(05-02-2012, 02:33 AM)Admin Wrote: I think there should be some kind of law to force licensed pet stores to provide free correct full basic guides for all first time pet owners. It can be done easily and cheap by simply give them a card with a link to the needed information online.
I agree entirely. You can't control what people are going to do once they have the animal, but you can at least arm them with the proper information. Take a stroll through the reptiles sections of Y!answers. There are tons of people, apparently caring owners, some who sound like they have spent plenty of money, just bought the wrong stuff, asking questions about what is wrong with their dragon. The last care sheet I read in a petsmart for bearded dragons, honestly, I would have thought it was written by Joseph Mengele. The information they hand out is horrible. I have really tried to figure out a way to get them to include a decent care sheet. Or at least none at all, that would be better than the stuff they hand out now.
Let me say, I have seen a few employees that actually give good advice, and give customers good direction and good online references. But that doesn't seem to be based on store policy, as much as their own personal knowledge.
