{"id":90205,"date":"2022-04-22T12:09:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:09:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:09:40","slug":"why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Petco stop selling rats?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Why_did_Petco_stop_selling_rats\" title=\"Why did Petco stop selling rats?\">Why did Petco stop selling rats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Does_Petco_sell_rats_for_snakes\" title=\"Does Petco sell rats for snakes?\">Does Petco sell rats for snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_long_do_Petco_rats_live\" title=\"How long do Petco rats live?\">How long do Petco rats live?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Is_it_OK_to_get_rats_from_a_pet_store\" title=\"Is it OK to get rats from a pet store?\">Is it OK to get rats from a pet store?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Do_Petco_rats_have_diseases\" title=\"Do Petco rats have diseases?\">Do Petco rats have diseases?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_long_do_rats_from_Petco_live\" title=\"How long do rats from Petco live?\">How long do rats from Petco live?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Does_PetSmart_sell_rats_for_snakes\" title=\"Does PetSmart sell rats for snakes?\">Does PetSmart sell rats for snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_much_do_rats_for_snakes_cost\" title=\"How much do rats for snakes cost?\">How much do rats for snakes cost?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Does_Petco_have_large_rats\" title=\"Does Petco have large rats?\">Does Petco have large rats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_long_do_rats_from_pet_stores_live\" title=\"How long do rats from pet stores live?\">How long do rats from pet stores live?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_long_do_rats_live_from_PetSmart\" title=\"How long do rats live from PetSmart?\">How long do rats live from PetSmart?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Is_it_OK_to_buy_rats_from_Petco\" title=\"Is it OK to buy rats from Petco?\">Is it OK to buy rats from Petco?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_old_are_pet_store_rats\" title=\"How old are pet store rats?\">How old are pet store rats?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Is_it_okay_to_get_rats_from_Petco\" title=\"Is it okay to get rats from Petco?\">Is it okay to get rats from Petco?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Do_pet_store_rats_have_diseases\" title=\"Do pet store rats have diseases?\">Do pet store rats have diseases?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Do_Petco_mice_carry_diseases\" title=\"Do Petco mice carry diseases?\">Do Petco mice carry diseases?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_long_do_PetSmart_rats_live\" title=\"How long do PetSmart rats live?\">How long do PetSmart rats live?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Does_PetSmart_sell_live_mice_for_feeding\" title=\"Does PetSmart sell live mice for feeding?\">Does PetSmart sell live mice for feeding?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_much_do_rats_cost_for_a_snake\" title=\"How much do rats cost for a snake?\">How much do rats cost for a snake?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#What_can_I_feed_my_snake_if_I_dont_have_mice\" title=\"What can I feed my snake if I don&#8217;t have mice?\">What can I feed my snake if I don&#8217;t have mice?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_much_do_mice_cost_for_snakes\" title=\"How much do mice cost for snakes?\">How much do mice cost for snakes?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_much_does_a_feeder_rat_cost\" title=\"How much does a feeder rat cost?\">How much does a feeder rat cost?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_big_do_rats_from_Petco_get\" title=\"How big do rats from Petco get?\">How big do rats from Petco get?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#How_much_do_jumbo_rats_cost\" title=\"How much do jumbo rats cost?\">How much do jumbo rats cost?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/why-did-petco-stop-selling-rats\/#Why_do_pet_rats_only_live_2_years\" title=\"Why do pet rats only live 2 years?\">Why do pet rats only live 2 years?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_did_Petco_stop_selling_rats\"><\/span>Why did Petco stop selling rats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Petco doesn&#8217;t test rats before selling them, apparently because <b>the cost of doing so would exceed the profit that the corporate giant makes on selling these intelligent, sensitive animals (often as snake food).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Petco_sell_rats_for_snakes\"><\/span>Does Petco sell rats for snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Immediately informing my supervisor, I was told not to worry about it because the animal was just a feeder mouse. PETCO, you see, <b>stocks live mice and rats to be sold as food for pet snakes<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_Petco_rats_live\"><\/span>How long do Petco rats live?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>two to three years<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_OK_to_get_rats_from_a_pet_store\"><\/span>Is it OK to get rats from a pet store?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The list of the bad sadly outweighs the good. Because of the conditions the rats are kept in, and the disregard for attention in breeding, <b>pet store rats often deal with more health issues, and aren&#8217;t always as friendly as rats from responsible breeders<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_Petco_rats_have_diseases\"><\/span>Do Petco rats have diseases?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Rats are carriers of this bacteria and <b>typically show no signs of illness; however, they can pass the bacteria on to people via bites or scratches or when humans accidentally ingest rat feces in contaminated food or water.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_rats_from_Petco_live\"><\/span>How long do rats from Petco live?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The list of the bad sadly outweighs the good. Because of the conditions the rats are kept in, and the disregard for attention in breeding, <b>pet store rats often deal with more health issues, and aren&#8217;t always as friendly as rats from responsible breeders<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_PetSmart_sell_rats_for_snakes\"><\/span>Does PetSmart sell rats for snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The snakes sold at PetSmart are carnivores, which means they eat meat  specifically, mice or rats. PetSmart recommends Arctic Mice, which are frozen.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_do_rats_for_snakes_cost\"><\/span>How much do rats for snakes cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Petco doesn&#8217;t test rats before selling them, apparently because <b>the cost of doing so would exceed the profit that the corporate giant makes on selling these intelligent, sensitive animals (often as snake food).<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Petco_have_large_rats\"><\/span>Does Petco have large rats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How Much Does It Cost To Feed A Ball Python?# of Years AliveTotal Cost For Rats (Large)Total Cost For Mice (Jumbo)<b>20<\/b><b>$6760<\/b><b>$2,600<\/b>30$10,140$3,9004 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_rats_from_pet_stores_live\"><\/span>How long do rats from pet stores live?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most store-bought rats will live <b>12 to 24 months. Some pet stores will receive lines from local fancy rat breeders, and your store-bought rat could live up to 36 months with great care, a stimulating environment and nutritious food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_rats_live_from_PetSmart\"><\/span>How long do rats live from PetSmart?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pet rats from PetSmart live for <b>between 2-3 years, which is the average for the Fancy rat breed when kept in captivity.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_OK_to_buy_rats_from_Petco\"><\/span>Is it OK to buy rats from Petco?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>There is no humane way for Petco to sell rats.<\/b> It&#8217;s impossible to prevent RBF in the rats sold at Petco. The company&#8217;s own infectious disease expert testified that he doesn&#8217;t recommend having rats as companion animals because of potential cases of the illness.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_old_are_pet_store_rats\"><\/span>How old are pet store rats?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pet store workers may also have trouble sexing rats who are <b>5 or 6 weeks old, which is the age they are usually sold at.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_okay_to_get_rats_from_Petco\"><\/span>Is it okay to get rats from Petco?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>There is no humane way for Petco to sell rats.<\/b> It&#8217;s impossible to prevent RBF in the rats sold at Petco. The company&#8217;s own infectious disease expert testified that he doesn&#8217;t recommend having rats as companion animals because of potential cases of the illness.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_pet_store_rats_have_diseases\"><\/span>Do pet store rats have diseases?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are disease concerns with both wild (rats, mice) and pet (rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs) rodents and rabbits. <b>They can carry many diseases including hantavirus, leptospirosis, lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV), Tularemia and Salmonella<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_Petco_mice_carry_diseases\"><\/span>Do Petco mice carry diseases?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Nachminovitch said the Petco statement makes clear that the responsible decision is to end rodent sales, adding that <b>PETA has received complaints from employees and a customer who reported sick or injured rodents at Petco stores.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_PetSmart_rats_live\"><\/span>How long do PetSmart rats live?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most store-bought rats will live <b>12 to 24 months. Some pet stores will receive lines from local fancy rat breeders, and your store-bought rat could live up to 36 months with great care, a stimulating environment and nutritious food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_PetSmart_sell_live_mice_for_feeding\"><\/span>Does PetSmart sell live mice for feeding?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Immediately informing my supervisor, I was told not to worry about it because the animal was just a feeder mouse. PETCO, you see, <b>stocks live mice and rats to be sold as food for pet snakes<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_do_rats_cost_for_a_snake\"><\/span>How much do rats cost for a snake?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Re: Do petsmart offer live mice feeds? <b>The Petsmart here only sells frozen mice.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_feed_my_snake_if_I_dont_have_mice\"><\/span>What can I feed my snake if I don&#8217;t have mice?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How Much Does It Cost To Feed A Ball Python?# of Years AliveTotal Cost For Rats (Large)Total Cost For Mice (Jumbo)30<b>$10,140<\/b><b>$3,900<\/b>5 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_do_mice_cost_for_snakes\"><\/span>How much do mice cost for snakes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The snakes sold at PetSmart are carnivores, which means they eat meat  specifically, mice or rats. PetSmart recommends Arctic Mice, which are frozen.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_does_a_feeder_rat_cost\"><\/span>How much does a feeder rat cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ITEM NAME# \/ PACKPRICE<b>NORMAL FUZZY<\/b><b>25<\/b><b>$0.60<\/b>HOPPER25$0.79SMALL\/WEANED10$1.49ADULT10$1.694 more rows<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_big_do_rats_from_Petco_get\"><\/span>How big do rats from Petco get?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>14-18 inches long<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_do_jumbo_rats_cost\"><\/span>How much do jumbo rats cost?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>There is no humane way for Petco to sell rats.<\/b> It&#8217;s impossible to prevent RBF in the rats sold at Petco. The company&#8217;s own infectious disease expert testified that he doesn&#8217;t recommend having rats as companion animals because of potential cases of the illness.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_pet_rats_only_live_2_years\"><\/span>Why do pet rats only live 2 years?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pet rats from PetSmart live for <b>between 2-3 years, which is the average for the Fancy rat breed when kept in captivity.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Why did Petco stop selling rats?Does Petco sell rats for snakes?How long do Petco rats live?Is it OK to get rats from a pet store?Do Petco rats have diseases?How long do rats from Petco live?Does PetSmart sell rats for snakes?How much do rats for snakes cost?Does Petco have large rats?How long do&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90205"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90205\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}