# You can only have 5 dinosaurs **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 14, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318 "2013-05-14T14:49:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GreedySmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/21 "2013-05-15T01:20:27Z")
While I certainly like Trikes, I’ve always preferred Stegosaurus. So I’ll take 2 male and 3 female Steggo’s please. Again like other posters, to hopefully breed up a viable population. As an added bonus we’ll finally unarguable know the purpose of the spine plates. I wonder if you’d make more money out of running a dino park yourself or selling dino’s once you got a stable population established? ---
**Author:** ![minionkat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@minionkat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minionkat)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/22 "2013-05-15T01:47:54Z")
Five male stegosaurs, please. I am assured that Nature will find a way. ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/23 "2013-05-15T04:24:29Z")
I’ll take a 5-pack of _Deinonychus_. Or **The Theropod Diversity Pack** : 1x _Deinocheirus_ 1x _Therizinosaurus_ 1x _Carnotaurus_ 1x _Dilophosaurus_ 1x _Spinosaurus_ Or **The Non-Theropod Dinosaur Diversity Pack** : 1x _Chasmosaurus_ 1x _Kentrosaurus_ 1x _Ankylosaurus_ 1x _Amargasaurus_ 1x _Parasaurolophus_ Or **The Big Guys Pack** : 1x _Amphicoelias_ 1x _Spinosaurus_ 1x _Titanoceratops_ 1x _Utahraptor_ 1x _Ankylosaurus_ Or **The Weird Guys Pack** : 1x _Dracorex_ (or maybe _Stygimoloch_) 1x _Therizinosaurus_ 1x _Kosmoceratops_ 1x _Brachytrachelopan_ 1x _Ouranosaurus_ But, if push comes to shove…the 5-pack of _Deinonychus_. ---
**Author:** ![XRaeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/f14d63/32.png) [@XRaeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XRaeth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/24 "2013-05-15T05:18:38Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > 4 female and 1 male velociraptors. This. 5 raptors for the win. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/25 "2013-05-15T06:12:56Z")
Ohh- Can I have 5 already pregnant/fertilized female Kosmoceratops? ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/26 "2013-05-15T09:24:39Z")
Just the diplodocene ones. Brachio, bronto, diplo, supersaurus, ets. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/27 "2013-05-15T09:57:22Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > Excellent, perhaps we could start some kind of trike breeding co-op. Are we selecting for temperament, size, colour…? Temperament and usefulness. Wonder if they’d be usable like reptilian cows: to pull on stuff, for leather, eggs, meat… ---
**Author:** ![FuzzyOgre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@FuzzyOgre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FuzzyOgre)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/28 "2013-05-15T10:04:31Z")
Can I have Gorgonops instead? ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/29 "2013-05-15T10:48:28Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > 4 female and 1 male velociraptors. > > Yeah I’m hardcore You do realise they were only about knee high, right? Despite Jurassic Park… I’d probably go for 2 pairs of velociraptors anyway- most managable of the dinos everyone’s heard of, and I’m totally starting a pet breeding project (and selling only males, so I keep my sneaky monopoly). To aid me in my dastardly plan, I shall have a single Diplodocus, which shall be fitted with a saddle and trained to be ridden for the purpose of crushing my enemies. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/30 "2013-05-15T11:00:19Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > You guys with five species are crazy. > > I’ll take two male and three female triceratops. They’re everyone’s favourite. Five is a pretty small number for foundation stock, especially with (I assume) a slow to mature species, so if anyone wants to arrange a breeding loan or trade, let me know! I figure I can get three generations with only one back cross required, and sell all my “pet quality” with a neuter contract… > > This could work! Quoted to save me the time of writing exactly the same answer. Triceratops FTW! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/31 "2013-05-15T13:13:01Z")
> [@GreedySmurf](#): > > While I certainly like Trikes, I’ve always preferred Stegosaurus. So I’ll take 2 male and 3 female Steggo’s please. Again like other posters, to hopefully breed up a viable population. As an added bonus we’ll finally unarguable know the purpose of the spine plates. > > I wonder if you’d make more money out of running a dino park yourself or selling dino’s once you got a stable population established? Steggies are tempting, but I’m picturing Triceratops as a steed. (that could be a trifle uncomfortable with a spine or plate-backed species). ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/32 "2013-05-15T14:11:31Z")
I’m surprised that no one’s mentioned a Thesaurus yet. Imagine a dinosaur that knows all of the words! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/33 "2013-05-15T14:24:04Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Steggies are tempting, but I’m picturing Triceratops as a steed. (that could be a trifle uncomfortable with a spine or plate-backed species). That’s what a howdah is for. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/34 "2013-05-15T14:25:09Z")
**tdn** , the Thesaurus is only a dinosaur in Dilbert comic strips, so I’lll allow it. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/35 "2013-05-15T14:27:52Z")
1 male and 4 female Microraptors . Because they have 4 wings and that’s cool, and I’m not crazy enough to pick anything bigger: Dr. Ian Malcolm: "Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that’s how it always starts. Then later there’s running and screaming. " ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/36 "2013-05-15T15:03:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > That’s what a howdah is for. Yeah, even so, I think Stegosaurus owners are ultimately going to wish they picked a species with a more interesting head. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/37 "2013-05-15T15:06:07Z")
I’m feeling very wishy-washy over here. Maybe Troodons, because they’d smart(ish), but then again, maybe that’s not a desirable quality! Maybe Parasaurolophus, because A) my six-year-old is currently obsessed, and B) I want to know what sort of sound, if any, they made with those head crests. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/38 "2013-05-15T16:06:44Z")
Well, all of you wishing for the microraptors (and the velociraptors, whether you realize it or not) may be the happiest people, if they go ahead and make the [dino-chicken](http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL176/1171787/2428238/358603438.jpg). I don’t know what the holdup is. Ethics? It’s a fucking chicken! ---
**Author:** ![Danja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@Danja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danja)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/39 "2013-05-15T16:32:48Z")
You guys all think too small. I’ll take a breeding pair of [A. Fragillimus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicoelias). I’ll never need to take the stairs again. I’d like to sub some of my dino-chow for osteoporosis medicine, though. I’d also go with the three of the aforementioned Quetzalcoatlus. Because how cool would it be to fly without needing a pilot’s license? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318/40 "2013-05-15T17:21:00Z")
> [@Danja](#): > > You guys all think too small. I’ll take a breeding pair of [A. Fragillimus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphicoelias). Not to mention you could work in a quarry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-only-have-5-dinosaurs/658318.md?page=3)