Oh Petco....

[4dugnlee]

Oh that is awesome! Your parents obviously know how important Lilo is to you! Congrats!

 

[JoeJoe]

I have a Quaker that I got from Petco. He's a great parrot. I would add too that when I am in there the birds almost always seem very happy and excited to see you (doing tricks, climbing, etc, and the like)

 

[Timothy]

I have a Quaker that I got from Petco. He's a great parrot. I would add too that when I am in there the birds almost always seem very happy and excited to see you (doing tricks, climbing, etc, and the like)

I guess it really depends on the area your from. I've had terrible experiences with birds in large pet chains in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia), And around Tampa Florida, Which is near where i currently Live (I Live in Hudson Florida, Pasco County, About 40 minutes north of Tampa)

 

[SydneyJoLynn]

The petco in my area (Hunters Creek, FL) currently has an incredibly knowledgeable staff about their feathered friends. I was talking with one of the managers who let me handle some of the birds they had. This particular location sells so many birds that the location was given two blue quakers to sell. (But at $800 each. Yikes...) There reasoning was that the coloring was so rare.

However, the staff does make evaluations on the customer before allowing them to make a purchase of a parrot. I had mentioned how I had previous bird handling experience, and even with this experience there were birds that they would not allow me (or any other customers) to handle because of their aggressive tendencies. They were extremely dedicated to ensuring that their birds receive forever homes.

I was very pleased in the amount of time the staff spent with the birds. I am weary, though, of where these birds may be coming from. But I feel that way about any big brand pet store.

 

[Timothy]

The petco in my area (Hunters Creek, FL) currently has an incredibly knowledgeable staff about their feathered friends. I was talking with one of the managers who let me handle some of the birds they had. This particular location sells so many birds that the location was given two blue quakers to sell. (But at $800 each. Yikes...) There reasoning was that the coloring was so rare.

However, the staff does make evaluations on the customer before allowing them to make a purchase of a parrot. I had mentioned how I had previous bird handling experience, and even with this experience there were birds that they would not allow me (or any other customers) to handle because of their aggressive tendencies. They were extremely dedicated to ensuring that their birds receive forever homes.

I was very pleased in the amount of time the staff spent with the birds. I am weary, though, of where these birds may be coming from. But I feel that way about any big brand pet store.

Hunter's creek is not that far from me, i'll have to go check out that store It sounds neat that the staff is so dedicated. It may change my view on some of these stores, but i am always weary nonetheless. They have so much traffic in there the birds can get sick very easily. I'm glad they evaluate customers before they sell. I used to sell parrots at Todd Marcus Birds Exotic, and i had to deny sales quite a bit. One guy was like "I'm buying this cockatiel for my 4 yer old to teach him responsibility with animals. If he forgets to feed it and water it, and it dies, it will teach him a lesson that will stick with him" I told him "You dont deserve to be in the presence of this majestic animal, please leave my store" or something along those lines.

 

[kq_fan]

SydneyJoLynn: Im glad there are good ones out there! But usually the birds are over priced... There was a Jenday Conure at a Petco in Oregon and it was like almost $1,000!!!! :11: :52:I asked the manager and they said "Oh that is a very rare bird! They are not common in the US" ?????? What? So I said oh so "oh, so that's why I know more that 20 people that have them. Hm

 

[kq_fan]

Maybe it was because it was wayyyyy out in the country so to them its like a Hyacinth Macaw!

 

[SydneyJoLynn]

SydneyJoLynn: Im glad there are good ones out there! But usually the birds are over priced... There was a Jenday Conure at a Petco in Oregon and it was like almost $1,000!!!! :11: :52:I asked the manager and they said "Oh that is a very rare bird! They are not common in the US" ?????? What? So I said oh so "oh, so that's why I know more that 20 people that have them. Hm

Oh, overpriced doesn't surprise me. I was just mentioning to them how I remember just a few years ago how Cockatiels were about $40. Now they are $120. Eesh...

 

[kq_fan]

Yes ours are about $150! And usually they don't look healthy Feathers are all messy it looks like they had an inbreeding issue.

 

[kalypso123]

My petco had tons of really socialized birds when they first opened. My mom was tempted to buy a galah. Now all they have is parakeets and they arent socialized at all.

 

[Elliebird]

I bought Ellie from petco and I have had my little cutie for 3yrs now She is the best companion I have had since my dog passed away, I love her and wouldn't trade her for the world!

I have a youtube channel im putting up videos of her when I can this is one of them [ame=http://youtu.be/uwLVJlI-8HQ]Ellie's Morning Stretches - YouTube[/ame]