Pets

[Shaigon]

Well...I am interested in buying a pet. Now I'm not talking like a dog/cat type of pet.

I was thinking more along the lines of some type of fish, reptile, snake, or some type of small mammal. Any suggestions on what is a good pet to have, and relatively easy to take care of?

I'm open to other suggestions as well.

[SatansAvenger]

rabbit
ten char

[Freet]

Prarie dogs or ground squirrels are quite fascenating and pretty easy to take care of. There are a few things you need to learn to get the most of the experience but it's a labor of love.



Or, can I interest you in a clean, low milage 'diller?

[Shaigon]

Haha, I knew as soon as I saw Freets name in my thread the dillers' would come up

[Xenon[XoA]]

Get a skunk. You know you want to...

Or maybe a coupla goldfish and some piranhas? Stick em in the same tank, for added effect :lol:

[Technetium]

cassowary... train it to guard your house.

[TheOgreMan]

I hear Komodo Dragons are nice; their minty-fresh breath is their biggest, and most unusual, quality.

If you don't want that extreme you can try to get a chinchilla. They can be difficult to obtain but they can also be very good pets. They have naturally oily skin so you have to provide a special volcanic dust for them to roll in; I find their rolling to be really "neat". One bad drawback is that you aren't supposed to pick them up. Chinchillas can be fragile animals; it is preferred that you sit on the floor and let them get into your lap. They also like quiet, non-excitement areas so they are a "no no" if you have loud kids or enjoy turning your stereo up to super sonic levels.

[Joshua]

Hedgehogs are cool as hell, and if you get one young they can be very friendly if a lil weird.

They are also pretty low maintenance.

But give them a really big cage (odd as it sounds..I used a kidde wading pool with high sides).

[kernelpops]

get a ferret, Long weasel things that can incredible things, Crawl under a closed door, bite your toes in bed.

You can litter box train them, But be sure to get them de-scented

[Shaigon]

Good suggestions.

But I dont have access to some of the mentioned pets...I live in Canada. (Nova Scotia to be exact) So some of my choices are limited.