Hamsters at petco how much

I mean if you were to talk to a supervisor or something it would be different but a regular associate can't really do much. This is going to sound so bad, but I don't mean it to in any way. That price seems pretty high for a Syrian. Just seems odd to see the price more than doubled!

Petco and Syrian Hamsters « Prev Next ». Like This Unlike jeangenie18 26 Mar I bought my hamster from petco and he was in a tank with 3 other syrians who kept trying to climb the water bottle because there was no wheel.

I wish I could've bought all 4 to put them in their own bins. This was my first hamster I bought myself but I don't think I'll be buying another from a pet store unless it's a well respected store or from a shelter.

Like This Unlike Lucas 26 Mar Well I understand where you're coming from but i honestly don't think all the people that work there are morons. Working in a petstore is not all fun and games like most people think. It's not just about playing with cute little creatures all day, and that's what a lot of people think when they send in their resumes.

It's pretty much the exact oposite. And people who think that? Don't deserve the job. At all. A fair number of people look to work at petstores for that exact reason, and then they can't uphold the responsibility that goes with it; normally because they didn't know there was one to begin with?

Can't tell you how many people have worked there for no longer than a week, then get fired because they're incompitent, and people like me complain about it. Sometimes, they don't get caught. Fortunately, my bosses don't really have a lot of say towards the housing of the animals The only thing my bosses have to complain about are what's on the shelves, and how much money we've raked in that day.

I honestly have to say I dislike my job for the most part, because of it. It's not just a completely mentally and physically exhausting job, it's also just I'm rarely around when new animals come in, and when I do come in I spend half my time rearranging the animals. We've had a lot of casualties because people just put them wherever they want. It isn't fair, however, to blaim the people working there--to an extent. As I said before, it's a heavy burden in my opinion to work in a petstore.

You're caring for animals, and making sure they go to a good home. It's both rewarding, and degrading at the same time. Like This Unlike pyro78 28 Mar The PetCo near me didn't have anything but dwarfs, mice, rats, and gerbils so i didn't buy from them but i did notice that the critters that they did have tended to have anywhere from per tank, but they were larger style tanks i think 20gal still a fair amount of critters for one tank though I got mine from PetSmart, at the one by my house they don't follow the 1 per tank rule all the time, but in all of my many many trips to it i have only rarely seen 2 Syrians in one tank unless they were dwarf then they tended to have 2 , I liked how they ran things, it was very clean, and the sales people did seem to know a lot even the people who worked in the other sections though just as in any store there were a few that knew very little but they made an effort to grab someone who knew what i wanted to know.

At PetCo, the people also seemed somewhat knowledgeable, but if they didn't know they just walked away which i didn't care for. But all in all, i am for the most part pleased with PetCo and PetSmart, but in PetCo i do not like how they house the rodents.

Like This Unlike SouthPaw 28 Mar I will say that most of the time, the hamsters are young enough that they're not really territorial yet. And they sell fast enough that it never really becomes an issue. As sad as it may be to think about, it IS a business.

So logically speaking you could say, well, maybe they just shouldn't have as many hamsters so they could each have their own cage without taking up too much space. Having a hamster and a dog in your home can be a bit stressful, and you may be concerned about how to keep your little hammie safe from the big dog. You do not need to be as worried as you think. Although it is very important to keep dogs and hamsters separated, you can still keep both as pets.

PETA found that a Pennsylvania animal dealer kept thousands of hamsters, rabbits, gerbils, chinchillas, ferrets, and other animals in really crowded bins. Petco is usually better in prices and selection for me. As for the hamsters, my local Petco have a much better selection than my Petsmart does. There are five pet hamster species, including the Syrian or Golden Hamster.

Hamsters, for many people, make excellent pets. They can make an excellent starter pet for some children. Do some investigating in books, web sites, and pet stores. Solid flooring is best for hamsters. Round cages are not recommended, as hamsters love all the little corners of a square cage. Buy a cage the hamster cannot chew through. There are initial expenses, like the cage, wheel, exercise ball, toys, and so on. SO I would suggest that you might go with the hamsters that are closer. Dwarf hamsters are available in normal and fancy coloration variations.