I got a ball python i spent months trying to convince my mom and learning all i need to know to take care of them it died with in 2 hours i took it back and they said there was nothing they could do:-[ now im 12 its bull crap i love snakes i i hope petland goe's bank rupe so do not i mean not buy antthing from petland they just dont care about the animals its all about them and there money $$$$$$$ screw petland they have no no hart i paid $74.00 on that i hate petland!

Last week me and my boyfriend had bought a pet degu from a local petland in Calgary. For those who dont know anything about degus I'll give you a quick run through.

Degus (octodons) are a member of the roddent family and come from chili. They are cute little bushy tailed brown furred fluff balls. Degus are extremely social and if left alone to long will commonly stop eating and drinking (pretty much commits suicide)

This degu that we got was all alone. had the top of the cage locked off so no one could even say hello if they wanted to. as soon as we walked over to the cage he started meeping. and calling to us. just one look at this degu and we knew if we didnt adopt him than he would eventually pass.

We'd already had a degu at the time which was also purchased from the same petland. They told us that our original degus were males and that if we were to get any more than we should make sure their males too. Well... the new degu we got was 100% a male.. but.. the one we've had for 2 years, turns out was a female.. they have vets? Well shouldnt their vets know the proper sexes? Well.. then came the vet appointment to get our newest member nuetered.

At the vets we got notified that our newest degu (steve) was missing 20% of his body fat, and was extremely dehydrated. So much so that he immidiatly got put on nutrient supplements and antibiotics.

its clear to me that no one at the petland store even cared enough to watch how much he was eating or drinking, and that no one cared to try to make him recover.

While visiting the store earlier this evening, a woman and man came into the store. The woman was very distraught, crying hysterically. The store manager seemed very nervous. They were taken to the back of the store where the woman continued to cry out in disbelief. Another employee was in the bathroom scrubbing the walls furiously while the owner/manager watched. Very suspicious activity. Left me with a bad feeling that something had happened to an animal and the woman had witnessed it.

Am writing this post in the hopes that no other family will have to go through what ours recently has due to the negligence and disregard that Petland of Springfield shows towards their animals. We went in just for fun one day and ended up falling in love with a baby lop eared rabbit. Normally I would not buy from Petland because I know of their tainted history of being a supporter of breeding kennels for dogs. However I couldn't resist this adorable little creature. I asked what I would need for her and was told that a cage, water and any rabbit food would suffice, and some vitamins that the store sold me. I went to Pet Smart to buy her supplies. A lady stopped me to ask about my cute bunny and I told her I had just bought her at Petland. Sadly she told me she had just lost her rabbit she purchased from Petland after having it for three days. It just died one morning she said. I was shaken by this story but took my new little bunny home. My children and I loved her and became attached very quickly. I called Petland the next day. I was a little concerned because the rabbit, now named Annabelle was having diarrhea. I offered to bring her into the vet there and would have gladly paid for it. I was told it was simply the stress of being moved to a new environment and completely a normal situation. Annabelle continued to eat, drink, snuggle and play normally. She had no discharge from her nose or eyes so I took their word for it. Two days later I called and said she still had the diarrhea and that I was becoming concerned. I asked specifically if there was any way the feed I bought her at PetSmart could be causing the diarrhea. I was again assured as long as I was giving her thevitamins I was sold there was absolutely no need for her to see a vet. Annabelle died in her cage hours later. I called the store and they offered to exchange her out for a live rabbit, as if she was a garment that had been purchased and was not quite the right size. Even though we had Annabelle for only three days she could not be replaced so easily for us. Petland returned the money for the rabbit in exchange for her corpse. I then began trying to investigate what caused Annabelle's death. I called a rabbit breeder and a veterinarian who both informed me it was the sudden change of feed on her sensitive system that killed Annabelle. It was devastating to learn that this could have been prevented. I trusted that anyone who sold an animal would have some knowledge of how to care for it or at least be able to say, "I don't know. Call someone who does." I called the store manager and told him of my findings to which he said he would bring it up to his employees at the next training. I wonder how many innocent Annabelles will suffer and die unnecessarily before he does or how many children will cry themselves to sleep because their new friend passed away in their presence. I suppose it doesn't matter to Petland as long as they continue to make their next buck and hopefully some of the buyers won't bother to get or save the warranties to their animals. Now I know why my gut instinct told me not to purchase ANYTHING from these people. I hope someone runs them out of business soon. And my hope is if you are looking for a little friend in the form of fish, bunny, dog, or any other animal you will be wiser than I was and buy or adopt elsewhere. Please do not support this unethical and cruel business. If you need any other information feel free to google other complaints of misconduct and horrendous behavior this business has committed against animals. I only wish I had to begin with.

I had a very unpleasant experience at Petland about a year ago. I went in and saw a dog I wanted to buy. I was then told that the dog had been placed "on hold" by phone with a 24-hour waiting period. I was told there were two hours left, and if the phone holder didn't respond/pay for dog by then, I could buy the dog.

I went home and received a call about two hours later saying the holder had not called back and I could come get the dog. I got the dog and waited in a private room to fill out credit information. I waited. And then two managers came in and let me know the dog had already been "taken". I asked about the holding policy, and the answer was that credit card information had already been put down. I let them know I had come back to the store after a phone call. Neither of the managers treated me very well. I left very upset. One employee was so upset she called me later using the phone number I'd left and told me she thought it was terrible.

I wrote a letter to the owners of the Petland of Springfield, Missouri. I never recieved any response.