Teske Pet & Garden 2423 16th Street, Moline, IL 61265

"If you like animals, please never support this business. In June, I bought 4 rats for my rescue rat at home who I thought needed companionship. It was an impulse decision but it felt right seeing the conditions they kept their rats in. Their rats were kept in wooden bedding, which is optimal if you want a guaranteed way to give your rats upper respiratory infections that they will be left with their entire lives. The employee that we spoke with also was a deplorable person. Not only did she pick up one of the rats at the end of his tail(which is a great way to injure a rat!) but she also told the people next to us who were looking to buy a kitten where to get it declawed. Even Petsmart and Petco employees know to dissuade customers from declawing their cats and that declawing cats in an act of animal cruelty. I took the four baby rats home and started to ween them off of the mixed seed and grain diet the store had been feeding them and put them on actual rat food. They also immediately got their bedding switched to a minimal dust paper bedding. It was not long after we got them that they started showing signs of respiratory illness, likely due to the wooden bedding teskes uses for their rats. I immediately scheduled a vet appointment but it was too late for one of the rats. It turned out that he had something going on with him along with the respiratory infection and no emergency vet in the area was able to take him in in time. It is now February of the following year and yet another of the rats has passed. According to the teskes that is not in rock island, they breed their own rats and clearly they do so in either poor conditions or without actual knowledge on breeding healthy rats. Please do not support this business and please if you decide to get rats rescue them or get them from a reputable breeder."

"All-around nice pet store. I usually go for their aquarium section, which is nice and has a solid selection. The associates are nice. Feeder goldfish tanks make me sad. It's not teskes fault, I just wish pet stores in general would discontinue the practice"

"They have a great selection of plants/flowers every spring! We also get our fish here! Pets, pet and plant products of all sorts at reasonable pricing and a loyalty program. They have many other services including grooming. Check them out!!!"

"Great place to check out plants and animals. I think their dogs and cats are way overpriced. We enjoyed talking to the parrot that was there last weekend and just seeing the animals. I did not make a purchase."

"I found a hamster wheel, same brand, cheaper than at Pet Smart. They've got everything you need for your garden and pets. Easy to find what you need, and helpful sales people. Plus, they're locally owned and operated. A gem for us green-thumbers."