Monitor Lizard Has Owner In Headlock: I started thinking about the timing on this incident; how did the guy call 911, how long it took to get the police to his house, how long did they stand around trying to figure out what to do [while hiding their snickerings behind their gloved hands]… seems to me that the lizard wasn’t very hungry and chomping.
But I could be wrong. Maybe the guy was a bloody mess. Then to be second-hand stun-gunned in the head! Ouch.
You people are not very nice.
Many of you were snippy with me because I said something bad about your precious cats.
But nobody listened to me when I said that I loved my millipede William, and you all say he’s disgusting.
Stereotypes, people!
C’mon I’m serious- I really do love William and I’ll stop bashing your dumb ol’ cats if you at least listen to me as well.
::patting Turp on the back:: Hey, sugar, it’s okay - we were joking. I must admit to being fascinated with the millipede whenever I get a chance to look at him down at the Insect Zoo.
I’m sure William is very cool! 
Give him a pat on his carapace (sp.) for me.
Here’s a pet porcupine.
I had lionfish for about three years until my AC broke and killed all my fish. They are not bad, and will leave you alone when cleaning the tank. They know you are the bringer of food. The worst part is that they generally like live food, that would be gold fish, but live food lacks some nutrients that they need and getting them to eat frozen stuff can be a pain. They are very pretty fish though.
I also had a Puffer fish, thing acted just like a dog. I had the tank near the front door and when you walked in it would come to greet you. That was the hardest thing when he died.
I also currently have a Turatula and a Scorpion. the nice thing is that they are cheap to buy and easy to care for. I don’t play with them cause the turatula doesn’t like to be picked up any more.
A pet opposum:
http://petoftheday.com/archive/1998/December/14.html
A duprasi(whatever that is)
http://petoftheday.com/archive/2000/August/22.html
Here’s a whitetail deer:
http://petoftheday.com/archive/2000/August/13.html
Wait a second… This is on a deer farm - That doesn’t count as a pet, does it?
You think sugar gliders and wallabies and raccoons are weird? Here’s a pet cougar.
http://petoftheday.com/archive/2001/January/15.html
Top that!
I’ve never for the life of me understood the pet appeal of a scorpion or spider.
Back when I graduated from college, I had a job waiting for me but no place to live. One lady at my office offered me her sofa and I gladly accepted–until I learned the sofa was right next to a big tank with a huge tarantula in it. I chose to sleep instead in my pickup for a couple of weeks. I wouldn’t have slept in the lady’s apartment even if the tarantula were in another room; I simply couldn’t sleep knowing the thing was nearby.
Edward The Head :‘I also currently have a Turatula and a Scorpion…I don’t play with them cause the turatula doesn’t like to be picked up any more.’
Come on, there’s got to be a story here to share with the folks at home Ed…
I have never, never understood the point of having a hermit crab for a pet. You can’t even see them much of the time, let alone interact with them, because they are inside their shell. The only way you know they are alive is by looking to see if the food and water disappears.
Well I’ve had the trantula for two years now I guess and when we first got her she didn’t mind being picked up. Now though she changed her mind and just hides in her cave not wanting to come out or be picked up. They feel funny walking on you and most of the trantulas sold are safe unless you are alergic to them, but that’s the case with anything really. We might get another one to pick up in a few years though. This one is damn huge now, with legs it’s as big as my hand, a good 7 inches or so.
I’ve never picked up the scorpion as I think she’s pregnat, though she’s been that way for a year now. I’ve seen people pick up scorpions, Emperor scorpions which are one of the biggest but least venomus, but I’m not brave enough to do it. It’s cold in the house now though so she hides under the substrate so all you see is a tail. The big problem with scorpions is there is VERY little info on them, I have two books and they have about 8-10 pages total on them and the internet is just as bad.
Both pets though are cheap, around 10-15 bucks each, and only eat a few crickets each week. Even from start up I’ll bet they haven’t cost more than 30 each.
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Sweet Mother of God.
Seriously, it makes my blood run cold just thinking about tarantulas.
Any spider that falls within my line of sight has less than five minutes left to live. I don’t care if they help get rid of bugs. I just think that they are the most unnatural looking things I’ve ever seen, and tarantulas are just spiders to the nth degree in my mind.
A few months ago I saw on PBS the show Scientific American Frontiers, and they were featuring spiders in one particular episode. Towards the end, host Alan Alda was being introduced to the species of spider recognized as the largest species of spider known to man. The size of the thing was staggering. I couldn’t believe these people would willingly get into the same room with this monster. I’m grateful that particular species of spider is found only in South America, though.
And to anyone who wants to try converting me to the charms of a tarantula, a fair warning: if you put that critter near me, not only are you putting the spider’s life in jeopardy, but your own well-being as well.
What have you got against ferrets? The ones I’ve met were all cute and friendly.
The SONY Aibo. Some people really treat it as a pet.
Do NOT, under any circumstances- get any sort of large wild cat as a pet- very foolish idea. If you want some cat with a little wild in it, try a Bengal cat- which are part asian leopard cat (I have 2 of them)- or a savannah cat. Both have a wild look, without the danger. Umm, one thing tho- usually, it is safe to keep both ferrets & cats- the cats will chase the ferrets, and the ferrets tease the cats. Do not do this with bengals- they are MUCH faster than ordinary cats- i have been told it is “run, pounce, CHOMP”. Ooops.
I’ve heard that some people keep armadillos as pets, but I don’t know anything about them.
Don’t armadillos carry leprosy or something? Also the males
have a schlong about a third of their body lengh.
No, they don’t ALL carry leprosy.
They are just the only other mammal we know of that can contract leprosy, making it useful to people studying this stuff in labs.
I have always wanted a pet armadillo, but they don’t come this far north.
Nobody knows of a pet store that carries them, right?
I’ve never seen one in a pet store, but an internet search might turn up listings for breeders.
Here’s some info on pet raccoons, in case anyone was curious.
http://www.mnsi.net/~remocoon/index2.htm
Here’s a place that sells supplies for pet squirrrels:
http://www.squirrelstore.com
Wolves. I read an article about pet wolves, and in it there was the story of how someone had a pet wolf, and one day he approached it after having hurt his lower back, so he was limping, and the wolf attacked him. To a wolf, you are the leader, but if it thinks it can sucessfully challenge you for that position, it will.