Animal cruelty.

[SongsOfDragons]

I have cockatiel that was torn to pieces when a customer put in a cage with a Quaker Parrot.

Oh God.

Yup, despite the name, Quakers can be right bastards given a chance/something smaller. Lovebirds are more flock birds and usually don't do so well (i.e. are strop artists) if bought singly. Or Black-capped Lories - don't screw with them, they'll have your finger off. If you want a nice little darlin' go for a Princess of Wales or Blue Bonnet Parakeet - unless someone can say otherwise, I've always known them to be sweethearts.

* Aviculturalist here.*

[Rapscallion]

* Aviculturalist here.*

How deep do you have to plant them?

Just asking...

Rapscallion

[Banrion]

A -4 or -5 feet should do the trick!

[Primer]

Well-trained rottweilers are dolls, especially compared to well-trained shih tzus.

My Jack Russell is only a Jack Russell as far as some hillbilly breed her as a Jack Russell and sold her as such to another hillbilly. While her health seems fine, her tail was docked too short, she's prone to bloating, and she is much too small to be a "full" Jack Russell. Regardless, there is no such thing as a purebreed JRT, anyways. Meh.

There are well trained Shih Tzus???

I currently have an Australian Shepherd mix, a Brat Terror (Rat Terrier), and a Dachshund mix. All three are rescues; all three are spoiled rotten. As much as I love Dobies and Rotties, I'd not trade a one of them! I'm getting a bit too old and decrepit (sp?) to be able to properly keep up with big dogs anymore.

How deep do you have to plant them?

Just asking...

Rapscallion

About neck deep usually works for me.....

Just kidding, just kidding!!

[Bacopa]

We don't have list, but we know our 'Do Not Sell Livestock To' people by sight and have a range of reasons why the animals can't leave the store (the vet is coming to check them, they have just come in and are quarantined or they have the cold are a few of our favourites)

we have a woman who has come in the last couple of days wanting a hamster, having told us she uses BLEACH to clean the whole cage with, and won't believe us that the bleach is probably what killed the previous occupants of the cage. we wont be selling her anything unless she can prove its a new cage, and bleach will be kept well away from it!

she could be waiting a while.

ps, we only give a 48 hour guarantee.

Well, a wipe down with a mild bleach solution, a quick rinse, and a thorough drying is a great way to clean a cage. But I take it the SC wiped with strong bleach, and just put the hamster back in. That'll stress the little guy big time.

I think 48 hours is not too bad for a hamster. If it was coming down with wet tail when they bough it, it will be mighty sick within two days.

-Bacopa

[Bacopa]

Oh God.

Yup, despite the name, Quakers can be right bastards given a chance/something smaller. Lovebirds are more flock birds and usually don't do so well (i.e. are strop artists) if bought singly. Or Black-capped Lories - don't screw with them, they'll have your finger off. If you want a nice little darlin' go for a Princess of Wales or Blue Bonnet Parakeet - unless someone can say otherwise, I've always known them to be sweethearts.

* Aviculturalist here.*

I think green cheek conures are the sweetest. They love to cuddle and they're much quiter than most other conures. I always warn customers that they will never sleep in if they get a sun conure. They scream their little heads off at the first sign of daylight.

-Bacopa

[XCashier]

I have cockatiel that was torn to pieces when a customer put in a cage with a Quaker Parrot.

Poor bird.

Yet another example of someone who should have done the research before buying the animal. It's a shame the animals have to suffer due to human stupidity.

I used to work at a well-known pet supply store, and well remember tales of stupid owners and their unfortunate pets. Some of them were quite awful.