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although i do agree with whats been said.... its also putting a bad name on the local family run petshops with years of experience


i can asure you that the rats that the place where i worked were bought from local breeders and were not kept in small plastic tanks

the staff there know what they are doing and on occasions where they dont know the answers they always checked with the boss

all the animals in the shop are in the right legally sizes cages and in some cases bigger than required

all animals are treated like family until there are sold are are never sold without telling new owners any informaton , cages ect ect... and they do try to get them to buy books on the animals


all animals were also given treats of apples, carrots ect depending on the animal and were handled every single day while their homes were being cleaned

names and addresses are always taken and their is a age restriction on buying animals


im not saying every pet shop is safe but please remember there is some responsible ones out there

i have heard that some petshops sell live animals (hamsters, rabbits and rats) for reptile food but be asured this one certainly doesnt

excellent article!

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guinea pigs, mice, gerbils, rats, hamster, newts, Reptiles, Tree frogs, cats, GALS and tropical fish
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ive been pushing that article around for some time now, i did as a rattery and i still do as a petshop, the conditions most animals are bred for shops is discusting, after seeing one for my self it really brought it to light with me, and pushed me to do what i do now, i still dont agree with animals being sold in petshops but id rather be the petshop who has complete control over its animal from baby to leaving to a new home, than just watching from a sideline being able to do nothing. I do recomend people goto breeders where possible, i know im not the only shop that breeds its own animals and providing they know what they are doing, these are the best places to buy them, dont support these places by spending money on them. Im glad that articles on more and more sites now days

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What We do @ Berrywoods
Too Many Rats, 3 Guineas, Tropical Fish, 5 Naughty Ferret Boys, Mouse Boys, Winter White Hammies... and the cat

please dont forget the good shops though

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i like to think im one of them, and i know there are plenty more,

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What We do @ Berrywoods
Too Many Rats, 3 Guineas, Tropical Fish, 5 Naughty Ferret Boys, Mouse Boys, Winter White Hammies... and the cat

Oh god, I feel so bad now. Its also pretty obvious to me that it would be like this, I just never thought about it.

I bought daisy from Acorn petcentre...just thinking that her mum is in one of those tanks or worse just makes me want to cry.

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I'm Leanne

Scares me how this is happening all over the world,

i got this email this morning, from a european company

Hello.

We are czech company, who deal with breeding mice, hamsters, rats, worm, cricket,rabbits.birts, grasshoppers, snakes, many tipes of insect and etc. We are also occupy by sale and distribution to warehouse in whole europe ( Germany, Belgium, Holland, France, Austria, Switzerland). We are looking for new clients and we want only stabil and long-term clients. We have to offer animals with high quality. The animals are alive or frozen.Our shipping is free. We have stabile veterinary and hygienic control. Our company has whole licence for distibution and sales in whole Europe. So I would like offer you our products, because I think we have very good prices.

Please let me know if you are intereresting or not.
Thank you for your respond and have a nice day Marketing manager Sabina Kašparová


Insect
8 ADULT locusta 0.11 euro
7 sub-adult locusta 0.10
8 locusta dozen 1.75
7 locusta dozen 1.75
Buffalo 6.5
Tenebrio molitor 5.5
Zophobas morio 11.80
schaben 0.20

pet
Goldhamster 0.80 eur
russe blue 0.75
russe noirs 0.75
russe blanc 0.75
russe orange 1
russe black 1
russe beige 1
Roborowski 0.80
rabbits mix 8 mix
quinea Pick 5 Mix quinea very nice variation gerbilie 2 degu 6 mice color,0,75

ratten
baby ratten 0,28 eur frozen
ratten 10 days 0,40 frozen
ratten 30-50 gr 0,50 frozen /live
raten 80-100 gr 0,70 frozen/live
ratten 100-120 gr0,85 frozen/live

mice
baby mice 2 days 0,10 eur frozen
baby mice 5 days 0,12 frozen
mice 6 grams 0,16 frozen
mice 8-12 gr 0,20 frozen/live
mice 12-17 gr 0,25 frozen/live
mice 18-22 gr 0,30 frozen/ live
mice big 30-50gr 0,40 frozen



Prices chinchilla
"white 44 eur
black 40 eur
beige 40 eur
standard 26 eur

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What We do @ Berrywoods
Too Many Rats, 3 Guineas, Tropical Fish, 5 Naughty Ferret Boys, Mouse Boys, Winter White Hammies... and the cat

Not all pet shops are like that though, the good ones should be taken into consideration as well..

I think it's unfair for you to say that you shouldn't buy animals from pet shops as not all of them buy from Rodent farms.
I work in a small pet shop where all of the animals for sale are either bred by myself, the manager of the store or local breeders.
The shop is very strict with the requirements for animals, all of the cages are the correct sizes and comply with RSPCA guidelines for keeping animals, For example, there are 5 baby Syrian hamsters for sale, each in their own cage with plenty of room to run about and plenty of bedding and toys, compared to bigger shops such as P@H that often keeps 3 or 4 syrians in one container.
The manager of the store ensures that animals are sold in pairs if they need to be and that the customer knows exactly how to look after their new pet.