Petco strikes again

[Duriel]

I know there's a million threads on it, but I didn't want this to get lost.

What's this? 4 ~4" babies in a ~12x12" enclosure on sand, with mealworms and no veggies? Can't comment on the lighting they are using, but it's a "shelf" system and I don't really see room for a basking lamp. Also, at 99$ for these "sandfires" (I know nothing about morphs, but they looked pretty normal to me), my money is on (at least most of) them dying before sale. If I was rich, I'd take them all in.

 

[JangoMom]

that's how our petco is here.. I even seen they had greens and veggies in there tank but they were the size of the baby beardies heads.. the crickets too! I was so mad!

 

[owtoty]

I got my bearded dragon at petsmart and they took VERY good care of them. They had reptile carpet, veggies, and they said they fed them crickets outside of the cage so that they won't get food aggressive. My bearded dragon is very healthy and happy today. So I guess it matters what store it is.

 

[Katie007]

My local Petsmart is literally not allowed to give veggies. I use to work for Petsmart and we would have to use our own money to provide veggies, and now I've heard they don't even allow that anymore. :?

 

[Momswims1]

Our local Petco manager told us that is now their policy to give them only greens and mealworms. I, personally, have seen two die since they switched from crickets to mealworms. One right now is so lethargic that it can't even stand up. I don't get it.

 

[Duriel]

No new pics, but one looks like it's about to die. Ridiculously skinny and eyes half closed.

 

[Zeusmybeardie]

@ mom swims so why don't u talk to your manager about it tell him the proper care and if u have to print him care sheets off here and tell him about the site

 

[Momswims1]

Regarding speaking with the manager, we pulled a book on bearded dragons off their own shelf and showed him in the book the pages on diet that says not to feed them mealworms, that it can be deadly. He just shrugged his shoulders and said that it is company policy. We showed him the sick beardie he did not say anything. A couple of days later, it was gone.
Not sure what else to do that would have any affect.
There are some nice people who work in that store, but the manager is the one who calls the shots.