Jess":3ej68vdj said:It doesn't hurt to ask if you could take him for free, or at least get a discount. I observe at a vet clinic, and Petco gave me a baby beardie for free since they were just going to have him put to sleep.
Just to warn you though, he could have more problems than you might initially think. Petco's beardies are from the reptiles equivalent of a puppy mill, so many of them are loaded with health problems.
saleen89559":ldcfmwaq said:Heres what makes me mad about them..
You say your local Petco houses Beardies on repti-carpet, but the one local to me says they checked into it and its company policy to house them on the white vita-sand. Want to know the exact reason for the vita-sand policy?
"Petco requires Bearded dragons to be housed on Vita-Sand because most Bearded dragons are dark in color and white Vita-Sand makes them more visible to prospective buyers."
I wish I had a reliable small time pet/reptile store locally, but I don't. I will have to continue to purchase things at Petco that I need in a moments notice, otherwise all my purchases are done online.
randommonks":26jjt6mt said:Just wanted to warn you, if the manager was not cooperative with you, it's unlikely that a regular sales associate would be able to help you if he wants to keep his job
It's generally what's wrong with dealing with a corporate company, although my local Petsmart is far superior (most of the time) to the Petco here. I know that Petsmart has a quarantine/vet visit for animals that look sick, you can find out if Petco does as well and ask that the beardie be put into quarantine so it can get an adequate amount of food so it can be sold at normal price when it's healthy.
Jess":vj8qrxur said:It doesn't hurt to ask if you could take him for free, or at least get a discount. I observe at a vet clinic, and Petco gave me a baby beardie for free since they were just going to have him put to sleep.
Just to warn you though, he could have more problems than you might initially think. Petco's beardies are from the reptiles equivalent of a puppy mill, so many of them are loaded with health problems.
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