J & S Pet Store

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I am a hobby breeder of guinea pigs and went there with a young male that needed a home; the owner liked him and was willing to take him. I had never been in the store before as I live some distance away. When I walked to where the guinea pigs were kept, I was appalled; they were kept in 4 pens approx. 24x24 but with wire floors --- guinea pigs should NEVER be kept on wire floors, they can catch their feet/nails on such a floor or develop an infection known as "bumblefoot". When I told him this, he said, "I've been doing this for many, many years." (Yes, but you've been doing it wrong!")

Next, he put my male in with another LARGE male abbysinnian guinea pig; this just isn't done; grown males will fight, there were females in the area (including a pregnant one -- on the wires!) and males will fight and shred ears. I didn't raise my baby to come to this. The owner stood and watched, and when the other pig started to charge, he swatted at it. What did he think he would accomplish, TRAINING? You can't train them not to be MALE. I was so disgusted, I picked up my boy and said, "Sorry, I think this is a mistake", and left with my pig.

I think if you're going to be in the business of selling animals, you should know something about their basic care and nature so you can advise customers... not keeping them on wire floors and not keeping adult males together is Guinea Pig 101. And having pregnant animals in a store is pretty crass and usually unplanned... they need extra care, vitamins, calcium --- not being on display and subject to colds and viruses from the public.

Overall this place is amazing. I got 3 rats from there and even though they are prone to health issues and everything they are perfectly healthy. The animals were kept in small spaces with a lot of them but not too small. They did have some fecies on them but was easily washed off with a wet wash cloth. The man who owns the place is extremely sweet. My only problem is that you cannot touch the animals unless you buy, which caused my rats to be terrified of me for the first week or so. I do highly recommend this place for any of your animal needs! Besides food. We did see a bug near the foods but I didn't think much of it, the place is filled with animals and can't really get rid of them. So, for a pet store it's good and they keep their animals in good conditions, and any animals they don't breed themselves they make sure who they get it from is credible.

3/6 of our fish died within the first 24. Manager was disrespectful, rude, and even yelled at my mother. Will NEVER USE THIS PET STORE AGAIN.

best place to get my Goldfish. I also get my dogs food and misc needs here. I definitely recommend going here for your pets needs.

Great selection and good service. Thanks for providing a much needed service to our community!