There's a guinea pig rescue in Texas and I got mine from there and the cages are really big. I think pet stores should make their cages bigger. Like if you agree.
@bluntsplitter5 жыл бұрын
are you talking about texas rustlers guinea pig rescue?
@eddies84005 жыл бұрын
Theresa Fulton omg lemme have one ✌️🤷♂️
@kiansheldon16595 жыл бұрын
The thing is is that the little piggies will only be there for like 2 weeks
@nayelis24575 жыл бұрын
I used two rabbit cages and my dad combined them by adding a little bridge to the other cage, I have two guinea pigs. They are really happy
@fw._.genessis10155 жыл бұрын
Theresa Fulton I agree because my guinea pigs live in a small cage
@BloodTithingsGaming6 жыл бұрын
As a former Petco employee, I can at least give a little insight into how it operates. They sell a lot of small animals. At any given time, the average time an animal will stay in one of those cages is a week. If somebody hasn't bought an animal in over 2 weeks, it usually gets discounted or put up for adoption (with an exception for small parrots like conures and cockatiels who will be in a cage for up to 6 months before being discounted). I adopted out many animals (for free) during my time there. Even fish. Remember to ask if they have any animals for adoption before paying full price! Animal cages are spot cleaned daily in the morning and at night and there is an animal check once an hour (which doesn't always happen). Whenever you're in a petco and you hear the birds chirping or kittens meowing on the speaker, that's the signal for an animal check. Most employees do the animal check but you'll always get those one or two who ignore it. All animals are given fresh food in the morning including greens, cabbage, and fruit. The store I worked at went to the local grocery store 3 times a week for fresh produce. We provided apples, oranges, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, cabbage, mustard greens, dandelion, and kale each morning. Fish are fed once in the morning. Reptiles are fed morning and night. Those that need misting should be misted whenever needed, but that doesn't always happen. Birds are fed morning and night and water changed at least twice a day. Their cages are deep cleaned once a week and spot cleaned daily. Each store has a health recovery room for sick animals. Any animal found sick or needing medical attention is sent to a local vet who works with the store. The store will pay whatever cost to save the animal if its saveable. The animals in the health recovery room are given extra attention. Everything gets logged, animals generally have their own space to recover, and the climate is controlled. Overall, the care is great IF employees are doing it correctly. That is where the problem lies. It takes just one idiot to cause an animal to get sick or die. One shift of not giving an animal water or properly caring for them. That is where Petco needs to step it up. Better employee structure to make sure there is always someone available to make those checks and clean those cages. Many times there were only 2 people opening up a store and nobody else coming in for 3 or 4 hours after we opened. Most employees want to do the animals right and give them all the attention they need but with a constant line of people at the register and only one other person to help customers, that makes it incredibly difficult. That is unacceptable.
@greenapples37846 жыл бұрын
I know this was 2 months ago but this person is very much so right. As a Petco employee I actually agree with everything they said. My manager even gave us a meeting saying look animals and guest come first. You gotta look at it that way. She always makes sure we are looking at the cages and keep an eye on them but again it takes one person to really screw it up. People who work there are very ignorant and dont care to do research but there is some people who really take the time and effort to do research. I just think if you're going to sell an animal be knowledgeable of the animal. I remember I stopped this lady from buying 2 hamsters and I told her a couple of websites she can look at to do some research. Petco managers and employees need to really step it up tbh
@laurab42575 жыл бұрын
I work at a C store and it's very common for an animal to be in our care for months. I've been there 8 months and only once was an animal's price reduced due to duration of stay (iguana, there for over a year). Completely understand your statement in an A store though.
@taurus79115 жыл бұрын
Do u know where older hamsters come from? I just got my 8 month old hamster from petco and I want to know where he was before he was at the store
@laurab42575 жыл бұрын
@@taurus7911 It's possible he was a customer surrender. Petco is typically supposed to adopt out customer surrenders, but occasionally they will just sell them. It's also possible he was at the store for 8 months or so. I've had hamsters hang around in the store I work at for months. 8 months seems like a stretch but I suppose it's possible.
@agstardust99445 жыл бұрын
Hi! I am going to be getting a hamster and I was wondering what kind of hamsters Petco usually has to offer! Do you usually have dwarfs?
@peachypie65276 жыл бұрын
my cousin bought a "male" rat from petco and a week later it had babies.
@Elastric6 жыл бұрын
peachy pie I have four male rats, and trust me, it's pretty easy to tell if they are males
@StainedBrain6 жыл бұрын
Naomi ! Right? It's pretty obvious when they have balls.. unless it's a kid and they don't know better or something idk.
@noobycuber41286 жыл бұрын
Hopefully they are in groups. Rats should never live alone. Also, there will be Cherries it’s a male, 🍒🍒🍒
@peachypie65276 жыл бұрын
JPs Pet nation yeah and it was especially stressful to figure out how to rehome a bunch of unexpected rat babies. i ended up taking a couple but she had to keep a lot of them because at that time rats weren't very popular and nobody wanted them
@peachypie65276 жыл бұрын
Nooby Cuber it was a long time ago. they've long since passed. and it wasn't my cousin's fault, she was like 6 and petco sold the rat to her parents as a male
@idiot28376 жыл бұрын
Once, at PetCo, I saw a dead hamster in the middle of the cage. It was there for a long time until I told them.
@xxbabymegalodonxx24746 жыл бұрын
Catz once at petsmart, I saw a hermit crab cramped into a small shell and didn’t move at all. Petsmart either didn’t notice, or just didn’t care, both are signs of irresponsibility
@idiot28376 жыл бұрын
PythonBoi 247 At Petco, I was looking at the hermit crabs. There were limbs everywhere. I asked the worker, and he laughed. He said “Oh, they fight sometimes.”
@theresafulton10086 жыл бұрын
☹😢 so sad
@uwuowo99596 жыл бұрын
Hermit crabs just shouldnt be sold to begin with :c
@bambimm12106 жыл бұрын
🌵ᴄᴀᴛᴢ🌵 maybe the life span.
@jaylashropshire616 жыл бұрын
Petco won this on in my opinion. At petsmart, animals that need hay (guinea pigs and chinchillas) had none. Some of the wheels seemed too small too.
@pernunculous6 жыл бұрын
My petsmart gives them hay they were probably out of hay
@jaylashropshire616 жыл бұрын
Yeah I just mean this particular petsmart and petco
@ecologist_to_be6 жыл бұрын
Sofia Rescue instead of supporting cruel pet trade
@hamztergurltv32996 жыл бұрын
Sofia my old Hamster only had 3 legs!
@medallo1436 жыл бұрын
Sofia the same petland that doesnt have lids on the hamster tanks so anyone can play with them whenever?
@pogonavit6 жыл бұрын
They both fail in my opinion. Small wheels, bad food, lack of bedding, lack of stimulation.
@kv73106 жыл бұрын
Nicole Knight agreed.
@theshygirlyouhavenevernoti86696 жыл бұрын
Sigh. Got a hamster from Petco. Named her Echo. They solded TONS of pine and cedar bedding. Their cages sucked. I got a small cage ;c getting a bigger one next week.
@hamztergurltv32996 жыл бұрын
It's a company, not a rescue
@pogonavit6 жыл бұрын
Hamzter Gurl TV and? You'd be surprised at how long they can stay there. They deserve good housing. They literally just have to take a product off the shelf once and it's there. The spinners are reusable, there's no excuse for them to be too small.
@hamztergurltv32996 жыл бұрын
Nicole Knight yes, but they don't care, sadly like I said they just don't, it's a company that makes money and gets people to pay for the things they sell, it's sad but it's just for business
@iiwavess64735 жыл бұрын
I personally think petco is slightly better for taking care of animals, while petsmart has way more of a selection of things.
@carlamichellegarciacapo20634 жыл бұрын
I agree
@sharpexo4 жыл бұрын
For small animals but for stuff like fish petco has more varieties
@spiderrZz4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, team Petco
@enmused4 жыл бұрын
Yeah petco cares for their animals a bit more where I'm from. I got one of my birds from petco and he was in perfect condition and in less than 2 weeks he was already sitting on my shoulder and chirping away, while the bird I got from petsmart was in terrible condition and it took up to 5 months for him to finally earn my trust.
@RC.-4 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Petsmart has an adoption program where they actually take in hamsters. While petsmart’s adoption program only has elderly or hamsters they weren’t able to sell there.
@jessica-gv4zb6 жыл бұрын
*sigh* I just think BOTH of the stores need to up their game in: the enclosure size, the food variety and last but not least how many animals they keep in 1 enclosure. I get that some of them can live with each other but I felt so sorry for the Guinea pigs rats and mice :c
@kv73106 жыл бұрын
Sprucy Plays its sad that they follow the american regulations for animal care bc they are extremely outdated. Other countries have laws about animal enclosure size.
@PassionsJourney6 жыл бұрын
Those enclosures were not even American regulations, in my opinion. Far too small for the number of animals they had inside. The multiple guinea pigs in that one space, was too small for ONE, let alone all of them.
@kv73106 жыл бұрын
Passion For Pets i suppose they think its fine because its temporary, but then again these stores sell crittertrails.
@Emminade6 жыл бұрын
Hopefully one day there will be enough awareness surrounding small pet care just like there was with dogs and cats to get people to realize that this is not okay.
@kv73106 жыл бұрын
Artist art agreed. separating social animals like that is terrible.
@vlogsbyjaina71136 жыл бұрын
Team Petco:like Team PetSmart:comment
@viviancolwart28225 жыл бұрын
heyyy pet smart
@fortnitettvman11105 жыл бұрын
Ya pet smart
@karenliu13165 жыл бұрын
Pet smart idk
@-cinnamon-85965 жыл бұрын
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@ohizze80885 жыл бұрын
Yes
@ashlynngonzalez10646 жыл бұрын
I think they were pretty close but the one thing that made me decide was that Petsmart didn’t have hay for their guinea pigs. So I think Petco was better.
@arianamichelevail6 жыл бұрын
Animalsforever31 I go to petsmart alot , and they do have hay for the Guinea pigs. I got my lil baby from petsmart , it's like the backwall of the cage is filled with hay🤷♀️
@abbydilbone33826 жыл бұрын
GamingWithAri your PetSmart may have have but not every store is the same and sadly some mangers and employees don’t care or know enough to provide everything guinea pigs need
@abbydilbone33826 жыл бұрын
Kylie Flanagan some of them did I think
@ashlynngonzalez10646 жыл бұрын
I went to one of my pet cos and they had great care!
@ahhwe-any74345 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Any PetSmart's I've ever been to, I def don't ever see the guinea pigs w/ any hay. But 🤷 maybe they develop social skills in those cages. But I don't think I've ever seen one alone. I just go to PetSmart for random guinea pig things & guinea pig food
@SimplyPlain5 жыл бұрын
6:16 (Hamster shakes head) "Not now, I'm trying to sleep"
@anasubia43463 жыл бұрын
😍😂
@MunchiesPlace6 жыл бұрын
Here's what i took away with this video and what i've seen from my local stores as well. PETCO: Cleaner cages but smaller cages for their animals. The hamster wheel size was fine for now because they use saucers and all hamsters from petco/petsmart come in at 6 weeks of age on average and saucers are a bit easier to keep propped up, easier to not bend the hamsters back in such a way that it begins to hurt. They had their animals easier to view and looks like someone recently cleaned or else does their hourly checks to make sure everything is looking good. Food bowls were filled and unfortunately both petco/petsmart only have a dish to store their hay in instead of a big pile of hay. Unfortunately Petco/petsmart call these enclosures "Displays" because they want you to buy their animals. They don't care about the animals welbeing,. Petco/petsmart isn't allowed to add more than 1/2 inch of bedding to enclosures or the employees get in trouble. It seriously stinks for these poor animals that they're treated as accessories/toys/things. PETSMART: Their cages are much bigger but they're quite deep which makes it harder to view the animals. The food bowls were empty but it's probably due to 4 G-pigs eating all the hay and the store is only suppose to supply a tiny small bowl for them at a time. But the enclosures were all a mess and their wheels were all different for the hamsters. We got the mesh wheels which is a NO NO, we got the saucers and then the silent spinners. Unfortunately the wheel was knocked over in one and i've personally noticed with petsmart that they don't do hourly checks OR they don't care to maintain it. My petsmart lacks severely on the small animal department and i've seen multiple wheels knocked over, chew toys not present, etc! It's not good. No wonder my petsmart rarely sells their small animals. Petco wins in my opinion due to how appealing the enclosures look and how often they're checked up on and how quickly their hamsters/small animals get bought. But i hate how lacking the items for sale are at petco and will always go to petsmart for their big assortment of chews and hides and bedding.
@avanoelz5 жыл бұрын
I agree
@princessmysterion_5 жыл бұрын
I think the wheels are flipped over like that when there are no animals in the "displays"
@bluetoonz81485 жыл бұрын
HIIIII I LOVE UR VIDEOSSS
@bubbles24025 жыл бұрын
I agree, it sucks though my petco has no dwarfs hamsters and like 2 Syrians that’s it, I’m looking for a dwarf so i guess I’m going to Petsmart
@maryw.57795 жыл бұрын
@@bubbles2402 Check out Petfinder and your local Humane Society. I got my enormous Syrian female, Sweetie, at my Humane Society recently, and I've been very happy with her.
@cornmale6 жыл бұрын
I’m torn… Because in the Petsmart the animals that needed hay didn’t have any, but at the Petco the rats had no stimulation and rats are like some of the most intelligent animals… And also the brand of food that the rats are being fed is known to kill rats. But all in all I’d say the Petco was better because at least they provided hay for the animals that needed it. But on the other side I think That both of them were terrible because none of the animals got any stimulation at all like, no toys, no chews, etc. etc. Edit: 24 likes? Thanks guys! Edit 2: 62 likes?? Wow thanks Edit 3: 90 LIKES?!
@ellabergstrom42006 жыл бұрын
Randomness Lord hi! I respect all of your points. But you do have to take into consideration that these animals arent going to be living here for long-term only for about 2 weeks max. So for short-term living conditions they are abusive or anything but i agree for long-term situations they arent acceptable.
@cornmale6 жыл бұрын
MyFurryHamster Friends But what happens is that people who buy animals on a whim and aren’t informed think that the pet store cages are ok. Also no stimulation causes stress and that’s not good for any animal. Also also, many animals life for months, if not their whole lives, in these cages. Coming back to my first point, misinformed people will make it so that even if these animals stay in the small pet store cages for a few days, they will be spending there whole lives in these conditions because the people didn’t do their research.
@ellabergstrom42006 жыл бұрын
Randomness Lord true. Thats why people really need to be informed before they get a hamster. But i mean there is rly no way to ensure that.
@cornmale6 жыл бұрын
MyFurryHamster Friends That’s true. I think that pet stores should put out the right information, if they can’t improve cage sizing.
@stellaelise51586 жыл бұрын
MyFurryHamster Friends Actually some of the animals are there for a long time and drawn absolutely crazy and a lot of the time people are convinced that the cages there are ok, the food there is safe, the wheels are big enough, the animals are healthy, that it’s okay to put a hamster in a plastic ball even sometimes a guinea pig. The torture continues for the poor animals bc of people who don’t do research. I want to point out when I got a hamster I was mindless and didn’t do research and my hamster died in one of those plastic balls from lack of ventilation. Not to be mean but they are tortured there and sometimes tortured at home from all petco and petsmarts lies. HORRIBLE😤
@laststorm12796 жыл бұрын
*Why do I keep dying of cuteness every time I see a fluffy guinea pig*
@anasubia43463 жыл бұрын
Same
@dianaqueentero15185 жыл бұрын
I worked at petsmart and the one i worked in we went out of our way to make it safe for our fur babies. We would fight with our store director because we refused to use certain products. We are the best petsmart I have seen when it comes to care. We love our babies and we work with what we got and refused to do what “corporate” wanted.
@aimeekathleen37896 жыл бұрын
Petco won! Like if u agreeee
@ryliebomberger35216 жыл бұрын
no, they had many small animals in a small cage at the same time, petsmart at least divided them, and if they were together, it was only in pairs
@CrystalDoggoIsMissing6 жыл бұрын
No, both of them have horrible ways to treat them. The enclosurers are to small. The animals are happier than they were at pet mills but still aren't in the best possible condition. So no one wins. Btw nice try trying get likes.
@Chumpfish16 жыл бұрын
Lori Woloshyn thats so stupid they put perfume in their stores!!
@BellaBella245556 жыл бұрын
no, too many animals in the cages. guinea pig cages were tiny. hamster wheels were size inappropriate. and the cage sizes in comparison were smaller. BUT neither were anything great :/
@tammylin83776 жыл бұрын
Lori Woloshyn no... No one won.... They are both terrible and shitty companies who want money and they keep their animals in filthy conditions. When you buy them, they all come with diseases and short lifespans due to their terrible living conditions. Dont shop in any of the pet store chains, you aint going to be happy.
@retrograde13106 жыл бұрын
Do BIRD CARE NEXT!!
@applesfurandscales38476 жыл бұрын
Alyssa P that’s a good idea!
@kllurfrnds6 жыл бұрын
Alyssa P I’m thinking about adopting a bird soon so this would be so helpful!!!
@hollysanford53136 жыл бұрын
I have 3 :) they are my babies but wayyyyy overpriced at both stores.
@apollogetically6 жыл бұрын
I think she’s only doing animals she has :). But I could be wrong!
@kv73106 жыл бұрын
Holly Sanford they are most certainly not 'wayyy overpriced'. They arent a product but a LIFE. The prices should be even higher so people are detered from buying them and caring for them improperly.... birds are not easy pets, and i do not recommend them. An extremely intelligent creature that should live no less than 15 years (for parakeets, others can live to 80) should not be shoved in a tiny cage and fed only seed.
@littlet81866 жыл бұрын
I have rats and feed them the best I can give, and I can tell just by looking at it that there food is the Kaytee brand which is very bad for them a lot of rats died from eating it
@kv73106 жыл бұрын
Little T i do not trust kaytee, as three times the food i bought was possibly contaminated with salmonella, luckily neither i nor my bird got sick, but one time is enough much less three. Not only that, some of their small animal bedding says that studies show it can cause cancer...
@alanapiner77446 жыл бұрын
Little T I have hamsters and I have gotten the bedding which was so dusty and the camo bedding has to much dye it dyed my white robo green I changed it of course but I feel bad for people who don't know and feed there small animals kaytee and use there bedding
@littlet81866 жыл бұрын
Artsy Animal Lover yea the rat guru if u follow her she said she was having money problems and could only use kaytee and by like tmrw she had lost a lot of her rats 🙁
@littlet81866 жыл бұрын
just a horse girl OMG THATS HORRIBLE !!!😨😨 btw I love horses 😁
@kv73106 жыл бұрын
Little T aw thats very sad.
@kllurfrnds6 жыл бұрын
I agree about maybe doing a bird one. could you maybe also do a fish one, too?
@chillerpanda88465 жыл бұрын
When i was petcare i made sure ALL MY ANIMALS were taken care of to my standards im a big animal person so the well being is super important to me even the fish tanks looked good
@animalsperspective42986 жыл бұрын
It totally and solely depends on the employees, managers, individual store, region and regional managers as to the care that the animals actually receive. Both corporations have strict rules to follow, however any individual, ANYONE working for either corporation can abuse and neglect their responsibilities/power. Now if we get down to what actual rules/codes each corporation has put in place in caring for the animals, there are clear differences. But whether those rules are even carried out properly completely depends on each individual person working at the time, in every position all of the way up. I will say that for both corporations and any corporation selling animals, profit comes first. They will always put the profit above the care. Thats how business works and that’s why I’ll never support them. Something big to remember. I speak as an animal educator who has indeed worked in these pet corporations and what I learned I was completely let down by. The general public has no idea how bad it is. Some individuals really care and do a great job with the animals, others are just working to make money and couldn’t care less about the fact that animals depend on them to survive.
@rhiannaf42536 жыл бұрын
Wow they carry way more animals than my local petco and petsmarts
@connertods50586 жыл бұрын
Fir first I love all your videos I think they’re very inspirational so thank you for making these videos to help me understand how to take care of my pets better
@paperpenn99236 жыл бұрын
Well, if you want to get in statistical mesures, read this: Food Quality: Petco: some Kaytee Lab Block PetSmart: Oxbow and random mouse food PetSmart 1:0 Water: Tie. 2:1 Wheels: Petco: small flying saucer PetSmart: small/bare min flying saucer, small silent spinner, decent sized mesh wheel. PetSmart 3:1 Cages/Size: Petco: small cage, not enough ventilation for ferrets and rats. Decent sized mouse cage. PetSmart: small cages (no rats and ferrets) Petco + .5 ( 3 : 1.5) Accessories: Both loose, bare cages.
@ClassicalPianoisMyJam6 жыл бұрын
This is wrong mate. Petsmart had wire mesh wheels, terrible for feet. Petco had more than the small saucers.
@rayane54885 жыл бұрын
I think Petco won because they don't keep their Syrian hamster together and Petco dosent have small tanks
@wanda79276 жыл бұрын
I love how you include the price and show the critters
@amandabenson77105 жыл бұрын
i think that petco is a little better because it is way more organized
@lionbaby53935 жыл бұрын
Okay,So fact is; one of my three gerbils,The one that lives on its own because it’s younger,Just got out of hs cage from falling through the tubes...So what should we do???
@doodoo80443 жыл бұрын
When your local petsmart and Petco are literally ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACHOTHER
@anasubia43463 жыл бұрын
LOL
@mimimole85004 жыл бұрын
Is it ok to buy hamsters from Petsmart If my mom isn’t willing to adopt I have a cage but Everybody said buying is bad just don’t get one But I spent all my money on cages and supplies I need help
@sarahevonek42405 жыл бұрын
As a Pet Supplies Plus employee, in terms of knowledge and animal care, we win
@Manuel.f50605 жыл бұрын
I think petco is better people say that if you get pets from there then they can check them if there sick or not like if you agree comment if you dont.
@howwasyourday44995 жыл бұрын
Yep,the rat care is totally 100% correct! Everything's right! (I'm being sarcastic) 😂.i feel bad 4 all the animals! Hopefully they'll get adopted/bought! 🤗🙈
@kittenmimi53264 жыл бұрын
Adopted maybe, don't buy as it continues the cycle if you do feel bad for them
@lvehme056 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video on who takes care of fish better petco or petsmart
@paigem.64875 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE Petco. The staff there are REALLY sweet! 🐶🐱🐭🐹🐰🐟🐢🐍🦎
@goldenstripe18285 жыл бұрын
if u look in the fancy mouse igloo there is a white mouse I think that's the one I have I named my Cloud
@fwtxyare6 жыл бұрын
Finally I’m one of the first people to comment but thank you so much pickles because you made one for small pets now really know which one to go to.🙂
@cheesemilk455 жыл бұрын
Petco looks better because the 2 hamsters and a mouse had no food at all and one had no water in petsmart
@rachelmcalister95666 жыл бұрын
Each store had pros and cons in the care based off of the cages, but it would be cool if you would compare Petco’s and Petsmart’s care guides
@stardust810aj36 жыл бұрын
I got a hamster from PetSmart once and she lived for 2 and a half years! :)
@applesfurandscales38476 жыл бұрын
My Petco takes care of the small animals the best!!!!
@justrealitykids75344 жыл бұрын
i got 2 guinea pigs from petco from the same litter. my cousin got one. all 3 of them had tumors somewhere on their body and one recently died because of a tumor and the other ones tumors are just on its back and are fine. IDK if its from the litter or if its common in guinea pigs
@littlet81866 жыл бұрын
Ok so I have ferrets why is there dried food in there cages and the hamster food they use is uhg
@willarooo6 жыл бұрын
Yeah. The ferret food they have in there looks like dust. At least use some higher quality food, if not raw.
@hellokittymyj6 жыл бұрын
Little T petco uses Marshall ferret food. They had both dry and moistened food. If it was past noon when She filmed this that food should have been removed.
@melissacook64926 жыл бұрын
Most US ferrets are Marshall farm they require pet stores to feed their food to their kits and push it as the best.
@reina89425 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Marshall's ferret food is the worst for them, but I think they are fed that to promote it. Not all dry foods are bad though. Dry food like Wysong Ferret food is actually pretty good for them... Raw is better though.
@meowsmakemusic7185 жыл бұрын
Ferrets are sooooooooooooo damn adorable, but sadly, they are illegal here in California. 😕
@itdatbexxa73716 жыл бұрын
I work for one of these chain stores, I won’t say which one but with my experience there, we genuinely care a lot more than our competitor does, our competitor never gives fresh fruit/ veggies and we do. We also allow for a lot more interaction with animals, reptiles, small animals, birds, than the competitor.
@thepetdiaries35506 жыл бұрын
I really don’t know. PetSmart had plastic in the chinchilla cage, they both had really small wheels, there wasn’t enough bedding, there was only pellets or blocks for the hamsters no seeds, dried ferret food, etc. I don’t think either of them were really good. Anyways love your channel Terra❤️
@biskit63906 жыл бұрын
My Furry Family They provide the blocks instead of pellets because they have had troubles with the animals just picking out the sunflower seeds out of the mix. I worked there for a while and that is what they told me. I hope this helps. ❤
@Yogirliej4dee6 жыл бұрын
My Furry Family my pet mice lived on Oxbow block and nothing else. They don’t know how to eat Fresh food. I supplement with dog biscuit, dried fruit/seed treat mix, Millet and Tiny Friends Mimi Mouse food. I’m still looking for other healthy treats..I was wanting to try meal worms but I don’t know.
@Dreamur6 жыл бұрын
Finnaly a video on this site that answers the real questions.
@MadebyaBEAutifulqueenBea5 жыл бұрын
4:09 I love my Guinea pigs and just seeing this makes me want to take them ALL! poop in food bowls, no hay, not cool. Now I gotta see petsmart... 6:31 okay, I came back... food bowls turned over. I forgot if there were toys in any of them or not. thank you for your video. God bless you 💙🐝💙
@que.lesimporta4 жыл бұрын
Quick note, even if u adopt a pet from one of the stores, your most likely going to buy products from that same store which still technically supports the store.
@MachineWashable1016 жыл бұрын
I got a robo dwarf from pet smart she’s so cute
@ahhwe-any74345 жыл бұрын
I got a short haired American guinea pig breed from PetSmart. I got a long haired Peruvian guinea pig from the flea market. I love them & they're fun to watch. Beats getting in trouble 🤷. Anyway I do wonder how they think sometimes. Like I just trimmed the Peruvian. Sometimes I think my older one, Whiskers, the American breed, looks at him in amusement. W/ lots of things. I know he takes notice. But he must look at the Peruvian, Axl, like ,"🤭 no offense. But you needed that hair cut! You stank sometimes. Poor youngen. He sure does have alotta hair 🤔. Heh, sometimes I can see his hiney. Sometimes that dude has bangs in his face, mohawks, all kinds of stuff. Can't blame him tho. That looks like alotta grooming."
@blairmahoney90155 жыл бұрын
Hi, I honestly liked that Petsmart was using better wheels for their small critters. Their food looked like a better quality, I just can't be sure about that, just going off looks. I noticed Petco had more bedding in the tanks though, but down side, they also has many more critters per tank 😢. Kinda 6 in one hand, half dozen in the other. I'd probably have to go with Petsmart on this one. Thanks, as always, for you fantastic videos.👍🏻👍🏻💖
@NKC2286 жыл бұрын
The food they give them looks really bad and cheap. There isn't enough bedding for the hamsters to dig in either, and in the second pet shop we are even able to see the glass(?) that the animals stand on. Petco was better
@mixonisse56186 жыл бұрын
sharpshooter the first one was petco
@NKC2286 жыл бұрын
Mixonisse I didnt bother to recheck, thanks
@cxspin44836 жыл бұрын
I got my two first guinea pigs five months ago.. idk where they were from, my mom said when she went to visit her friend in the hospital there was a petstore. They still haven't warmed up. Got my other one two months ago at Petco. The first day we brought him home he was bright and active, and he would walk up to the door and let us pet him.
@littlemacaroon4546 жыл бұрын
Petco won in my opnion bc at 6:17 the poor animal looked like it was dying
@littlemacaroon4546 жыл бұрын
6:17 in pet smart
@komicancommunicate71385 жыл бұрын
its sleeping....
@tiny_lemon41286 жыл бұрын
YEAH;) finally a KZbinr who listens to his fans
@saracunningham70136 жыл бұрын
You should compare fish care! Great video btw!
@saraharrison13496 жыл бұрын
The Petco I personally work at it amazing at caring for the animals. I help do animal maintenance in the mornings and we are very good about keeping everything clean. We really do care when we lose one. The mammals all get fresh fruit and veggies every morning. The reptiles like the beardies and hermit crabs also get fresh vegetables.
@ellapalo22286 жыл бұрын
yay another awsome video!
@durpyrainbowp84055 жыл бұрын
OML I’ve been looking for your channel for literally months and I FINALLY FOUND IT YESSS!!!
@ccr64576 жыл бұрын
I love your videos please respond and I’m your biggest fan and thank you for teaching me soooo much have a good day 🧡💛❤️🙂
@HYDROCARBON_XD2 жыл бұрын
I think petco wins,but they still have small cages for the animals,also the small animal cages are at least better,some employees say it’s good a 40 gallon aquarium,and crittertrails,while also bad,they are “better” than tiny tales where the cage just looks like a stupid toy
@amandabenson77105 жыл бұрын
i was reading the comments and I agree with everyone
@rosybethz6 жыл бұрын
I’ve worked for both companies and I can just say it really depends on the person opening up for animals not the companies themselves. If they care enough about the animals it’ll show. Someone who cares more about the retail aspect of the store will just worry about filling up food bowls and doing minor bedding changes. Also PetSmart has different “departments” employees only dedicated to pet care, where as Petco employees literally will be your pet care, cashier, sales associate, stocker all in one.
@lucyferguson15825 жыл бұрын
I’m from England and oh my god our pet shop is a lot better🤣 we have petsathome ! Also in the uk we are not allowed to self kittens or puppies in pet shops!!
@rubypaterson40823 жыл бұрын
yeh!The guinea pigs and rabbits cage are okay!
@Nova-jp9cl6 жыл бұрын
I got my gerbil and two parrakeets from PetSmart,we have had all of them for about almost two years.
@fwoop.6 жыл бұрын
Your vids make my day
@rp3386 жыл бұрын
They both buy from massive bulk breeders that have their own issues. I once told a petco employee that a mouse had a head wound. They removed it to the back which made me worry they would just kill it. I don’t know what happened next.
@jimkaradimitriou95216 жыл бұрын
I think petco has better small animal care than petsmart
@niko25865 жыл бұрын
My first hamster, “Nibbles”, I got from petsmart. He lived for about 2 years. He was completely healthy and lived a normal hamster life. A few months after he died, I got a new hamster from Petco. That hamster only lived for 2 weeks. I don’t know why she died like that
@lexiecampeau97526 жыл бұрын
The petsmart in my area is amazing it has HUGE tanks for the animals there and there all pervaded with the appropriate size wheel and silent spinners and tell people not to buy the critter trail cages not saying that’s worth anything but from the surface it looks like they take good care of the pets but you never know what goes on behind the scenes.. Between those pet stores I think petco wins since it seems to give the hamsters the correct wheels and the cages look cleaner and the pets are in better condition
@jaykat985 жыл бұрын
My dog and I paid a visit to our local Petsmart today to pick up some more chew toys for both him and my hamster. Most Syrians had 6.5in wheels, but I noticed at least one with a 4ish inch wheel! I don't think the proper size would fit in the little tanks they have hamsters in, but at least try and give them a 6.5incher! I saw my little guy's brothers there as well, Campbell's dwarfs. All sleeping, but very cute just like their brother. He's my first hamster, bought at Petsmart. After watching so many videos from you and Munchie I'll definitely look into adoption when I get another. I'm all for adoption of cats and dogs and would love to start supporting small animal adoption as well!
@alexiapalm7e9595 жыл бұрын
Nothing off dis store have good pet care. So don't bye animal on a store The are not a toy they ar a animal.
@fuggleradventures58205 жыл бұрын
I live in Canada and we had PJ’s Pets which is sadly out of business now. And we have PetSmart and the PetSmart I get my small pets from take good care of them and they do handle them every day. I get gerbils from them and they are so friendly. I don’t know anything about Petco because we don’t have Petco here in Canada.
@rickrickardson54836 жыл бұрын
I was talking with a friend's mom the other day (who happens to be a vet) and she told me to be careful when shopping at Petco. Where she works, practically every day they get different pets from Petco in their office, with infections and diseases ALL THE TIME, while our local PetSmart hardly ever sends it's small animals there. Honestly she just thinks it's where Petco gets it's animals from that's to blame, but all the same, its just safer where I live to go to PetSmart.
@nicolearbelo57386 жыл бұрын
Wow! Heard the very same thing from a friend who is a Vet as well
@hellokittymyj6 жыл бұрын
Libby Gee petsmart refuses to take it pets to the vet because it affect bonuses. Petco takes animals in within 24 hours of noticing anything wrong to avoid animal deaths.
@hellokittymyj6 жыл бұрын
Read this and see why you don't see petsmarts animals at the vet www.cbsnews.com/news/petsmart-raid-could-lead-to-animal-abuse-charges/
@itdatbexxa73716 жыл бұрын
Libby Gee petco has to take animals to the vet.
@kaleighjocosplaygaming93315 жыл бұрын
They get taken to the vet every which way because its better to bring them to the vet and get the care before pawning it off on an unsuspecting buyer to deal with. Drove an hour for a 25 min drive on a snowstorm for a mouse to go to the vet. I dunno I just dont think petsmart would do that. Petsmart should actually take their sick animals to the vet. Petco animals are seen within 24 hours, and then put on a special care plan until they are well again. You'll never get sold a sick animal, because they arent allowed on the floor. And if a mistake has happened where an employee didnt notice the onset of a sickness, you can bring your animal back for a full refund and we will bring it to the vet.
@naty99486 жыл бұрын
I work at a petsmart and I can honestly say that the cleanliness of the cages depends on who is working there that day and what day of the week it is as in certain days you have to clean different enclosures.
@littlet81866 жыл бұрын
Petsmart did wayyyy better on the hamster food Ox bow is the best
@syriansugar10106 жыл бұрын
Little T Actually, Oxbow changed their formula and now it is no longer recommended, definitely not as the only food provided. There even have been cases of the food starving hamsters. A hamster needs a mix of a seed mix and lab block to stay healthy. Hopefully this informs you a bit. :)
@Froggyboii6 жыл бұрын
Oxbow is hay based so while it's great for other animals like rabbits and such... it's no good for hammies.
@sarahlawson31416 жыл бұрын
Oxbow is actually pretty awful, Petco was feeding Kaytee blocks which still not perfect, but are still better than Oxbow
@viviannavee6 жыл бұрын
Little T no... kt jas nothing really. get sunburst higgins and mix ot with rat and mouse marzri
@theXxgajxX6 жыл бұрын
Oxbow is better with all food except hamsters.
@gracemehigan47026 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking about adopting an animal from my local pet smart, they aren't the best at caring for their animals but I think that if I do i could care for it and for it a better live do you think that's a good idea?
@taylor62666 жыл бұрын
Petco won this although there were definitely things to improve on
@furryventure55296 жыл бұрын
here’s a story, one time i took a little walk to pet smart because why not, and apparently there was a sale so it was really busy and i noticed for one of the syrians the wheel was knocked over so i went to get a employee and she was like really stressed when i told her one of the wheels were knocked over, so i bought like one or two chew toys and i came back the next day and that wheel was still knocked in the same spot and it seemed pretty obvious the syrian wanted to run on it :(
@dievogelfamilie6 жыл бұрын
❤️🐣
@Alex-oc1fu4 жыл бұрын
Which is more reccomended for Guinea Pigs? I want a female Himalayan, Teddy and Silkie
@skyiesrats10196 жыл бұрын
Okay they both are awfulllllll to there animals but I will have to actually go with petco because it looked cleaner bigger but I'm mad because both places need more food choices for them they usually give them lettuce and fiber cubes or fiber pellets or somthing like that they need to give them fruit and vegetables and nuts like if you agree.
@itdatbexxa73716 жыл бұрын
Skyies Rats the chain I work for is actually the only pet store who feeds veggies but it’s in the morning before opening so by the time customers are in, they are already ate up :) we do a lot (and actually spend our, the workers money on these animals)
@kaleighjocosplaygaming93315 жыл бұрын
Petco feeds fresh veggies? They eat fresh veggies in the morning before the store opens or right as it opens.
@ericpeacock80435 жыл бұрын
you're an idiot. you have no idea how much care we at Petsmart give these animals. you've never even worked for either store so you have no clue. typical for someone like you to run your mouth when you have no idea.
@AllThingsAnimalsofYT3 жыл бұрын
My mouse just had 4 babies. I have no clue what I need to do. I have a few videos up on my channel. I would love your input of what I need to to to care for the babies and momma. Thanks for all the info
@craft_lifeand_more9836 жыл бұрын
Love you so much
@clarinetstar145 жыл бұрын
Compared to pets at home in uk. The guinea pig enclosures are tiny in petco and petsmart 😱
@lilly15426 жыл бұрын
Hi
@llamathing32595 жыл бұрын
The last time I was at petsmart there were 2 dwarf hamsters running on one wheel at the same time.
@frostingfox81805 жыл бұрын
Super_llama_ Boy sad😕
@dp76646 жыл бұрын
Personally, I would choose PetSmart. The PetCo I go to kinda sucks. First of all, their ferret area is right next to the hamsters, and I can tell the employees don't clean their enclosures very well. When I go to the hamsters, I can smell ferret poop. PetSmart is better in my opinion because they have colored Carefresh bedding, while my PetCo has only natural. My PetCo has more chews like bendy bridges, but my PetSmart doesn't. I'm sad that I live in AK, because here you can only have Syrians, not dwarfs.
@treeyiska74596 жыл бұрын
CoolSlimeGuy1234 not hating, but what do you mean by colored bedding? Like they have it in the cage with the animal or are actually selling the bedding?
@dp76646 жыл бұрын
I meant colored bedding, aka green, yellow, blue.
@dp76646 жыл бұрын
And they are selling it.
@bryanb86056 жыл бұрын
CoolSlimeGuy1234 Why can’t y’all have dwarfs? I don’t see a problem
@whitneythatcher6 жыл бұрын
I'm kinda bias since I do work at PetSmart. Between these 2 locations I would say PetCo, but the PetSmart I work at is newly built and the animals have plenty of room to roam in the habitats we have. We also have high standards at our store and caring for our animals and making sure they're happy and healthy. They always have food and water and the bedding is changed every week as it should
@officialaudios79976 жыл бұрын
For my opinion no one wins because they all sucks on caring for animals and if you want to a pet you can (adopt)👌🏻❤️👎🏻👍🏻
@itsapetsworld45305 жыл бұрын
Petcos and petsmarts around my area no longer sell rats. Being a rat mama myself, this is relieving. However, we were informed the reason they were not being sold is because apparently too many people were buying them for snakes or other reptiles. I have now since moved my animal care needs to pet station. The one near me I have contacted and insured that what they were telling people (their rats are from breeders) was true. I’m very happy with my two girls. Little tip: most people say fancy and dumbo rats cannot live together. This is not true because dumbo Rats and fancy rats are both the same they are marketed as different however, because the ears are placed in different spots on their head. Mama rats give birth to both fancy and Dumbo rats therefore even though it is best to get fancy and dumbo rats from the same litter you can introduce them and my two girls paisley (my fancy rat) and daisy (my dumbo rat) are living their best life in their 6 story cage and are very happy with each other.
@emisturman1666 жыл бұрын
i went to Petco last week and there were about 5 separate cages that were 1) WAY too small 2) housed 4 guinea pigs in an 1 enclosure that was MAYBE big enough for a syrian hamster and 3) didn’t have any food, water, or toys. it was so sad. we told them that they didn’t have any water or food, and they didn’t even know. they didn’t do anything either
@mange26966 жыл бұрын
I went to Petco to get my girls a new food bowl and found that one of the albino rats seemed to have a big bruise on her back. My sister says that it's probably natural but the people wouldn't tell me what happened or would let me hold her. :/
@shiramack85405 жыл бұрын
As a guinea pig owner that got my guinea pig at petco it is so sad how little room the piggies have I got a cage from petco about three times the size of those ( I live in a nyc apt with 2 bedrooms and four people living there) after a year I got rid of my desk in order to make space for a proper guinea pig cage ( from guinea pig cages online) ( great product!) my Guinea pig always has hay as she grazes all day
@LowercaseUppercase5 жыл бұрын
At petsmart the robo hamster had a wire wheel and that's not good. Also barely any bedding for burrowing. I'm going with petco
@kayleejacinda6 жыл бұрын
i work at petsmart and I'm curious as to why the guinea pig nor the chinchilla had no timothy hay????
@lilyreiser88085 жыл бұрын
I am looking into buying a fancy rat. I was wondering if anyone could tell me which store takes better care of them because I kind of dont want them to die 2 days after I get them.. Thank you
@Jasmine-gt3qd6 жыл бұрын
My Syrian hamsters eye has closed up before it happened his nose bled we have been soaking his eye in cold boiled water is that right
@jaydenchilders5 жыл бұрын
The petsmart where I live takes amazing care of their animals. I’ve been to the petsmarts and petcos in different places of my state and they each take different care some suck and some are good
@lillianrae12026 жыл бұрын
The petsmart near me has wire wheels for the hamsters and the Petco has huge cages for them, about 300sq inches+, which is pretty big for a pet store lol
@ethanlin44336 жыл бұрын
Not to sound needy or anything but can you make a small series of this like reptiles, small animals, birds, adoption area or something then that and then maybe for the series do an individual species kind of thing.