I worked as an assistant vet and saw less death and injuries than I do here

I'm not even supposed to be an animal caretaker, I'm the dog trainer.

this is maybe only half of the more pressing issues I've seen since August

not including anything like stuck shed or lost or obviously ill (usually URI) animals

most recently snake mites (I was told to leave them for the employees working tomorrow btw, walked out cause im not about to give my reptiles mites cause the lod couldn't be bothered to care about it.)

and my assistant gm (gm was let go recently) has severe issues with micromanaging people and saying "leave it for tomorrow mornings LOD" with injured and sick animals.

I hate it here.

All chain pet stores are terrible but when u have 6 animals it’s hard to not find them useful; i saw these poor babies today at Petco and immediately asked to talk to the manager who couldn’t even tell me the size of cage they were in. I counted 7, 3 of which were missing tails, and i could guess they were in a 5-10gal size terrarium. This is terrible and disgusting. Petco do better.

It’s very annoying that they split it out by pet type. Like fish vs reptile, vs bird, hamster etc. I didn’t realize that when I signed up. I thought it was all small pets items.

Almost none of the items I need are included because they’ve got it so restricted. Pretty much half an aisle of things that qualify. Regretting it.

Springtails and cuttlebone for example were not included in the reptile membership. Because cuttlebone is in the bird aisle and springtails were in the aquarium aisle.

I was just wondering if im being screwed… I just recently got a raise to become key holder and had to fight for 20/hr. They tried to only give me 19.50 because the base pay for a temporary key holder is a dollar and “they hold the same responsibility”… Mind you I was a solution leader at my older location making 18.50 and I feel like its a lot more work and responsibility. My DM tried saying I cant get 22 because I dint hold the responsibilities, but in store IQ I now get shit assigned to me… So truly was just wondering if 20/hr is worth it or if I should look for work somewhere else. Any advice would be appreciated 😛
For reference Im located in NJ

Is there any level bad weather we close the store for? My store is near some major flooding.

I honestly expect them to expect everyone to show up unless the store itself is flooded

Okay I understand people wanting to paint hermit crab shells but really Petco? Gems! Like what the heck. They're just shells. They don't need accessories.

I am not sure if I am unlucky, but multiple Petcos I have been to recently have the most sickly, sad fish. I lived in one state with two near me, both had this issue. I moved to another state this year, same problem. Two stores near me, both with very sickly fish and neglected looking tanks. Dead fish in every tank. The living fish obviously in distress. Some clamped fins, some bottom sitting, some with gasping at the surface, some with obvious illnesses (for example, one of the "large" more expensive fancy goldfish covered in white cottony growths).

I work retail and understand there may be reasons that are not necessarily within the employee's control. It is just very disheartening to see. There are two other chain pet stores and some small local fish stores in my area and while their tanks aren't always perfect, the difference in the health of the fish and cleanliness of the tanks is literally night and day.

I am curious what is going on. Is it the supplier of the fish? Do they come in ill and the employees do their best? Understaffing? Management not allowing employees to prioritize the care of the animals?

I don't want to turn this into an argument over reputable breeding, as there are other places to have that discussion.

These puppies were stolen the morning of 10/19 and by 10/21 had all been sold off to people on craigslist. If you see someone with a very young Borzoi puppy shopping for supplies or similar, please contact the breeder. These puppies are too young to be away from their mother.

Not to mention that Borzoi are not suited for most households. As a sighthound owner myself, it concerns me to think of these dogs ending up with someone who only sees them as "cute noodle dogs".

wtf is this eggplant??? I like seeing how the pickles are different every year.

Also this year’s stuff is so random!! A 5ft tall cat scratcher??

I’m not the biggest fan of glofish for stocking my own personal tanks but man do the pink angels look amazing against green!

I just read about Petco’s financial woes and the origins in a private equity firm owning them.
Thera new senate bill being proposed that ya’ll might be interested in supporting the

The Stop Wall Street Looting Act

Bill: https://www.warren.senate.gov/news/press-releases/warren-lawmakers-renew-legislative-push-to-stop-private-equity-looting/

Short attention span version: https://youtu.be/B_7SQDuUKQs?is=yYcC5gGluEsfsSYR

Does anyone have an example or template of handout they would give to someone they just hired? Like with important store information and other key policies and stuff that might be helpful for a new hire (leadership contacts, store numbers, break room codes, etc).

i’m tryna save these replies for future encounters

are managers able to add lunches to their employees shift if they did not take a lunch break on a shift that’s more than 6 hours?

i’ve noticed my manager did this multiple times on shifts that i worked straight through without a lunch break even though i was supposed to take one

LET ME CLARIFY, during these shifts that i am supposed to take a lunch, i am unable to because there is no one in the store to cover for me.

because of that, my manager puts a lunch in my shift and takes away paid hours that i worked

Anyone have PTO blackout dates for LODs?

My store has an insane rat problem. They hired pest control but even the guy who came out admitted that the rats are outsmarting him. They're eating up the ceiling in grooming, leaving ceiling dust and poop on the floor every day, they're eating pet food and cat litter in the store, you can hear them scurrying around, we've seen them in the back area, and there was a dead one hanging out of the ceiling recently. This has been going on for months now, we have filed OSHA complaints and its still getting worse. The pictures only show some of it. What do we do?? Is our next option to strike? Rats carry transmittable diseases and pose a health risk to employees, pets, and customers!

So, a Prowess and Pro plan cat reset right im the middle of the changeover from. Halloween to Christmas, with labor hours cut, Make it make sense!

I was getting myself some fish food and noticed it rung me up as 40% off but it doesn’t say anywhere on the discounts page, anyone else tried?

These would be "hands-off" pets unless needed, so I'm reluctant to get breeder-quality babies that could find more interactive homes to make the most of their selective breeding.

The existing mouse is a mature wild-born house mouse. She was with her mom, but mom recently passed and she's clearly depressed being by herself.

Does anyone know the sku to the poop station replacement bags? Please! 🙏🙏

Are we actually deadass

Edit: It’s supposed to wriggle around when you put batteries in.

Is anyone else having issues in their fish department since switching from xtreame to petco brand water conditioner?
Our bettas seem to be affected the most, just wondering if this is a Petco wide issue or something with our store. (Nothing has changed other than the water conditioner, so we assume that’s the issue).

Does petco automatically mark you as ineligible for rehire if you dont give 2 weeks notice? Let's say due to circumstances you can only give one weeks notice, but you've set things up so that you're not screwing anyone over in the store (coverage, appointments, whatever the case is is all taken care of)