Getting animals from pet stores is fine as long as the animals are alert, lively and you've seen them feeding/grooming etc. I would only ever get my pets from a garden centre near me that house animals, because I know all of their pets are well looked after, healthy and are in beautiful condition. I admit, Pets At Home aren't brilliant and many other pet stores don't care about their animals, they're just after money.

On that note... congrats on your new little girls Mark

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Yes there is the odd petshop around that are good pet shops. But unfortunatly the majority of places are supplied by rodent farms Its rather upsetting that such a big chain like Pets at Home is one such place. A lot of the smaller places are starting to improve though which is always nice to see!!! I am just always very wary if its a place I dont know.

And yes congrats on your new friends Mark!! Hope you will enjoy them!