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I went to the Petsmart on Dixie Highway in Ohio to get pet treats and some toys for my girls. I at the time had pet rats.

And I usually go to Petsmart to get things for them but I was in Fairfield and it was right around the corner from where I was and convenient. I walked in and have to say I was very impressed at first. All the cages in the front of the store that housed the gerbils, geinea pigs(sorry for the spelling), rabbits and animals like that were very clean and free of *** or any odor at all. Now since I have pet rats I always go to the cage they are in to see them.

The sales girl directed me to the back of the store and when I got back there I was horrified to say the least. They had 3 rats crammed into a 10 gallon aqarium and couldnt tell me the sex of any of them. And on top of that was discusted by the fact that I asked if they could take them out so I could see them. I came to the conclusion that 2 were male and 1 was a female.

She was breathing funny and had *** caked in her fur and on the bottems of her feet and tail. Not to mention she only had half of her tail left due to to much moisture in the cage and got ringtail which causes a rat or mouse tail to basically rot off. She was on no antibiotics.I only have females so we dont have any breeding so I couldnt take the 2 boys but decided I had to get her out of there. So I told the guy handling them that I would take the little girl.

I did realize at the time there was a very big possibility that she was pregnant and the sales ppl told me that is she had babies that it wouldnt be for another 2 months and they would take all of them off my hands. I asked the girl how knowledgable she was on rodents and she replied, I am very knowledgeable and I used to be a vet tech. I said well if your so knowledgable on rodents and used to be a vet tech I would think someone of your backround with rodents would know that rats dont stay pregnant for 3 months. They have there babies 19 to 21 days after conception.

She tried to feed me a line but I wasnt buying. I have been raising and rescueing rats for about 10 years. I asked for the manager. When he came out I proceeded to tell him his cages were atrocious.

I said you may sell them as feeders that is your deal but no animal should live in foul conditions like that. I said its rediculous. I can tell with only 3 rats in that cage and as dirty with urine and *** it hadnt been cleaned in well over a week but he tried to tell me it was cleaned 2 hours before I walked in the door. Which I wasnt buying that either.

Well I purchased the rat and straight to the vet we went. My vet also does walkins. They diagnosed her with ring tail(i already knew that) they also diagnosed her with a severe respitory infection that was turning into pnumonia(which I also knew). They prescribed vibramycin but the tail was already healed so there was nothing they could do for that.

About 2 days later the labored breathing subsided and she started to feel better. 2 days after that she popped out 15 babies. I knew that there was no way I could take care of mentally or emotionally that many babies so I contacted a rat rescue that found homes for all of them except the 2 that I ended up keeping. I also contacted the B.B.B.

and made a complaint against petland. When that didnt work I contacted the S.P.C.A. in my area and they went out to check there store. I guess they got into a bit of trouble over some dirty cages and they threatened to have them shut down.

From what I learned they gave them a 4 days to get everything cleaned up. I dont know what happened in the end.

I havent step foot in that store since the first time I went. And I never will again

Monetary Loss: $100.

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

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(Wow. Your grammar sucks.) The most I have to complain about Petland is the fact that they sell puppies that most likely came from a mill.

Also, I got a little tarantula there that was heavily in premolt and they had, like, 6 crickets in there with her. They also are a little overpriced and they do keep their small mammals in cramped cages, but they're the cheapest place to get feeder animals where I live. I have to go there to get live rats for my friend's ball pythons since she says they won't take frozen and whatnot.

People also have complained about PetSmart and PetCo.

I've had positive experiences with both of them (at least the ones in my area).

They could do better with the care of their reptiles and invertebrates as well as the feeders but they're quite alright.

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I also have purchased some of their feeder rats for personal pets. They do keep them in small bins in the back,atleast 20 to a bin and dirty, smelly.They do not seperate the sexes, so if you buy a female chances are great that she will be pregnant!!

Every single rat I have purchased ( 5 rats) there, has had severe respiratory infections. One died after getting him home. I do not recommend any one buying from this store.

Even if you are buying them as feeders, the pet you are feeding them to is eating sickly rats. :(

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