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[Crafted]

It's probably been done before, but I searched for a while and couldn't find it.

I am an animal/pet enthusiast and it always interests me to talk about different pets.

Do you have any pets?

Post description/pictures/breed etc if you want. Awkward for me that I don't have access to pictures of my pets at this point in time (will do it eventually haha)

I have a female golden Cavoodle (cavalier king charles spaniel/minituare poodle cross) she is mostly an inside dog. She is a smart dog but that can also be a downfall as she always finds out new ways to get onto the bench/table and things like that haha. But she does know plenty of tricks and has her manners besides when people visit our house; we have to send her outside. She is 8 months old.

I have a male medium fur length black and white cat named Felix. Aggressive bloke but that's what makes him fun. Have got my fair share of scratches from him but he is still the best cat anyone can ask for. He is still getting used to living with a dog but is improving. He is 9 years old.


Cheers guys

 

[Stratton_Gun]

mantis

 

[exe ex machina]

I have a pet grasshopper I've named Andrew.

 

[Marlowe]

I have a pug. I used to enjoy walking him when he was a puppy because he was so cute and such a babe magnet. Then he grew up and lost all of his cuteness, so now I leave him locked inside most of the day and only let him out to piss and shit.

I also have a cat. He catches mice but he also pisses on the carpet. So I am indifferent to him.

 

[Poseidon]

There's this woman that wears a lot of leather who occasionally puts a leash on me...does that count?

 

[PP34]

I had a dog, but he died last month at the ripe old age of 15 months.

Hoping to get another dog sometime this year though. They're fantastic.

 

[Footypie32]

Bearded Dragon for the win, baby!

 

[Thrawn]

I've got a domesticated* rat named Bill, a silvery-white one. His cagemate, Ted, died some time ago. Rats are very social animals and can get pretty depressed because of it, so I spend a couple of hours per day chilling out with him - usually curled on my belly asleep while watching TV (if not, he likes watching the idiot box when he hears explosions), or hanging out in my jumper sleeve while browsing the net or gaming. He's quite old now for ratty standards, so he's a lazy little bugger - he always greets me by climbing on the cage bars as I walk past for a bit of a cuddle. He's quite affectionate, and will lick your finger/hand if you scribble along his neck. They grind their teeth together (which is called 'bruxing') when they are happy/content. He does this most of the time when he's with me.

He runs to me when I call his name, he can roll on his back on command and can stand on his hind legs and jump on your knee when you give the command. I did not even need to litter train him because he does all his business in one corner of the cage, in an area he does not sleep on. They are very intelligent animals. I would certainly recommend having two if you can't afford a dog, or have no time for one. The downside is that they don't live for very long (3 years), which is certainly enough time to form an emotional attachment. Unfortunately rats at advanced age are prone to tumours due to bad genes (possibly from inbreeding), and respiratory illnesses.

They will meticulously clean themselves constantly (in fact they will spend 1/3 of their time grooming themselves), so on their own they are actually very clean animals (a lot cleaner than most dogs). People distance themselves from them as pets because of the stigma they hold, but they are a better pocket pet than a guinea pig or mouse. I've won many people over (including my brother in-law, who used to be deathly frightened of them) just by introducing them, to see how friendly and affectionate they are. People have this thought that rats are some kind of evil little monsters, but they're really not. A wild rat just does what it does out of instinct, not malice, and even if they are pests, that doesn't mean pet rats are.

*I hate being specific like this because I know some ignorant people will assume I'm referring to a wild rat, like pet rats do not exist. I'm sure people who've ever owned rats here will understand, that you shouldn't feel ashamed to have an animal like this as a pet because people are too stupid to educate themselves. I can rant all day about this but I'll stick to their qualities as pets.

 

[rayven]

I got a mate that breeds rats. He has a python, its the most consistent and economical way he knows to feed his python.

 

[exe ex machina]

A friend of mine breeds pythons. He's got a pet honey badger. Says it's the cheapest and best way to feed his honey badger.

 

[rayven]

A friend of mine breeds Honey badgers. He has a problem with courage.He thinks if he eats enough honey badgers he'll grow some balls.

 

[exe ex machina]

If only they could breed balls huh

 

[exe ex machina]

Tho it is known for women to own domesticated* balls

 

[rayven]

There's also breweries. But that product only lasts a few hours.

 

[exe ex machina]

Touché. Pet stubbies, so cute

 

[rayven]

I need a leash for the long necks.

 

[exe ex machina]

So thats what they mean by 'Beer Garden'

 

[rayven]

Tics are very common in beer gardens. I don't know what it is but lots of people say stuff they shouldn't. Greyhound muzzles would save alot of trouble.

 

[exe ex machina]

Might stop the mouth from speaking it but not the mind from thinking it...thats the seat of the problem

 

[rayven]

Those thoughts fester like the wounds on a fly blown lamb, if left untreated. Eventually it comes to a breaking a point where more's said and done than actually thought. Like a fox in a chicken coop.

 

[iDon]

Now kiss

 

[Footypie32]

If only they could breed balls huh

But then you'd never keep your weight down...

 

[raskolnikov]

Rats are awesome pets. I had one when I lived in Moscow. I have a Jack Russell cross named Jack.

Jack


I did have two but my girl(whose tail is in the picture) was mauled to death by two dogs at Christmas time.

 

[Thrawn]

Nice name. =P

He's a cutie.

I'm sorry for your other dog.

 

[Neese]

Honey badger don't give a shit