JPick281

aww the pug and chiuaua are sooo cute!! did you photoshop the painted nails?

tcridinclean

no my gf paints them when the pug is asleep lol

SW_08

o0o0o wow lol....poor thing

JPick281

lol soo cute

toeveryhour

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cute pics!

toeveryhour

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My chinchilla. His name is Romeo.

tCtCtC

Thank you for resizing.

SW_08

^ seriously....lol

kustom_play

ohh jesus

good to know we have the resize police on SL

::rolls eyes::

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JPick281

ohh! i want a chincilla!!! the people at petsmart said they are bad pets to have because they dont want you to touch them!

is this true?!

teamben158

Not necessarily. I worked at a pet store in college and it was more how young you got them and how they had been handled up to that point. Some loved to be held and others would bite the crap out of you. Of the dozens that went through the store I worked at, I think maybe 1 or 2 actually left still not like being held. I wouldn't go through Petsmart though, try to find one through a local breeder. It will be cheaper and if you go through a good breeder, it will be healthier.

JPick281

so the best thing to do is get them really young from a breeder? that makes sense... how much is it to buy one and take care of it? (let's say...monthly. how much would i spend on one monthly?)

Buckets

My fish, Buckets and Fatty

Buckets (Albino Oscar)



Fatty with flash (female Jack Dempsey)


without flash


tank has been set up a few months shy of 2 years, Buckets is 1.5yrs old and Fatty is as old as the tank.

JPick281

pretty fish. how big are they? they look huge!

Buckets

its hard to measure them, they always go nuts when i go near the tank (thinking they're gonna get fed). id say Buckets is 8"-9" long, 4" tall, and Fatty is 6"-7" long and 2" tall. i suppose they might grow some more but its unlikely since Fatty is female and idk about Buckets so he could top out at 12" maybe.

JPick281

well the size they will max out at also depends on the size of the tank. how big is the tank?! those fish are awesome..i have some but they are all crappy fish. i'm about to get new ones...

Buckets

its a 55 gallon , i wanna get them a bigger home. gotta rearrange the room first and build a tank stand.

Edit: the whole growing to the size of their tank, might be true might not be, fish most likely grow at their own pace and to a certain size like humans.

JPick281

eh, don't be sad. mine is only 35. still living at home and my parents hate the fact that i would spend money on fish. haha. i'm just gonna wait to upgrade on that until i move out. for now i'm just gonna get a few bada$$ chichlids. then later im gonna try for a salt water tank!

teamben158

I've heard, but not really sure if I believe it, but if you go through a very good breeder, they will only breed "nice" ones with "nice" ones, and it is a theory that temperament is controlled in the genes, so genetically, they will be nicer.

I don't really know what they go for from go breeders. If you are just looking for a standard color, then my guess is $60-100. Price goes up as the color changes and gets more rare.

The initial set up is going to be the most expensive part. Figure around $200 for cage, bowls, and other toys and such for initial set up. Once that is set, I'd guess under $20 a month maybe.