doodlelou":2335xdhr said:Thanks everyone for your replies.
This will be my first beardie and I honestly would like to get one that is atleast a few months old rather than only 6 weeks old. The ones they have at Petsmart are sooooo tiny! I have handled these little ones a few times when visiting the store and they seem fine with this, just sitting in my hand looking around. These little guys were already eating greens and vegetables, it was feeding time when I was there so they seemed to be well taken care of.
Dana
gimmexthexloot":1lao7zfq said:You cant judge all stores like that, thats just ignorant. Like i said you need to spesk with whoever is in charge of reptiles and see if they know their stuff
doodlelou":28u21ha0 said:I thank you for all the advice given on my thread. I'm not sure which way to go here.
After talking with the head guy at Petsmart, he told me all the right things regarding care and set up for the beardie (it all matched with what I've read and what you all have told me). I'm not rushing into getting one at this point though. Want to get my tank and all the supplies set up before I bring my little friend home and make sure he's got everything he'll need.
With regard to a breeder, I'm worried about shipment. Isn't that stressful for the beardie? And how do I know that they are any better than a pet store. I mean I would just have to take their word for it that they're beardies are healthy and without seeing the beardie in person first, I'm really at a disadvantage.
So I've contacted the one and only local breeder here to see if I can see their beardies first before buying. I would rather not have to have one shipped.
Dana
spyder79":2q602evr said:You realize that by going through petsmart you are still going through a breeder just the long way and the "lower end" stock. Petsmart is supplied by Sandfire dragon ranch in mass quantities. They have their "normal" lines that they ship out by the dozens to the petsmart hub which then ships them out to the local stores around the country. So in essence when you purchase from a petsmart you are purchasing the same way you would with a breeder just double the shipping (from breeder to head office from head office to store). Typically they havent even acclimated to their new setting when they are purchased and moved again to yet another new place. The reason so many people have problems is because of this severly compounded stress from all the changing of hands.
I doubt that. From what I understand the Corporate head office will place an order for x thousand animals, then disseminate the animals to the regions. Either way the animals are still overly stressed in relation to a breeders animal.GunRack":itsbrq0d said:spyder79":itsbrq0d said:You realize that by going through petsmart you are still going through a breeder just the long way and the "lower end" stock. Petsmart is supplied by Sandfire dragon ranch in mass quantities. They have their "normal" lines that they ship out by the dozens to the petsmart hub which then ships them out to the local stores around the country. So in essence when you purchase from a petsmart you are purchasing the same way you would with a breeder just double the shipping (from breeder to head office from head office to store). Typically they havent even acclimated to their new setting when they are purchased and moved again to yet another new place. The reason so many people have problems is because of this severly compounded stress from all the changing of hands.
None of the pets supplied to most major retailers are shipped to the office first, just about everything is shipped directly from the vendors. Otherwise it would not be very cost effective.
got any proof of that? All petcos are supplied by the same breeders for their animals.gimmexthexloot":3mcbzk6c said:My petco buys from local breeders
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