What pet store should i get my first guinea pig at, petco or petsmart

hey! i want a guinea pig, i need answers, and not the answer, i have worked there and they don't care for them, or just get one at a shelter! i need store based answers, from Ppl who know. and what is the best type of cage??Also, do they sell Mutt's or do they sell more pure breed? i don't care, but just wondering!plz answer!

You would, knowlingly, rather buy a sick and dying pig than adopt one that is healthy and needs a home?? If that is true, then I sincerely hope you don't get one at all.

There are soooo many pigs that are in shelters and rescues that need homes desperately. Breeders are in it for the money, as are pet stores. As "friendly" and "knowledgable" as they seem, they aren't. Pet store pigs are often sold sick and neglected. They are kept in small, inadequate cages, and fed crap. 99.99% of pet store pigs have mites. Yeah, if you complain enough or threaten to call the ASPCA, they MIGHT take a dying pig to the vet. Otherwise, they don't. Don't believe me? Read this article http://www.peta.org/feat-petsmart.asp...

Before I knew better, I bought my pig from PetSmart. He had ringworm, mites, and an URI. A few more days in there, he'd have been dead. Over $200 later in vet bills and 3 months later, I finally got rid of those sicknesses. He, however, still is not the healthiest pig. After months of complaining to their corporate offices, they finally reimbursed me for my vet bills. It's a sad reality, please don't support it!