Comments on: The dangers of commercially bred animals http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/2009/02/05/the-dangers-of-commercially-bred-animals/ Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: admin http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/2009/02/05/the-dangers-of-commercially-bred-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-73 admin Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:34:16 +0000 http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/?p=511#comment-73 As I said, they were originally commercially bred, pet shop animals, but I took them on through someone who had brought them and could no longer look after or cope with them. I've done an update on Lol's tail :) As I said, they were originally commercially bred, pet shop animals, but I took them on through someone who had brought them and could no longer look after or cope with them. I’ve done an update on Lol’s tail :)

]]> By: Stacey http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/2009/02/05/the-dangers-of-commercially-bred-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Stacey Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:29:45 +0000 http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/?p=511#comment-71 Poor Lol...and for Bonnie, too...she knows no better. Luckily, I don't see this very often at work but they are rather young 8-10 weeks when they are at the shop and they aren't there very long. Even though I work at a pet shop, I do strongly recommend adopting and rescuing and if somebody wants a "quality" gerbil, to get them from a breeder, not a pet store. Too often I see our animals come in either sick or something "not right" with them...not just gerbils but the hamsters and the guinea pigs too. The rats...you can just forget it, the poor little babies. When did you get Lol and Bonnie? Poor Lol…and for Bonnie, too…she knows no better. Luckily, I don’t see this very often at work but they are rather young 8-10 weeks when they are at the shop and they aren’t there very long.

Even though I work at a pet shop, I do strongly recommend adopting and rescuing and if somebody wants a “quality” gerbil, to get them from a breeder, not a pet store. Too often I see our animals come in either sick or something “not right” with them…not just gerbils but the hamsters and the guinea pigs too. The rats…you can just forget it, the poor little babies.

When did you get Lol and Bonnie?

]]> By: admin http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/2009/02/05/the-dangers-of-commercially-bred-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-66 admin Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:00:10 +0000 http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/?p=511#comment-66 Oddly, lol. I'm going to keep them split until Lol's tail looks a bit better. Oddly, lol. I’m going to keep them split until Lol’s tail looks a bit better.

]]> By: Ed http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/2009/02/05/the-dangers-of-commercially-bred-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Ed Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:54:00 +0000 http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/?p=511#comment-65 and it's also the reason why more and more pet shop gerbils are ending up in rescues! Hope she improves, how's the split going? and it’s also the reason why more and more pet shop gerbils are ending up in rescues!

Hope she improves, how’s the split going?

]]> By: admin http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/2009/02/05/the-dangers-of-commercially-bred-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-64 admin Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:17:14 +0000 http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/?p=511#comment-64 It just annoys me when people would rather go to a petshop than rescue or search out a reputable breeder - having said that, there's so few reputable breeders I would honestly back and recommend to new owners. The gerbil world needs to buck itself up. It just annoys me when people would rather go to a petshop than rescue or search out a reputable breeder – having said that, there’s so few reputable breeders I would honestly back and recommend to new owners. The gerbil world needs to buck itself up.

]]> By: Indaaaaaaaaay http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/2009/02/05/the-dangers-of-commercially-bred-animals/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Indaaaaaaaaay Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:22:28 +0000 http://gerbilsociety.com/whitmoregirl/?p=511#comment-63 Loz i feel so sorry for poor lol and also poor Bonnie. Well done for highlighting this Loz as i hope it makes people think about what they are actually buying into. Its a very sad thing. ON the upside at least these two have landed safe with you. Loz i feel so sorry for poor lol and also poor Bonnie. Well done for highlighting this Loz as i hope it makes people think about what they are actually buying into. Its a very sad thing. ON the upside at least these two have landed safe with you.

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