Although the staff are nice enough be warned about getting small pets or any pets for that matter from the Petland. The staff are all young and inexperienced with animal care let alone the specifics on how the animals should be handled and fed/housed. I went in looking for toe nail caps for my cat. They didn't have any, so I decided to look at the small animals having rats myself. I saw that they had a whole 3x3' glass cage full of rats. They informed me as I was picking them up and looking at the boys that "there is a pregnant one in there too". I immediately said why are there females and males housed together with no reply. Not only that but there was no open food to eat, poop and an evident smell of urine everywhere in the cage, and at east 30 rats in a tightly packed space. Half of them sounded sickly while the other half looked to young to be weaned. I wanted to save one so I let them "talk" me in to buying a guinea pig cage for half price if I took a rat (because they keep letting them breed together and then let them get sick). Knowing how to take care of these small creatures, I knew the cage was worthless but it was worth it to save at least one baby from this place. Now it is Monday (I got Shy Guy on Thursday) and he is very sick after being housed alone and in a different room from my other babies. He is breathing with sounds like a pigeon which indicates severe upper respiratory infection or even pneumonia. This place is ridiculous. Please stay away if you want ill informed people giving you sick animals. Corporate has been called about this and now that Shy Guy is ill, will be notified again in the morning. STAY AWAY FROM PETLAND ATHENS FOR SMALL ANIMALS!!!!!
They discontinue pet food you were told needed for pet warranty. Sure they'll honor if you switch. I have 3 Chihuahua s that refuse and gave them diarrhea.
You guys improved a lot, there is still one female there that still thinks she knows everything about snakes, which I have owner them for years and I am also a helper at reptile shows, and educational programs. Her information was far beyond wrong, also her information about tarantulas was also very wrong.
The cages where dirty. The rats where non handled. Looked and peted the rats found a little girl that was about to have a littler and had to tell them she was. I had picked a rat i loved out but thought maybe he was sick. I asked them they said he was fine. He was a little on the skinny side. I got him home and he was peeing blood. Called the vet he was going to help me. Called them and they didnt know what to do. My rat died in the night i had him for 12 hours and he died They are young and do not know what they are doing or what they are saying. They know nothing that is helpful.
Don’t handle the pets correctly, to many reptiles in one cage. And very over priced compared to their competitors.
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