What type of mice does petco sell

The Trek BBS. Joined: Nov 3, Location: Danny Street. Our family has two pet snakes. A female Corn Snake and a male Ball Python. The corn snake eats frozen mice, but the python eats live mice, about once every weeks. I have a little plastic carrier that I bring in to the store, and they drop the mouse in.

I take it home, everything works out fine. So today I go in to buy a live mouse, and while at the checkstand I get handed a form to fill out.

I ask what it is. The cashier says it's a new form I have to fill out before I get my mouse. It's apparently a "new rule from corporate". The form is called a "Companion Animal Purchase Card", and it includes my name, address, telephone number, email, the sex of the mouse, the clerk's ID number After that, the form says: "By signing, I commit to being a responsible pet owner by providing a safe and appropriate environment for my companion animal.

I have received a PETCO care sheet for my companion animal, and am aware of what it takes to keep my pet happy and healthy. Store policy. I suppose I can understand cats, and dogs, and rabbits, and maybe guinea pigs I know some people buy pets and don't know how to take care of them. But seriously I have to fill out a form every time I buy a feeder mouse? I thought this was pretty damned stupid. And of course it's not the cashier's fault, he doesn't set the policy. Sometimes I can't believe the kinds of things people come up with.

A form to buy a mouse. Scotchy likes this. I'm not trying to sound stupid here, but I don't know enough about snakes to know for sure. Is there any alternative to feeding it a live mouse? How come the one snake will eat frozen mouse and the other one won't?

Have you tried frozen mouse on the other snake, and what was the result? I find myself thinking they may not approve of the keeping of pets that eat live prey. Of course we know cats do so in the wild, but there are alternatives that most pets live happily on.

I have nothing against snakes eating mice and rats, but it irks me when snake owners don't feed prekilled. It's much better for the snake and rodent, and I don't understand why snake owners don't see this. My rats could have been feeders I got them at Petco, and they didn't have a separate "feeder" bin, but the "fancy" rats and "feeders" were all in the same cage.

Like This Unlike missPixy 13 Feb i don't know how many of you have noticed this, but in petco they sell the white red-eyed mice as "feeder mice" for ppl who own snakes. Edited by missPixy, 13 February - AM. Like This Unlike panther 13 Feb Awww I see your point, mP. No one wants to see those innocent mice die. But 5T also has a good point If you stick a live rat in the cage with the snake, the rat can actually kill it.

I don't think it's the most responsible thing to do if you own a snake, and there's definitely no reason to put the rodent through that. And of course, they are the plain old PEWs pink-eyed whites. Anyway, I hate how feeders are chosen because of what color they are. And I hate it even more when people see a really fancy rat or mouse, and say "how could something so fancy looking possibly be a feeder?

A rat or mouse is a rat or mouse. Just because one is plainer than the other doesn't mean they deserve to end up in a snake's belly. The PetCo around me is not great at all. The cages are crowded and dirty, and the mice have diarrhea eww. I feel absolutely sorry for them Some locations are like that, I guess Luckily, There is finally a new shelter near me!

The shelter has already gone through quite a few mice. I'm so glad they are getting adopted! I am really leaning to buying future mice there! By the way, I am not in the market for mice at the moment, but merely looking forward! That's a shame. But I'm glad to hear you found a shelter with mice in need of homes. Update: I may be ready for new mice soon! I am not exactly sure that this is the best idea yet , but I leaning towards new babies soon!

I already have names and already know that I want females. Of course I am going to keep Biggy and Grayson; Don't worry about them! Here are the names I chose: Zelda Sputnik Demitri Freesia Does anyone know of an informative 'Bringing new mice home' article or thread? I need to study up again! Bringing Your New Mouse Home. Sponsored content. Similar topics. Pictures of Our Mice. By Peachy. By Dee By Pet-Mousies. By BookwyrmDEV. By chiroptera. By Blessed. By Mice Are Cute.

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