Bo B Bunny
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I am going to post this before I contact someone about this petstore. Friday night Lexi and I went to a petstore that had been closed due to some issues nationally we think. They seemed to have gotten their act together since they reopened. Lexi and I stop in often to see the bunnies, piggies, etc. There's a bird there that she is in love with and he ADORES her.
However, I looked over at the hamsters in their open cages for visitors to pet/holdand saw a pair breeding. I thought it wasn't right cause they normally don't put them together like that in stores. So, I told someone. He said "oh that's not right" andwent over to pen the female away. She got back out and as I watched, she ran from the males (there were 2 of each we figured out) and was obviously exhausted! she was white and had a place where she had been bitten/hair pulled by the male. Also, both females were obviously very pregnant!
This went on the entire time we were there.... of course the male was fine and happy! but the female was running from him the entire time (we were there like 1/2 hour) ...... the other female went to sleep in the corner and they left her alone.
I picked up the little white girl and I could almost hear her sigh with relief. I held her for a couple of minutes and she actually rested in my hand. Some woman we don't like there said they can't separate them cause the males would kill each other.
Is this wrong? isn't that like abuse? Lexi and I wanted to take her home but we couldn't - hubby would have killed me!
We are still thinking of her today.
However, I looked over at the hamsters in their open cages for visitors to pet/holdand saw a pair breeding. I thought it wasn't right cause they normally don't put them together like that in stores. So, I told someone. He said "oh that's not right" andwent over to pen the female away. She got back out and as I watched, she ran from the males (there were 2 of each we figured out) and was obviously exhausted! she was white and had a place where she had been bitten/hair pulled by the male. Also, both females were obviously very pregnant!
This went on the entire time we were there.... of course the male was fine and happy! but the female was running from him the entire time (we were there like 1/2 hour) ...... the other female went to sleep in the corner and they left her alone.
I picked up the little white girl and I could almost hear her sigh with relief. I held her for a couple of minutes and she actually rested in my hand. Some woman we don't like there said they can't separate them cause the males would kill each other.
Is this wrong? isn't that like abuse? Lexi and I wanted to take her home but we couldn't - hubby would have killed me!
We are still thinking of her today.