Good luck with that.
I got a rabbit from a pet shop once - never again - had an abscess which came up a day after I got him, took him to the vets and they said it was the pet shop's fault as he'd been treated by them a week previously with bare minimum done to keep costs down. He then developed a head tilt and had to be put to sleep one week later.

I told the pet shop and they really didn't give a shit. I wasn't trying to get money out of them, just make them see that housing different breeds together was a bad idea when they hadn't been litter mates in such a small space. NOTCUTTS garden centre in High Wycombe, Bucks are utter utter cunts of the highest order.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:14, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

That's fucking awful.
I'm gonna see what I can do, not expecting to get anything, but I'm gonna register my disapproval.

On the plus side, we found out through the vets about a breeder of fancy rats in the area, so that's good for the future!
( Cawl, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:23, Reply)

Excellent. I used to belong to a yahoo group for fancy rats when I had mine. Lost touch with them now
but there's lot of reputable breeders about. I know a girl who breeds Ruby Eyed Siamese Rex's, and Burmese Dumbo's.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:26, Reply)

The rats are the most fun pets I've ever had, so glad we got them!
Although I'm gonna be getting a Chameleon from a mate who's moving soon, which is gonna be great!

You know anything about the hairless fancy rats? Are they a bad idea?
( Cawl, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:28, Reply)

They're wonderful aren't they? I loved mine dearly
Wear a hoodie and put monkeynuts in the hood and parker pocket bit. See how smart they are.

Nope, nothing about them. I know that most chameleons are vicious cunts though.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:32, Reply)

Yeah, this one is
A moody bastard, but I kinda like it.
Although it gave me the Fear horrifically when I was wrecked on absinthe once.
( Cawl, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:34, Reply)

They can inflict serious damage if they're in a bad mood
very nice to look at and all, but I wouldn't want one myself.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:37, Reply)

Depends on the species.
This one's a Panther Chameleon, so not huge, but not tiny.
I've been bitten by him before, and it wasn't bad at all. Just a strong squeeze.

the same mate has a Spiny-Tail Monitor. If that bites you, you seriously know about it.
( Cawl, Tue 21 Jul 2009, 23:39, Reply)

What - no 'I bought this parrot once' replies?

( Larry Vest One day at a time, sweet Jesus, FFS., Wed 22 Jul 2009, 10:11, Reply)