My Petco Gecko

[SDCowboy]

D-: I'm going to be paranoid for awhile now.

I wouldn't be. I'm sure your Toon is just fine.

 

[PaladinGirl]

I hope so! We can't have any more kids so my geckos are almost like "kids" to me! Hahaha! I'm j/k of course....sort of...No, seriously, they're no replacement for human children, but they sure are a lot more quiet than my daughter

 

[Adinar]

Not just saying this stuff to scare the crap out of people. We went thru 7 months of torture with this stuff. Almost wish I kept all the receipts for all the vets visits for everyone to get an exact amount it cost for everything so people can see money-wise how much it hurts the wallet.

This info isn't about scare tatics, it's about what we can do in order to prevent stuff like this happening. Like the OP having to decided wether or not to sterilize the old furnishings or get new stuff, safest place to aquire our animals to avoid bringing a virus like this into our homes (mine came from Petsmart), proper way to quarentine and for how long. People get that stuff down and you are generally good.

And Angie, from the sounds of it Toon sounds like she's doing good.

 

[PaladinGirl]

Not just saying this stuff to scare the crap out of people. We went thru 7 months of torture with this stuff. Almost wish I kept all the receipts for all the vets visits for everyone to get an exact amount it cost for everything so people can see money-wise how much it hurts the wallet.

This info isn't about scare tatics, it's about what we can do in order to prevent stuff like this happening. Like the OP having to decided wether or not to sterilize the old furnishings or get new stuff, safest place to aquire our animals to avoid bringing a virus like this into our homes (mine came from Petsmart), proper way to quarentine and for how long. People get that stuff down and you are generally good.

And Angie, from the sounds of it Toon sounds like she's doing good.

I wonder if there is a process the pet stores have to go through when they find out they've been housing leos with crypto. It would seem like they'd have to have something in place or else none of their leos would survive.

Definitely sounds like a nightmare. I've been being very careful to not cross-contaminate between Toon and Hugzor, especially from Hugzor to Toon because he's technically in isolation still.

 

[panthergecko]

ive had my leos for almost 2 months and have been moved into a cage togther about 2 weeks ago, no issues. poop dries quick though?+ both vet visits said no parasites

 

[M_surinamensis]

As I said in a post on another thread, I think that in an ideal world pet shops wouldn't sell live animals (other than feeder insects) period.

How do you reconcile that statement with the factual existence of pet shops which meet and in some cases exceed the standards of quality, knowledge and expert care associated with breeders?

Further, I'd ask why your criticisms do not vocally extend to encompass other sources of animals which have the potential to produce low quality or poorly cared for animals.

The complete spectrum, from abject abuse to near perfection, can be found in all aspects of animal production; pet shops, wholesalers, importers, private and professional breeders, farm operations and any nuanced little niche label that you'd care to validate. Good, bad, disgusting, immaculate... these all exist in all the variable sources, so why do pet shops get singled out for broad criticism?

 

[Thorgecko707]

I wonder if there is a process the pet stores have to go through when they find out they've been housing leos with crypto. It would seem like they'd have to have something in place or else none of their leos would survive.

Definitely sounds like a nightmare. I've been being very careful to not cross-contaminate between Toon and Hugzor, especially from Hugzor to Toon because he's technically in isolation still.

They have a chest freezer in the infirmary for that. At least that's what we had at p...o.

 

[Adinar]

I wonder if there is a process the pet stores have to go through when they find out they've been housing leos with crypto. It would seem like they'd have to have something in place or else none of their leos would survive.

Definitely sounds like a nightmare. I've been being very careful to not cross-contaminate between Toon and Hugzor, especially from Hugzor to Toon because he's technically in isolation still.

When I told them what had happened and that they could potentially have an issue themselves they didn't care. They didn't bother sterilizing anything or even take a look at the animals they have, so beyond what happened with ours I don't know what happened or how many they potentially lost.

 

[SDCowboy]

When I told them what had happened and that they could potentially have an issue themselves they didn't care. They didn't bother sterilizing anything or even take a look at the animals they have, so beyond what happened with ours I don't know what happened or how many they potentially lost.

I have to imagine they lose a ton at many of them. I stop in petco a lot and always check out the leos. Most are generally very sickly looking and emaciated yet there are always different ones in there when I look. I don't think the babies last long there sadly.

 

[SDCowboy]

They have a chest freezer in the infirmary for that. At least that's what we had at p...o.

A chest freezer?

 

[Thorgecko707]

a short freezer with the lid on top. its for "product loss"

 

[SDCowboy]

a short freezer with the lid on top. its for "product loss"

So they put the already dead animals in there or do they put them in there to die?

 

[Thorgecko707]

all i can say is that i left that job. i started there for the discount. then it turned into helping their suffering animals. im only one person and had conflicts with management because i wanted the animals to be cared for. i couldnt save them all and they werent breaking laws because of loop holes.

 

[RampantReptiles]

I got my first ever leopard gecko from Petco. They were on sale for $19.99. The Petco I bought her from was a newer store which may have actually led to healthier animals and better care... who knows. She is about 7 years old and she does not seem to fatten up as much as other leos but still a good size leo none the less.
I was tempted to breed her at times but never actually did.

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