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Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Week Overview
Sorry all who read...starting a new job really takes all of my energy out...after opening the store twice this week and closing 3 times this week...im exhausted. Finally the weekend has come and I get to relax...YAY!!!!!
Anyways so far I have learned a lot of different things...such as how to catch crickets and fish and bag them for customers...which is most of the work day. I also cleaned the bird cages and learned to do the closing activities for the birds, small mammals, reptiles, fish, and back rooms.
For the birds we check food, water, and make sure they have millet (odd looking plant with small seeds-picture below). For the small mammals we check food, water, spot clean their cages if need be, and check to make sure the mammals dont have wettail (a type of diarrhea). For the fish we feed a few of them bloodworms, check for dead fish, and turn out the lights. For the reptiles we check for enough water and mist down the cages for tropical reptiles, then we turn off the daytime lights and basking light and turn on the nighttime basking light. For the backrooms we have a overstock room and a quarantine room. Overstock basically has reptiles and small mammals where we do the same thing. Quarantine has sick animals so all require specific medications and special care. We also have to write observations on charts to show how the animal progresses.
I also am learning more about how much knowledge it takes to start an aquarium and how to explain to customers everything they need to know about their new pets. Also I was able to help people buy guinea pigs and some anoles that we had.
My part I hope to get better at and soon is being able to answer questions from customers where most questions are asking about problems with their animal.
I also learned how to face the store....yes I am new to retail stores so this was new to me. Facing is when you bring all the products to the front of the shelves.
Also today we got in a shipment of fish so I helped unpack them and float the bags in the specific tanks, then we cut the bags and pour out all but a third of the water and then pour the fish and water in the tank.
Overall it has been a very eventful week. Looking forward to what comes in store for next week.
Now to relax this weekend...and maybe go spend some of my giftcards from my birthday!
Anyways so far I have learned a lot of different things...such as how to catch crickets and fish and bag them for customers...which is most of the work day. I also cleaned the bird cages and learned to do the closing activities for the birds, small mammals, reptiles, fish, and back rooms.
For the birds we check food, water, and make sure they have millet (odd looking plant with small seeds-picture below). For the small mammals we check food, water, spot clean their cages if need be, and check to make sure the mammals dont have wettail (a type of diarrhea). For the fish we feed a few of them bloodworms, check for dead fish, and turn out the lights. For the reptiles we check for enough water and mist down the cages for tropical reptiles, then we turn off the daytime lights and basking light and turn on the nighttime basking light. For the backrooms we have a overstock room and a quarantine room. Overstock basically has reptiles and small mammals where we do the same thing. Quarantine has sick animals so all require specific medications and special care. We also have to write observations on charts to show how the animal progresses.
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I also am learning more about how much knowledge it takes to start an aquarium and how to explain to customers everything they need to know about their new pets. Also I was able to help people buy guinea pigs and some anoles that we had.
My part I hope to get better at and soon is being able to answer questions from customers where most questions are asking about problems with their animal.
I also learned how to face the store....yes I am new to retail stores so this was new to me. Facing is when you bring all the products to the front of the shelves.
Also today we got in a shipment of fish so I helped unpack them and float the bags in the specific tanks, then we cut the bags and pour out all but a third of the water and then pour the fish and water in the tank.
Overall it has been a very eventful week. Looking forward to what comes in store for next week.
Now to relax this weekend...and maybe go spend some of my giftcards from my birthday!
Monday, April 2, 2012
Petsmart-day 1
Today was my first day at Petsmart. I started the day off super early and at work at 6:45 this morning....it began with watching videos for an hour and a half about helping customers choose different items from the store, or the services Petsmart offers.
Then I helped clean the bird cages and refill food and water after washing the bowls/perches for them. Then my trainer showed me the rooms where we keep all the supplies/animals off exhibit...followed by cleaning the cat area and letting them run around a little. We then moved 2 guinea pigs off exhibit and traded them out for a litter of 6 in the back. So I got a chance to clean their cages and hold them.
After we finished all that we went to feed the wall of fish....I never realized how many fish food types there are. I fed goldfish flakes, koi pellets, tropical fish flakes, shrimp pellets for catfish and the crabs, and algae rounds for bottom dwelling fish and snails. This took like 45 minutes....because for each tank you have to feed them 3 times to see if they are full and if not then you put bloodworms in the tank for them to eat. And people kept coming to get fish so we kept stopping and helping people.
My trainer also showed me the reptiles and the other small mammals. All of this happened before lunch and then I took lunch....after that my trainer told me how to feed/change out the water of the bettas....also did not realize how many there were. Male and female bettas, crowntail bettas, halfmoon bettas, and another type I cant remember....all in all I changed around 74 bettas....it took the rest of the day for me to do.
At 3 I finished work and found out my schedule for the rest of the week. Sorry no picture of my lovely outfit.....I just didnt feel like taking a picture today......lazy I know.
Then I helped clean the bird cages and refill food and water after washing the bowls/perches for them. Then my trainer showed me the rooms where we keep all the supplies/animals off exhibit...followed by cleaning the cat area and letting them run around a little. We then moved 2 guinea pigs off exhibit and traded them out for a litter of 6 in the back. So I got a chance to clean their cages and hold them.
After we finished all that we went to feed the wall of fish....I never realized how many fish food types there are. I fed goldfish flakes, koi pellets, tropical fish flakes, shrimp pellets for catfish and the crabs, and algae rounds for bottom dwelling fish and snails. This took like 45 minutes....because for each tank you have to feed them 3 times to see if they are full and if not then you put bloodworms in the tank for them to eat. And people kept coming to get fish so we kept stopping and helping people.
My trainer also showed me the reptiles and the other small mammals. All of this happened before lunch and then I took lunch....after that my trainer told me how to feed/change out the water of the bettas....also did not realize how many there were. Male and female bettas, crowntail bettas, halfmoon bettas, and another type I cant remember....all in all I changed around 74 bettas....it took the rest of the day for me to do.
At 3 I finished work and found out my schedule for the rest of the week. Sorry no picture of my lovely outfit.....I just didnt feel like taking a picture today......lazy I know.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
New job
Tomorrow I start my new job at Petsmart as a petcare associate. Bright and early at 7am and I definitely need to get to bed early today. Been hanging around the house with my other half and ordered pizza for dinner. Prepared my lunch for tomorrow and now watching Frozen Planet on discovery. Then its on to bed for me.
Also took a picture of my cake for my birthday...yum
Also took a picture of my cake for my birthday...yum
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