Whatever the excuse, a pet store that doesn't sell
wild bird items, especially feed, is missing out on many easy sales.
Not exact matches
One last
item to offer, in terms of
wild bird food, seems to be tailor - made for pet specialty retailers — insects.
The second argument pet stores use against carrying
wild bird products is because it's thought that customers buy these
items from big - box stores and not from pet stores.
Do storeowners think that
wild bird products would not sell well, since many other stores sell these
items?
In the
wild,
birds have many
items to chew on so their beaks, which grow constantly like a fingernail, do not get too long and cause problems with feeding.
Birds may eat a wide variety of food
items in the
wild, foraging to meet their needs.
Founded by veterinarians in 1983, Drs. Foster and Smith offers complete and affordable lines of pet care
items, dog food, cat food, aquarium keeping supplies, pond care products, and goods for
wild bird feeding.
Pet stores do not have to carry all the feeders and
wild -
bird food available, but they should carry a high - quality seed mix, feeders and some specialized
items, such as suet and hummingbird food and feeders.
Cat litter, dog litter,
wild bird food, live & frozen food and oversized
items may incur an additional per -
item shipping & handling fee or surcharge.
It is a serious shift in thought, and one that pet stores should certainly tap into when considering whether to stock
wild bird food and other
items, such as feeders.
Community members can help the group by donating
items such as antibacterial hand sanitizer, liquid hand soap,, unscented bleach, Swiffer products, rubber gloves, fleece for animal pouches, Windex, paper grocery bags, glass aquariums, puppy pads, distilled water, heating pads,
wild bird seed, Purina Puppy Chow, Purina Cat Chos, whole acorns, and more.