Hey all,
Today I went down to my local PetSmart to pick up some crickets. I generally avoid going to PetSmarts and PetCo's because its always so depressing to see the animals, particularly the reptiles but when I saw the way the beardies where being kept I went off.
It was a tank too small for a single baby beardie let alone two! It was sickening, they looked lethargic and ill. One of them that I saw will be dead within two days, if not less :'(. In the enclosure below I saw a bigger tank, still not big enough for the amount they where keeping but still more suitable. This tank had FROGS in it! If you know anything about frogs its that they just sit in one spot all day, unless they have to eat so they don't need that much space. I found an associate and told her that this is unacceptable and she said that its not her call but her Managers call, and this is what he wants. I got to speaking with her and found out that they also had a whole bunch in the "Sick Room" in the back that where all ill as well! One of them had a broken tail and the others where just sick looking.
I payed for the crickets and left, went to their website and called their customer service number. I spoke to a lady and told her what I had witnessed, she (of-course) apologized over and over and said that she would be filing a report and a solution would be assessed within three days and that I would receive a call back. Thats what I love about these companies, they don't give a crap about their animals but a single customer calls in angry and they are ready to jump through just about any hoop you hold out. But I told her that I would give them the three days before I reported them to the Michigan Humane Society and PETA.
And so the count down begins. I will be going there daily to inquire on the dragons. They don't know if they don't know me, I'll tell you that.
editted for language - please keep all language extremely clean and suitable for young kids
