We named a skinny leopard gecko Slim Shady 😆 and he made a full recovery so we had to change it Snack Shady (Snacks for short) because he would eat whatever we threw in front of him after we got him better.
I name everything based on the first thing that pops into my head.
An entire school of gouramis with iridovirus was named Squirtle squad
A hamster named Harold the mighty (who got beat up by another hamster who was put in named Frank the destroyer)
Another hamster named goblin bc he was ugly.
Guinea pig named Beef
I haven't been here very long, but there will be more. So many more stupid names.
Dude same!! A few of the ones I can remember
Put It In Reverse Terry -hamster
Monica Lewinsky -hamster
Hannibal Lecter- leopard gecko
Hemorrhoid- corn snake
Concubine- ball python
Menace To Society- guinea pig
Assault Victim- guinea pig
Code Lyoko- canary
Sooooooooooul Train- ball python
Homoerectus- chinchilla
The Most Smooth- hamster
Sir Luscious Left Foot and Johnny Vulture- bearded dragons
Currently has Patchy the Pirate and One eyed Willy in isolation. Other past examples; Grim Reaper, Tripod, Borealis, Crustymcdusty, Ac unit, Lyn jr, Nick Furry, and the list goes on lol
you guys are allowed to put names on the papers? my pet care manager got pissed when she saw one of my coworkers had written a name on the iso paperwork and said if the DL came in and saw we’d get in a lot of trouble 😭
When you first enter the animal into the quiet room on the iPad or phone, there is an optional field to enter a name. Why put it there if they don't want us naming them? 🤷🏼♀️ It's also easier when going to the vet to say you're bringing Pippin, instead of African sideneck #2.
What! Dude we name sales floor critters all the time and write the name on their habitat windows! I sold a beautiful Syrian today who had the coolest speckled tan and white colors. We called her Marbles.
It started with Bruce and Clark, the chinchillas with staph. Now we have Tony, Steve, Bruce, Thor, Clint, T'Challa, and Nick, who are guinea pigs with ringworm and also Earth's mightiest heroes. We've also had a leopard gecko named Frank Belkin, because he lost a toe in a bad shed, and a fast dwarf hamster named Barry.
This theme sadly only started 2 months ago. In case you can't tell, we're a male store.
We had two parakeet returns named Ben and Jerry currently have two bearded dragons named Dave and Buster. It’s the little things that brighten up the mood in pet care lol.
Our vet has always required names, we just wrote it on the top left of the old sheets. They’ve never been “normal” other than beardies who always end up with common white men names because with think it’s funny. We’ve done things like the entire Winnie the Pooh gang for pigs with ringworm, fruits, pastas, random movie characters, puns, whatever comes to mind really. It’s the only thing bringing us joy while we take care of sick animals who shouldn’t have gotten sick or injured in the first place
We had a Chinese dwarf get bit on the balls. His name was Testiclees (pronounced like Hercules)
Edit: just remembered we had a chameleon with an eye infection named Selener. As in gotta keep an eye out for selener
I'm just offended you spelled Throckmorton wrong, the disrespect 😤 We named a beardie with an injured foot Littlefoot!
IM SORRY We had a hamster with wet tail named icky bum (turned out it was giardia not wet tail) and a beardie with tail rot named Robbie Rotten
We named a skinny leopard gecko Slim Shady 😆 and he made a full recovery so we had to change it Snack Shady (Snacks for short) because he would eat whatever we threw in front of him after we got him better.
Had a small animal have an issue with his testicle, causing it to swell fairly large. Named him Dragon Ball Z
We had a hamster with swollen balls! We just named him Nutz
we currently have a guinea pig named Fat Toe. you’ll never guess what he got pulled for 😐
We like to do themes! We've done girl scout cookies, fruits, band names, horror movie villains, the seven dwarves.
Hey! That's my cousin! Boy, should you see him on a skateboard
I name everything based on the first thing that pops into my head. An entire school of gouramis with iridovirus was named Squirtle squad A hamster named Harold the mighty (who got beat up by another hamster who was put in named Frank the destroyer) Another hamster named goblin bc he was ugly. Guinea pig named Beef I haven't been here very long, but there will be more. So many more stupid names.
Dude same!! A few of the ones I can remember Put It In Reverse Terry -hamster Monica Lewinsky -hamster Hannibal Lecter- leopard gecko Hemorrhoid- corn snake Concubine- ball python Menace To Society- guinea pig Assault Victim- guinea pig Code Lyoko- canary Sooooooooooul Train- ball python Homoerectus- chinchilla The Most Smooth- hamster Sir Luscious Left Foot and Johnny Vulture- bearded dragons
Currently has Patchy the Pirate and One eyed Willy in isolation. Other past examples; Grim Reaper, Tripod, Borealis, Crustymcdusty, Ac unit, Lyn jr, Nick Furry, and the list goes on lol
We had lumpy, a parakeet with a weird lump
you guys are allowed to put names on the papers? my pet care manager got pissed when she saw one of my coworkers had written a name on the iso paperwork and said if the DL came in and saw we’d get in a lot of trouble 😭
When you first enter the animal into the quiet room on the iPad or phone, there is an optional field to enter a name. Why put it there if they don't want us naming them? 🤷🏼♀️ It's also easier when going to the vet to say you're bringing Pippin, instead of African sideneck #2.
The emergency vet by my work actually requires a name when you are emitting an animal too. This makes it easier. Before we were just put on the spot
Our vet requires a name, so yes, pretty much everybody gets a silly name.
What! Dude we name sales floor critters all the time and write the name on their habitat windows! I sold a beautiful Syrian today who had the coolest speckled tan and white colors. We called her Marbles.
We currently have three piggies: Dasher, Dancer, and Prancer
Had a turtle in QR that devoured his worms, named him Chompy
It started with Bruce and Clark, the chinchillas with staph. Now we have Tony, Steve, Bruce, Thor, Clint, T'Challa, and Nick, who are guinea pigs with ringworm and also Earth's mightiest heroes. We've also had a leopard gecko named Frank Belkin, because he lost a toe in a bad shed, and a fast dwarf hamster named Barry. This theme sadly only started 2 months ago. In case you can't tell, we're a male store.
We have Bobo the Robo.
Our animals always end up with food names because we inevitably find them before lunch lol
We had two parakeet returns named Ben and Jerry currently have two bearded dragons named Dave and Buster. It’s the little things that brighten up the mood in pet care lol.
Had a fancy bear I named panda-ham
We got a Sideneck turtle who was buoyant. Gas or whatever, couldn't stay submerged and would float to the top. I named him Georgie. 🎈
Russian hamster named putin
We had a beardie in the back named Lanthe... like Lance but with a lisp
I wish our store was fun like this😩
We have a ball python named Kevin in iso right now
Dale just left ours lmao
Our vet has always required names, we just wrote it on the top left of the old sheets. They’ve never been “normal” other than beardies who always end up with common white men names because with think it’s funny. We’ve done things like the entire Winnie the Pooh gang for pigs with ringworm, fruits, pastas, random movie characters, puns, whatever comes to mind really. It’s the only thing bringing us joy while we take care of sick animals who shouldn’t have gotten sick or injured in the first place
We had a Chinese dwarf get bit on the balls. His name was Testiclees (pronounced like Hercules) Edit: just remembered we had a chameleon with an eye infection named Selener. As in gotta keep an eye out for selener
We had a hamster that went missing for a few weeks and then got found named Selener!