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Old 03-21-2008, 08:33 PM
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a mouse?? i know i know your like WTF, but as soon as you get passed the ugly tail they're awesome pets and not dirty at all! i would recommend a little mouse/rat
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:35 PM
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what's their life expectancy? cos if it's like 2-3 years then I rather have a hamster.
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:35 PM
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my fish let me play with them, i put my hand in and the poke at me, plus i could sit there with my girlfriend all day and watch the fish swim. they grow their own personalities so either some fish or a mouse/rat
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:38 PM
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i'm not too sure about rats life expectancy i know they out live hampsters though, i was talking to the petsmart guy and he recommened it cause they live a long time and they could chill on your shoulder all day and not bother them
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:40 PM
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but i like hairy fluff ones lol
I used to have baby red ear slider turtles =( i miss them so much
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:47 PM
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i want a turtle but maybe that will be my next pet. or a gecko or a chameleon
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This past weekend, the wife and I just bought 2 Giant Day Geckos (Geico gecko) and a Picasso Panther Chameleon.

We have problems.
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:53 PM
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how is the maintinance on the gecko and chameleon?
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:58 PM
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fish are cool to look at but i miss not being able to play with my cats.
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Old 03-21-2008, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by flintMicaTC
how is the maintinance on the gecko and chameleon?
Geckos aren't too bad. Mist them once a day, chuck some meal worms and/or crickets in the cage and you're golden. Clean the cage once a month or as needed. The only problem is they are fast little @#$s and you can't just grab them as they have very soft skin and will do whatever they can to get away. The two I have were given for free because one had the end of his tail bitten off and the other was missing a lot of skin around his neck due to the previous owner trying to grab him. They are doing much better now and almost completely healed.

The Chameleon is another story. This is our third chameleon and we haven't had any luck. The past two have randomly died. They have the great setups with ideal temperatures, plenty of UVB, plenty of moisture, but for some reason, they just died. They weren't poorly bred Petsmart Chameleons either. The thing with Chameleons is they will just randomly kick the bucket anytime before they are 1 year old without warning.

The one we just got is 13 months, so hopefully he'll live. They are really cool assuming you get a nice one. I'll pull ours out and he'll just hang out on my shoulder for hours.

They need pretty high humidity, so you either need to spray him multiple times a day or get a mister system, which is pretty pricey ($150+). They need a pretty specific temperature hot spot and a good UVB bulb. Our is "cup trained" so I just throw 10-12 crickets in a small tupperware container that they can't jump out of and the chameleon stands on the edge and picks them off. Pretty funny to watch.
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Hmm heres my 11 year old Pomapoo: Lucky.. He's just yawning :p



Daschund Short hair: Jackie 8 months old now

Puppy:



Picture of the 2 together:



Poodle/Chiwawa Mix: Peanut. Just got him 2 days ago.. not sure how old he is.



Silver Arowana: Had him for about 2 years

First pix about 6 months



When it died.. giant fishy 2 ft +



Australian Arowanna: No good pictures since its a chicken

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Old 03-21-2008, 09:55 PM
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Min Pin "Jonlee"

Bearded Dragon "WOT"
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Old 03-23-2008, 06:37 AM
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Aww your min pin is cute! My boyfriend likes the bearded dragon! How big is he?

I'm posting pics of my new fishies soon! My internet is not working lately I'm relying on the wifi on my iPod touch right now...
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Originally Posted by peterng026
Daschund Short hair: Jackie 8 months old now

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love3 it
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Old 03-24-2008, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by peterng026
Poodle/Chiwawa Mix: Peanut. Just got him 2 days ago.. not sure how old he is.

Awwww, cute! I really want a Chi, but the bf won't let me get one. =\
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Sneak it in Gloria!
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Old 03-24-2008, 01:52 PM
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haha i should, but i think he would notice very fast. =\

everyone should yell at him for me, his SL id is kustom_play

lol lol lol
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ATT Kustom_play - u need a chi puppy!
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no i dont

we have a chinchilla

we both never home to take care of a dog

we have fish and the chinchilla and its a pain to clean out the bowls and the cage

i dont even have enough time to work on my MR2 let alone take care of a dog

answer is no
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