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Frogs_n_Flowers · 07-31-2008, 01:45 PM

I figured I'd find a post here for pet smart. So I'll just add my thoughts on my own pet smart store. (location Gastonia NC) I am furious!!!

I went today to pick up a few supplies, and said hey I think I'll get me some more hermies, OMG!!!

I went over to look at them and I picked out 3 that I wanted, well while I was waiting on the young girl to return with my new babies, I took a closer look and saw pieces of limbs and claws all in the sand, also dead ones lying around (I assume dead as for they were either halfway out of there shell and not moving or turned upside down again not moving) and worst of all there was no water at all that I saw of and the only food they had was slim to none. Looked like lil flakes of something, but was mostly sand.

So when the young girl returned I ask her if I could have a discount if I bought them all that were still alive because they needed a better place to live, they are being neglected and the way they are living is just inhumane, she just laughed and went to take care of someone else....ggrrr. Well my husband grabbed me and escorted me quickly from the store, he paid for my babies and we went home.

Well when I got home I took my babies out and went to give them a quick bath before putting them with my other 2 babies, and noticed that the smallest one I got was missing all of his limbs on one side of his body. Again my anger erupted. My husband said to take him back, I said "uh no I wouldn't dare take him back to that hole with or without legs!!"

So now I have a baby with missing legs, but he gets around just fine, I hope he makes it. You all should have seen the way they acted when going into their new home. They ate, they drank, they ran all around, I could literally see the happiness they were enduring. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

I will be contacting their corporate office and giving them a piece of my mind, and I will harass them until they do something about their living quarters. If I have to buy every single one I will just to protect them. So I might have hermies for adoption soon...LOL

Thanks for listening again!!!

07-31-2008, 01:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
Frogs_n_Flowers "Preparing For First Molt" Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 130	Re: pets mart I figured I'd find a post here for pet smart. So I'll just add my thoughts on my own pet smart store. (location Gastonia NC) I am furious!!! I went today to pick up a few supplies, and said hey I think I'll get me some more hermies, OMG!!! I went over to look at them and I picked out 3 that I wanted, well while I was waiting on the young girl to return with my new babies, I took a closer look and saw pieces of limbs and claws all in the sand, also dead ones lying around (I assume dead as for they were either halfway out of there shell and not moving or turned upside down again not moving) and worst of all there was no water at all that I saw of and the only food they had was slim to none. Looked like lil flakes of something, but was mostly sand. So when the young girl returned I ask her if I could have a discount if I bought them all that were still alive because they needed a better place to live, they are being neglected and the way they are living is just inhumane, she just laughed and went to take care of someone else....ggrrr. Well my husband grabbed me and escorted me quickly from the store, he paid for my babies and we went home. Well when I got home I took my babies out and went to give them a quick bath before putting them with my other 2 babies, and noticed that the smallest one I got was missing all of his limbs on one side of his body. Again my anger erupted. My husband said to take him back, I said "uh no I wouldn't dare take him back to that hole with or without legs!!" So now I have a baby with missing legs, but he gets around just fine, I hope he makes it. You all should have seen the way they acted when going into their new home. They ate, they drank, they ran all around, I could literally see the happiness they were enduring. It made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I will be contacting their corporate office and giving them a piece of my mind, and I will harass them until they do something about their living quarters. If I have to buy every single one I will just to protect them. So I might have hermies for adoption soon...LOL Thanks for listening again!!!