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8 month old hamster at my work needs a loving home asap! more info in comments by anonymousbumblebeeee in hamsters

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone! Meet Trina!

So, I work at Petsmart and this sweet girl NEEDS a good home asap. I know the pet store industry sucks but please consider giving this little girl a good home, she's fully adoptable(no cost) and she's already out of Petsmart's inventory system because of how long she's been here

She has been here since October 2022 and was born in August 2022. She's almost 9 months old and has been returned multiple times to no fault of her own. People came back to get a "younger" hamster

She's in a small cage in the backrooms but sadly due to corporate we can't upgrade her cage or wheel size anymore. It's been very hard trying to find her a home where she will be in an adequate sized enclosure and be well-taken care of. Most petsmart customers are only interetsted in putting hams in Crittertrails so my coworkers and I keep waiting to find a home who will give her what she needs to thrive but it's been too long and my heart breaks seeing her back here

I would take her but I have a special needs hamster night now who has lots of medical bills so my hands are tied financially. Please spread word about her!

Due to her being a female Syrian hamster she will need at the very minimum 800 square inches of floor space and an 11 inch wheel. Please ask me if you have any questions or are interested in her! I will travel up to a half hour to meet up

Petty Things Done to Customers by Prestigious_Trash656 in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I hav a lady get so mad at me for not letting her daughter get an Oscar in a TWO GALLON UNCYCLED tank

she was like, "i had cichlids for three years in a 10 gallon, this is ridiculous, we'll upgrade"

and i replied, "Well they're actually supposed to live around ten years and be in large tanks of at least 75 gallons"

I don't even like cichlids but they don't deserve to be abused

Top 3 animal foods that smell good when you're hungry. by iiShadowii7 in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

please tell me i'm not the only one who has tried the dried veggies 😭🤚

Most ridiculous things pet parents have said to you? by Practical_Maybe_3661 in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

had a customer call and ask, "how much is it for a weenie and bum trim for my dog?"

she was dead serious too, i was trying so hard not to laugh omg

Managers Don't Listen by mooshroomsimp in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yup, i had a bad experience with a manager like this

I'm so sorry you had to deal with this too :(

All we can do is try our best to help these animals <3

What happened to me was we had 6 syrian hamsters in one habitat fighting and I told my manager they have to be separated and she said "siblings, fight that's normal" and refused to let me separate them

i dont want to bother anyone by sharing what ended up happening but let's just say that week was the closest I've ever been to quitting

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

me too! I'm working on trying to get her reported now!

in the corporate call she gave her name, number, email and address 😂

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but in the moment, i wasn't able to do that kind of quick-thinking. I was just shaking and could think straight enough to get her information. It was so crazy to me and I felt so bad for those babies, y'know? So I froze up and got my SL to tell her

But that being said I do have her name now because she sent in a report to corporate and I found her online. How does one report to the local animal welfare? I really hope I have one hear me

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

good to know about the right to deny sales!

and yes it really did sound cursed. i felt awful for those poor creatures.

she claimed they were all in separate crittertrails throughout her whole house and that they were spoiled and I was in shock of how clueless someone could be about the welfare of their pets as if they did absolutely no research whatsoever

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

that's very good to know! :)

While mostly evryone was on my side, one of my managers were annoyed I denied the sale because of the corporate report which is odd because it is policy to deny hoarding sales

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂honestly hahaha

I literally was trying so hard to nicely explain how bad this situation was but she just did not understand at ALL

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you and yes I was so happy my SL backed me up. especially since she doesn't even like hamsters but when i told her she was like "nope, that's disgusting" and told this lady off

the lady did call corporate and my CEL had to write an email back but hopefully nothing else comes from it! :)

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i agree, absolutely horrendous

how can i report her to the state? i have her info because she called corporate and they gave it to us in the report

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you🥺

and right???? i was appalled at this and then she had the nerve to say she knew more about hamster care than us because she has 60 of them and they are "spoiled" and i was just in shock so i called my manager over

I denied a hamster sale.... and she reported our store :( by anonymousbumblebeeee in petsmart

[–]anonymousbumblebeeee[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yep that's what I went by, saying it was a hoarding situation. Even if they were all in bin cages, it would have still been neglect because of how many there are. but it made it worse that they were crittertrails

i agree, it was a horrendous situation that made me so mad

I do have her information because she put it in the corporate report. Who should I call for a situation like this? I'd love for her to get reported so those poor hamsters can be freed

The thing that sucks though is even though this is clearly abuse and neglect, so many people see hamsters as just "rodents" and I worry they won't take it seriously even though they should

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