I'm so mad

[leah]

I went into what's normally a great little shop today for some crickets, and noticed they had some axolotls. When I went over to have a look, one of them had two missing legs and a third that was hanging by a thread. The other axie in there was probably 3 inches bigger... One of the stumps is covered in some kind of fungus, the other two just showing old, dying tissue. When I went to ask the guy at the counter if he'd noticed, his response was something along the lines of "yeah, that's normal.They eat each other like that, but it's cool because they regrow their legs." I asked about the fungus- "nah, it's just how it looks." Would they consider discounting the price if someone wanted to purchase him? (Missing limbs aside, he's a really cute little melanoid man!) "No, his legs will regrow, so that's how much he costs." Um? I've NEVER known any store to pass up an opportunity to rid themselves of an obviously ill and injured animal, but ok. I just can't believe he thought it was ok! This guy is new to the store, so I'm going to go in another day and hope someone different is there- preferably the owner. I'm so mad. I hate seeing neglect like that- especially in what's normally been a wonderful store!

Grr.

 

[claire]

awww the poor little thing!i hate it when i go into shops and see that the animals are ill or are not cared for properly.there is a chain of pet shops (well they have 3 shops i think so not technically a chain.lol.) and they got done for animal cruelty.some people from my animal care course are doing work experience there and they say its horrible. the men who work there apparantly pee in the sinks and there are dead mice all over the kitchen floor! its disgusting! its a very untidy place as well as the poorly, smelly and mistreated animals. id love to take them all home but they would probably all die because they are all ill.

 

[leah]

I think what really got me was that this is basically a good store. Their tanks aren't overstocked, they have reasonable prices, friendly educated staff (until now) and even have a book of care sheets for all the fish/animals so that customers can take one for whichever new pet they buy. Until today I'd never seen a sick animal in the place. I'm quite upset that they're keeping the poor little axolotl in that tank, when they DO know better. Maybe the owners have gone on holiday. That's the only explanation I can think of! Bah.

 

[claire]

Hope you speak to the owner or another member of staff soon so they can sort the problem out asap!

 

[maria]

That's horrible!

Definitely go and speak with the owner or a manager. The owner may not realize how ignorant this one guy is, sounds like it's time for the owner to get the guy to learn some basics about axolotl care!

Good luck with this - those axies need someone like you to stand up for them.

 

[paige]

Yeah I've had that. I hate pet shops who don't look after their animals, especially the axolotl's.

 

[herman]

feel your pain baby

 

[anne-marie]

Well, I see we have had some new visitors recently. Oops, boys, your insecurities are showing.