Ratman667
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Today, I walked into a chain store to get some stuff for my aquarium (filters, food, water conditioner...) and decided to take a look at their reptiles.
The store manager stops to see if I had any questions. Normally, I play dumb and laugh at their bad information. Today however, I decide to be nice. After looking through all of their leos and complimenting them on how healthy they were (they were on repti-carpet, had a meal worm dish, two hides and only 4 leos per cage. All were healthy. Small, but healthy).
I asked to see the ones they have in the back and while we are looking through them, the manager asked me if I would be interested in working for them as a "reptile specialist".
I first told her, 'No, I don't agree with the corporate policies. But, thank you anyways'.
She explained to me how the policies have changed, and while there were guide lines for the animals on display, the ones held in the back could be housed anyway the "specialist" thinks would be in the animals best interest.
NOTE: The animals held in the rear had multiple hides, a meal worm dish, AND a humid hide. They were housed on sand, but after I explained to her the risk of impaction, she said she would have it changed to paper towels. I'm going back tomorrow to check. Plus, the ones that are going into shed, are taken off of display and housed in the back where they have access to a humid hide.
I really don't know what the point of this post was, I just thought I would share.
Oh, I don't plan on taking the job.
The store manager stops to see if I had any questions. Normally, I play dumb and laugh at their bad information. Today however, I decide to be nice. After looking through all of their leos and complimenting them on how healthy they were (they were on repti-carpet, had a meal worm dish, two hides and only 4 leos per cage. All were healthy. Small, but healthy).
I asked to see the ones they have in the back and while we are looking through them, the manager asked me if I would be interested in working for them as a "reptile specialist".
I first told her, 'No, I don't agree with the corporate policies. But, thank you anyways'.
She explained to me how the policies have changed, and while there were guide lines for the animals on display, the ones held in the back could be housed anyway the "specialist" thinks would be in the animals best interest.
NOTE: The animals held in the rear had multiple hides, a meal worm dish, AND a humid hide. They were housed on sand, but after I explained to her the risk of impaction, she said she would have it changed to paper towels. I'm going back tomorrow to check. Plus, the ones that are going into shed, are taken off of display and housed in the back where they have access to a humid hide.
I really don't know what the point of this post was, I just thought I would share.
Oh, I don't plan on taking the job.
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