
X_xbirdie
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Message To: Rat Snake In reference to Message Id: 1367364
Petco told
Okay, I really hate seeing these posts. People need to remember that each and every store in those two chains are independability run by a regional manager. If your local store is inadequate to your standards, contact your regional manager. Most are really nice to work with the customers of their stores. As for knowledgeable employees, that’s hard to find. If more reptile owners applied for the jobs, petco and petsmart would snap them up and use them. I for one have worked for both stores. At petco, I covered the reptiles and hermit crabs. If we got an animal I didn’t know, I went home and researched it. I (to my knowledge) have never given a customer the wrong information at either location. At my current job at petsmart, I cover small animals and the reptile section. It is hard when you have a manager who does not understand the less common reptiles. [as in common frogs and hermit crabs T_T]
All in all, the moral of this tale, find something wrong? Report it. Ask questions. Educate. Most of my fellow workers are fine with being told care tips, cleaning tips, etc.
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07/20/07 04:23pm
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#1367445
Brien224
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Message To: Snake man 5 In reference to Message Id: 1364831
Petco told
the one near me has two water dragons in a 100 gallon and house geckos in a huge tank.... something went wrong?
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07/20/07 04:51pm
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#1367447
Brien224
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Message To: Snake man 5 In reference to Message Id: 1364831
Petco told
the one near me has two water dragons in a 10 gallon and house geckos in a huge tank.... something went wrong?
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07/20/07 04:51pm
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#1368056
Mr.Hankey
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Message To: Lovelesskiwi In reference to Message Id: 1364235
Petco told
i bought a ribbon snake from petco and was covered in mites
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07/21/07 01:02am
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#1368092
Luvlizards
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Message To: Mr.Hankey In reference to Message Id: 1368056
Petco told
The general manager at my petco is really good; she’ll take a two dollar "feeder" mouse to the vet if it’s sick; I work there and have brought animals (including reptiles and amphibians,not just the fuzzy animals) and I personally saw a vet bill to petco for close to $800 for treating two hampsters that had gotten in a fight and a guinnea pig with a vitamin c deficiency that some customers relinquished to us. . . we’re constantly taking in people’s animals when they don’t want them any more or can’t afford them, and we make sure if there is any sickness/malnutrition/anything sketchy looking that they go to the vet. After the sick animals are taken care of (there is an isolation room where sick animals are kept away from the public and are on a medication routine) and healed, they’ll go out for adoption. My petco also promotes adopting an animal before buying one, donates money on a regular basis to the animals shelter (the petco coorporation is responsible for donating billions of dollars to animal welfare organizations all over the country). I agree with the above post that it is the responsibility of the pet owner to get as much information as possible before getting a pet and not just to rely on a few quick "tips" from a sales associate at a pet store . . . I also think it is the responsibility of a manager to make sure that all her or his staff are well educated on the animals they sell. It makes me sad to think that there are so many stores out there where the staff are not being educated as they should be, and it’s too bad that a company that does a lot of good has the unfortunate reputaton as petkill due to this. Just my two cents.
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07/21/07 01:56am
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#1368297
Marg
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Message To: Luvlizards In reference to Message Id: 1368092
Petco told
Hi Luv -
Quote: My petco also promotes adopting an animal before buying one I have tried looking into the adoption thing on their web-site, but alsways get lost, more to looking at stuff - LoL - but can never get any info on there to find out how to go about the adoption thing.
How does that work (if you know)?
The Petco I use, I have never seen, or heard about pets they have (if any) up for adoption.
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07/21/07 10:20am
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#1368526
Luvlizards
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Message To: Marg In reference to Message Id: 1368297
Petco told
Hi Marg! Different Petcos may do things differently; here basically people just check in with a staff on whether they have anything up for adoption. Sometimes the answer is yes, sometimes no. Like for instance, I would say our anoles get put up for adoption a lot when they lose their tails , same with the leopard geckos. . . we can’t sell them, so after they’ve been in quarantine and have healed/proven they are good eaters, with no other issues, then we’ll put it up for adoption. I would just go in to your store, ask to talk to a manager, and just ask if they offer anything up for adoption . . . maybe that particular store doesn’t?? Also, if you’ve been to the website, then you have probably noticed that Petco has a relationship with Petfinder . . . (at our store we have a little computer set up so you can go to petfinder dot com and see if the animal you’re going to buy might not be up for adoption somewhere first). It’s actually pretty cool . . . obviously there are some regs about the adoption in the store; the general manager first has to approve that animal to be able to go up for adoption before it goes anywhere. I know my manager won’t approve anything for adoption until it’s been off of any meds/treatment and doing successfully 72 hours later (as in eating, pooping, drinking, no re-occuring symptoms). Good luck to you!
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07/21/07 02:47pm
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