Baby Bears
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2005
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- 261
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2005
- Messages
- 261
I was in my local, small family owned pet store - just picking up some Timothy Hay for my boys. I always go by the guinea pig cages just to look at them and give them a little scratch and tell them they are cute. It makes me sad, but I can't ignore them. Well, this lady was in with her 4 or 5 year old daughter and they were picking out a guinea pig for her kid to take home as a pet. So, I kinda hung around them and listened as they talked to the lady working at the store. I heard the lady buying the piggie saying some things that I knew weren't right and weren't correct in caring for the little guy. I don't like confrontation, but I had to step up for the piggie. I VERY POLITELY said that she shouldn't be getting cedar shavings because they aren't good for the guinea pigs respiratory system and skin. She glared at me just grabbed her kid and the box with the pig and walked away from me. I just sighed and had to accept that this lady was not at all interested in ANY information from a stranger. I didn't tell her she needed two - at least then she'll only kill one. She also bought food with sunflower seeds in it and talked about using an old wire bottom ferret cage for the piggie. I was just so saddened and upset when I left the store. I just wanted to share - has anyone else experienced this in a store? How do you handle it?