Pets at home.

[m0lsx]

I have just been to pets at home to buy some crickets. There were only two tubs there & at least 25% were dead in both of the tubs. So I asked about price as there was no way I was paying £2.75 for 75% or less of a tub, especially when I can pay £2.00 for a whole new tub tomorrow from a local reptile store.

I was informed that Pets at home have a policy of not ever reducing tag prices. So I asked what would happen when no one brought them & it became clear pets at home policy is if no one buys them, then they die. I know crickets are a live food, but what an unethical policy to have. I would rather they die on my shelf than sell them at a reduced price whilst they are alive.

These crickets are not cared for, dead crickets are not removed & then the dead crickets kill the live crickets, as dead crickets emit a gas as they decompose. And they want us to feed our T's with Crickets kept like this

And if pets at home have a never reduce the price policy, even on live creatures, then it must cover the other live creatures it sells.

 

[octanejunkie]

Vote with your feet, boycott big pet

 

[ilovebrachys]

Pets at home are a waste of time Imao they tried venturing into selling reptiles and accessories for reptiles etc needless to say it hasn't worked out well for them so they've reduced the range they sell - they often only have a couple of tubs of livefood available and like you have said most are dead already the staff in those stores are very uneducated in all aspects of animal care so I wouldnt expect them to be knowledgeable about it...
Like @octanejunkie has said don't use them if not happy and support your local shops who actually care about what they sell

 

[Enn49]

The problem with P&H live food is partly due to their supplier, they use Monkfield. Two good online suppliers are https://www.reptiledirect.co.uk/ and https://www.reptiles.swelluk.com/reptile-supplies/ both use Peregrine foods as a supplier. Peregrine tubs have more crickets in them and are much more healthy.
I think the price reductions are up to the manager's discretion as my local shop will reduce prices if there are a lot of dead ones in the tubs. They also gave away Rabbits, Guinea Pigs etc as lockdown began.