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piggy101
10-07-04, 04:06 PM 10-07-04
I just love animals and i wanted to open a pet shop for the longest time. I would handel hamsters(russian,syrians)birds(parakeets,lovebirds )Fish(all kinds)any other small rodents.I would sell supplies and tanks.I would put the parakeets in chamber(ill show u)and put hammies in a tank and fish in 10 gallon tanks (each kind of fish) would i need to go to a school for this??? I know a lot about pets(mainly cause i had sooo many)and i reaaly want to get into the pet shop markeet.Can anybody tell anymore thing i need to know???
brandy pup
10-08-04, 01:39 PM 10-08-04
Sounds like a great goal to have! Take some buisness courses in school, do well in math and accounting wouldn't hurt.

Also see about doing a little vet stuff, maybe school for smallo animals? You could be your own vet for the small animals.

Also volenteer with the shelters or rescue to get some more animal knowledge. There are also rescues for the small pets.
piggy101
10-08-04, 04:30 PM 10-08-04
yea i wanted to help at my humane society but they didnt need help. Mayb i should learn some vet care
brandy pup
10-22-04, 01:51 PM 10-22-04
Oh and remeber, to not sell puppies/kittens.

www.nopuppymills.com

instead have your local rescues come out.
lockshockbarrel
10-23-04, 10:56 PM 10-23-04
Remember not to sell any animals. There are rat, mouse, hamster, bird, etc. mills, which are WORSE than puppy mills for some animals, because rats and mice can get pregnant 24 hours after they give birth, so they can be pregnant & nursing at the same time! :eek:
JenHan disease
10-24-04, 12:12 AM 10-24-04
lockshockbarrel u said not to sell any animals! :confused: lol

yeh i wanna open a pet store in 10 yrs time too!
Would i need to do maths up to yr 12? also would i need study in university??
i have been around animals all my life and i am really good with them i know alot about most pets! i even know quite a bit on hamsters (for an australian) coz u cant buy them here lol
Katydid
10-24-04, 06:49 AM 10-24-04
Its true that most animals you see in pet stores are from mills. But I believe it is possible to have alternatives such as buying your pet store stock from local breeders to sell rather than from the mills.
brandy pup
10-25-04, 08:11 PM 10-25-04
Buying from local breeders is still bad. You have no clue if they are a mill or not. What someone should do is have rescue come in and show their animals. Yes there are rabbit, gerbil, etc rescues.

Or find a breeder thru the parent organsation like www.absgerbils.org
JenHan disease
10-26-04, 03:40 AM 10-26-04
or if u r willing u could breed ur own mice,rats,rabbits, guinea pigs, goldfish etc
that way u can make sure the pets you sell are happy and healthy
uberpets
10-26-04, 12:44 PM 10-26-04
Thats what I'm gonna do, breed my own pets for sale. Just as long as you realize that you wont make much if anything on the pets (if you care for them well). Thats why so many mills stay in business. The stores dont have to invest much in the care of the animals and can still jack the price to phenomenal heights. I am only gonna breed a small number of animals and then only to better the breed, not just to make a buck (cuz I probably wont).
lockshockbarrel
01-20-05, 08:12 PM 01-20-05
It's quite expensive to house animals, unless you abuse them. Ask any breeder how much money they make. If they breed responsibly, they will tell you: none.
brandy pup
01-20-05, 08:17 PM 01-20-05
It take more then breeding them to make sure they are happy and healthy. You have to know about them andf belong to clubs, know the pros and cons etc. And what is the worst part is you have no idea what they will be used for..breeders, food, neglected etc. You have nothing to fall back on.

And I agree with locks, and this is tenfold for puppies and kittens.

Responsible breeders are not a buisness.