Pet Shop Rant!

[annie81]

Originally Posted by Emzlou09

...I think she was about 10 or 11 she was holding the pathetic sized rotastak deluxe starter kit and was pointing at a syrian and saying I want that one. I was so close to saying something about the cage and giving her a lecture on how to keep syrian's but her dad was there and it would look a bit weird.

you cant really blame a 10/11 year old child going for a small cage with funky colours. some children in that age are more mature but i am not sure what i would have picked in her place

it should be the parents job to tell their children what is suitable and what not but a lot of parents actually dont really care. or, what i have heared before as well, parents pick small cages on purpose so that the children can handle them on their own

even if you had told the girl about what is suitable for a hamster and what not she wouldnt have listened anyway and her dad would have ended up being angry with you. i would have done the same as you

[Hope]

I often 'look weird' in pets @ home giving people advice or just saying stuff in a really loud voice so that they can hear me!!

Parents dont care though - not from what I have observed, they have been bullied by their child into having a pet, have given it to stop the constant whining and moaning and they just want it to cause a little disruption as possible, take up as little space and time as possible and cost as little money as possible. I know not all parents (and children!) are like this but I do see it very often.

Having said that Rotastack is not cheap!!! If only they relaised....