Pets & Animals

[Siren]

So many of us have or will be getting a Pleo and many of us seem to have pets already so let's share!

Jinx, bearded dragon..closest thing to a Pleo I got right now
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/DVC00835.jpg

Rogue, red eye tree frog (the male I had, Nightcrawler passed away this week :'()
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/DVC00759.jpg

Aspen, female Eastern box turtle
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/DVC00665.jpg

Everest, male Eastern box turtle
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/DVC00676.jpg

Aspen's Children: Hope, Miracle, and Chance...Aspen was hit by a truck and survived. I had no idea she was gravid (word for reptile pregnancy) when I took her on as a rehab. She survived and is almost fully healed. In the time she was healing, she was still able to find the strength to lay viable eggs. She had 3 healthy hatchlings. They are in no way related to Everest...but I've caught the cad mating with Aspen several times, so she is likely gravid again. I will release the whole family back into the wild come spring. Far from streets and trucks, as Everest was a hit and run victim as well.)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/DVC00700.jpg

I have 5 red ear sliders, but they are pretty camera shy...here is their pond....which I plan to expand this spring/summer
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/DVC00654.jpg

[Siren]

Lace, Persian
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/display_image4.jpg

Peace Out, Netherlands dwarf rabbit
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/Picture367.jpg

Willow, German Shepherd/Sheltie mix
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/pets006.jpg

Myan, German Shepherd/Chow mix
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/pets004.jpg

Satin, Sphynx
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/pets1045.jpg

In my lifetime, I have also owned, a freshwater moray eel, a sugar glider, 8 domestic rats, 2 other rabbits, 1 other dog, and 1 other cat. This month I am getting a corn snake and next month I am getting a leopard gecko. I am also restarting my 55 gallon fish tank, planning on a freshwater tropical mix. I last had a brackish mix of fish. I work at a pet store....it helps to get discounts there :D

[kchamster]

WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS ALOT OF PETS!!!! and i thought i had alot!!! :D

[Siren]

At one time, I had a total of 25 in my house. Some pets are like the box turtles. Rehabs I set free later. Others passed away. A few I rehomed. The dogs and the Sphynx came from the shelter. The Persian was on her way to the shelter when I offered to take her. All the red ear slider turtles were surrenders. Florida has tougher laws for keeping red ear sliders, so a lot are being abandoned.

[kchamster]

whoa!! that's really cool! :D

[gumbowumbo]

21
mini-dachshund

22
again

23
fat orange cat

25
gray cat

26
different gray tabby

I used to breed bearded dragons and leopard geckos, I also used to own skinks, turtles, and bunnys! Now it's just the three cats and my doggy.... and soon Pleo!

[kchamster]

haha! that's really cool!

[Siren]

Awesome pics! The dachshund is too cute :D

[gumbowumbo]

Thanks! He's my baby, since I am nowhere near ready for an actually baby! :p

[pleoguy101]

WOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THATS ALOT OF PETS!!!! and i thought i had alot!!! :D

I agree!! I wish I had that many pets!!!! but someday.. I will :D:)

[junkroxy]

how cuute! :D

[VeggieGirl]

Wow you have a mini zoo too! I have two dogs, a conure parrot, a box turtle, a disabled bunny, two minnow fish, seventeen cats and one mecha (robo) tabby named Gizmo. Here are some of my critters of pictures I have on hand.

[Siren]

I love your pit bull! :D The other dog looks German Shepherd and maybe Aussie Shepherd or Husky.

[kchamster]

WOW!! 17 cats??

[VeggieGirl]

I love your pit bull! :D The other dog looks German Shepherd and maybe Aussie Shepherd or Husky.


Thanks Molly is a total sweet heart. Some people are afraid of my dogs because of their size, but once they see how good they are on leash they stop to pet and say hello. My Gsd is mixed with only God knows! I just say mixed with horse he is over 100 pounds.

Yep 17 fur-balls all rescued. Gizmo makes 18 but he eats a Nimh battery so I don't add him to the number (-;

[Siren]

Yeah, he is a BIG looking dog. And I know what you mean. I am a pit bull advocate. Always fighting to free pit bulls of hate and stereotypes, as well as other breeds. German Shepherds included.

And thank you for adopting./rescuing your pets. I adopted my dog and my Sphynx. And adopted a cat and dog before them as well. Adoption is so much better for the animal and their human companions :D Bless you for having so many cats. 2 is enough for me! Especially for their breeds, high maintenance! The Sphynx is more work than the Persian. I am always buying clothes for the Sphynx, so she stays warm. One t-shirt says, "You couldn't afford me"...its so true! LOL

[VeggieGirl]

Adoption is the only way to go! My cats all came from bad situations: some worse then others. None from shelters either strays, feral, dumped or just tossed out on the street. Both my dogs I got from shelters, Gemini was a needle away and Molly was used in fights and found living under a house with puppies before going to the shelter. I got the manager to let me save her life.

My rabbit was HOURS away from being out down. Forest has splay legs and needs special care. Despite her handicap she is a happy hungry goofy bunny. I had her since she was 3 weeks old and she grooms me everyday. I'm her mama!

BTW cute avatar! My Forest would approve!

[Siren]

Awwww! Poor thing :( Glad she has you to love her. And also glad she is happy :) Animals are amazing creatures. While we may wallow in depression to lose the loss of our limbs, animals bounce back emotionally very well.

And thanks. The avatar is actually pretty old. From the late 80s or early 90s. It was an Exxon ad and had a phrase that said, "Don't expect it to roar"

[Nicoledm]

Wow! I just have my dog and my corn snake, the snake never comes out of hiding though. My dog doesn't like Kimi (my Pleo) It's pretty funny

[Siren]

Wow! I just have my dog and my corn snake, the snake never comes out of hiding though. My dog doesn't like Kimi (my Pleo) It's pretty funny

On your corn snake, do you use a light for warmth? If you do, get rid of the light and use an under the tank heater. That may solve the trick :)

[kianajade]

http://img34.picoodle.com/img/img34/5/12/24/f_lf1c26a7f93m_84133fb.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/5/12/24/f_lf1c26a7f93m_84133fb.jpg&srv=img34)
My teacup poodle, Alley mac.

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My Jenday conure, Tyki bombiki Mc. squak squak

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/5/12/24/f_Picture789m_93da6e5.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/5/12/24/f_Picture789m_93da6e5.jpg&srv=img36)
My Dinosaur pleo, Spike..

And I also have a rabbit, sea turtle, and a tortoise. :D :D

[Siren]

A sea turtle????

Here's the corn snake my daughter is getting tomorrow for Christmas :D
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/DVC00866.jpg

Two pictures of my cat, Satin, doing her impression of a fetus
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/DVC00871.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/DVC00873.jpg

And this is Max. Max is not my dog. We found him roaming the neighborhood today. He is a mini-schnauzer and elderly. Likely has cancer too, poor guy. No one has claimed him yet, but we plan to hold on to him through Christmas till someone does find out we have him.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/DVC00855.jpg

[Siren]

Its entirely illegal to keep a true sea turtle as a pet. What species? And how big? And if its doing well, great then, but eventually, they all grow big and it will have to be released. Don't advertise owning one too much because of it being illegal to own.

[kianajade]

Sorry. I guess I'll delete my comment then. But hes just a baby. About 2 years old. He maintains a smaller size since we keep him in an adverage sized aquarium. We talked to oxbow park about it, and they told us a lot about raising it.

[ugobeSarah]

This is Pants!

<img src="http://forums.pleoworld.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=46&d=1198714937">

[averyiscool]

that cat is creepy looking!

[Caaahl]

http://img36.picoodle.com/img/img36/5/12/24/f_Picture789m_93da6e5.jpg (http://www.picoodle.com/view.php?img=/5/12/24/f_Picture789m_93da6e5.jpg&srv=img36)
My Dinosaur pleo, Spike..



this is one lucky pleo.. :p

[kianajade]

haha! Yes, yes. I must say he is VERY spoiled! Even worse than the dog!

[jas2190]

Here's our Kailey (German Shorthair) and our 20 year old Russian Blue Gray, Stormy (ah, with one eye, but has done all right for the last 13 years with one eye!!!!)!
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<img src="http://www.sjohnsmith.com/stormycat.jpg">

[Halo3player]

I have 2 corn snakes, 3 fish, 18 frogs, 1 dog, and a Pleo named James. I have had a couple frogs and fish die this week because of natural causes. I saved all 18 frogs from the pond because it is terribly polluted and has no place for the frogs to go when the tempetures will drop to -40 C in the winter here up north. The frogs are doing great, but some are having trouble ajusting to thier cage. I plan to relese them to a safer pond this spring.:)

[pleoguy101]

I have 2 corn snakes, 3 fish, 18 frogs, 1 dog, and a Pleo named James. I have had a couple frogs and fish die this week because of natural causes. I saved all 18 frogs from the pond because it is terribly polluted and has no place for the frogs to go when the tempetures will drop to -40 C in the winter here up north. The frogs are doing great, but some are having trouble ajusting to thier cage. I plan to relese them to a safer pond this spring.:)
thats great what your doing with the frogs!!! I have a dog, an bunny, 2 frogs, a fish pond with 10 or so fish, and a pleo:) ( ( I'm glad the fish are doing well in the pond, they had 2 babys:D!!!!

[gretasmom]

79
Evie our pound pup

78
Batch the boxer our frequent house guest

[pleoguy101]

AWWW so cute:)!!

[fancyfont]

89All three of my pets. It's an armful when I'm on the computer! Little grey poodle is Lacey and black poodle is Cindy. You know who is in the photo, too

[Siren]

Awwww! Your Poodles are gorgeous! And I should know, I worked in a grooming shop for 8 years. Very good looking dogs :D

[fancyfont]

Thank you Siren. Grooming is very difficult work! Took this photo right before bathing and haircuts. I love them with lot's of fluff. They hate it! I'll try to post another photo. They look so pretty now.
Lacey, the grey poodle is 11 years old and is blind. I try not to have her eyes reflect in photo. Cindy is the poodle I mentioned before to Pleoguy101 that has a bad heart, but she is doing well at the age of 10. Both had birthdays this month. Peeky was hatched on Christmas Day. There seems to be a little jealousy. Just like with all new editions.

[pleoguy101]

aww!!! your poodles are adorable:D even though bolth of your poodles have disibilities, they are in good hands:) Peeky and your fish are also in good hands:)!! speaking of fish, I got one a few days ago, he's so chubby, we had to buy a whole new tank, because the one we had was to small "for him atleast:)' his name is Buddy:D!!!

[fancyfont]

Thank you Pleoguy101 for the nice comments.
I know what you mean about getting larger tanks. We forget that fish can grow. My Pluclostomous, not sure of the spelling,:oan algae eater, was small enough for a ten gallon tank when we got him. He out grew it in a year. We were faced with having to give him back or get a larger tank. Ended up with a 65 gallon. He is going on three years old and growing.
Good thing Pleo's don't grow physically. Peeky would be about 10 feet by now. Oh my! Think of how many people could ride him :eek: The only clean up would be things that are knocked over or squashed.

[PleoWorldHostCami]

Thank you Pleoguy101 for the nice comments.
I know what you mean about getting larger tanks. We forget that fish can grow. My Pluclostomous, not sure of the spelling,:oan algae eater, was small enough for a ten gallon tank when we got him. He out grew it in a year. We were faced with having to give him back or get a larger tank. Ended up with a 65 gallon. He is going on three years old and growing.
Good thing Pleo's don't grow physically. Peeky would be about 10 feet by now. Oh my! Think of how many people could ride him :eek: The only clean up would be things that are knocked over or squashed.

Great picture fancyfont and believe me I know what you are both talking about with fish. We have a plecostomus and sometimes I think you can sit and watch it grow. We also have 4 African Cichlids the largest which is almost as big as the Pleco.

The puppies are adorable and they look like you must take very good care of them. I just have one question though. Who exactly is stealing who's bed there? LOL

[fancyfont]

90Pleo Host Cami, Thank you. Peeky of course! Peeky's the baby.;) I can't even pronounce the name much less spell Plecostomus. We call him Mr.P. For short. Cindy will sit for a long time watching him. Should never have called the fish to her attention!

[shiza786]

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[Roundy210]

My little mouse snickers is dying! Her entire bottom half is paralyzed!
:(

[Starfire]

I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope he's not in too much pain.

[Roundy210]

I don't know if he is. I might take him to the vet to.....end it.

[pleoguy101]

thats so sad:(!! I hope he gets well:)

[fancyfont]

I'm so sorry to hear about Snickers.:( Poor little guy. How old is he?

[Roundy210]

I don't know. We got her in November.

[Roundy210]

She's......gone.

[pleoWhisperer]

Sorry to hear that.

[junkroxy]

i'm so sorry to hear that. I miss my Chinchilla and my hamster 2 years ago, and now i have a cute hamster and i love him so much. Life is too short for this cute pets (mouse+hamsters), we can't do too much:( You should give your love to another pet as soon as possibile!;)

[fancyfont]

So sorry about Snickers. I know she will be missed.
One of the reasons I bought a Pleo was that I knew I wouldn't have to go through the pain of losing it. And then along comes Peeky. There really would be tears if something happened to him. I had two worries (my two aging poodles) before. Now I have three. (Peeky)
Having pets are so worth the heartache they will, eventually, bring to us.

[wgb]

So sorry to here about Snickers

[pleoguy101]

I'm so sorry Roundy.. I know how it feels to lose a pet:(

[Starfire]

I'm very sorry Roundy. At least Snickers isn't suffering any longer.

[Darkwolf]

I wish you all the best during this difficult period.
Losing someone you love is never an easy thing.
Snickers is in a better place now.

[Robomom]

So sorry to hear about Snickers. It's never easy to lose a beloved pet. My lab is 13 1/2 now and really starting to show her age. I hate to even think about how much time she may have left. I guess all we can do is love and appreciate them every day we do have them with us.

[Robomom]

Wow Siren, what an amazing group you have. I love the sphinx cat, always wanted one, but they are WAY too expensive to buy. I have four dogs and three cats. My black lab is 13 1/2, a black pommeranian who is five, two chinese cresteds - both rescues. The cresteds are high maintenance cause they are basically naked, just hair on the head, toes and end of the tail, so they require sunscreen in the summer and lots of clothes the rest of the time! I've had lots of reptiles and amphibians over the years, assorted rodents and whatever needed a home. Did wildlife rehabilitation when I lived in NY, mostly ophan mammals. Loved it, and still will take on whatever needs a home.Makes for a crazy life!

[Roundy210]

I got a new hamster! w00t!
His name is Hershy.

[fancyfont]

Congratulations for getting your new little hamster, Hershy. Is he a Teddy Bear Hamster? Maybe you can teach him to ride on Leo's back.:)

[PleoWorldHostCami]

I got a new hamster! w00t!
His name is Hershy.

So sorry about Snickers and congrats on getting Hershy. Anything named after a chocolate bar has got to be a great pet. LOL

[Falseprophet666]

I'm glad for you Roundy. I remember when my smallest Hermet crab, chip got sick and died. Losing a pet is a terrible thing, regardless to how big, small, or intelligent it is. When I was six, my little brother spilled my Sea Monkey colony out. I was traumautized (oh my, that is certainly spelled wrong!) for weeks!

[SpiritFurEva]

i dont have pics but........i have 3 dogs ( use to be 4 but one died and she was gonna have puppies! - cry - ) first dog is Wilson.....had him every since i was a baby LOL hes old now he was a puppy when we got him though...........wilson is a uh i cant remember! But all i know is he is really fuzzy,white,and VERY CURLY Lol..........i have 2 labs i think labs......there sisters.........my brothers dog is Rosie.........and my dog is.........Sweetie! lol there really hyper my mom hates them ROFL there always jumping on her and Rosie is a pig and likes wilson WAY TOO MUCH............were talking seriously way TOO TOO MUCH.................................but anyways when i was little we had some hamsters............one hamster was pregnant and she had what 20 babies! AND THEN STARTED EATING THEM!!!!!! we didnt even touch them!!!!!! agh we got so mad at her that.............and well................LOL since we all had to let them go but that was back then in the country ROFL um we let them out the side of the road and they all ran into the forest hehe ROFL :) there dead now :( im happy and sad im happy because im excited of getting a PLEO THIS CHRISTMAS! YAY! LOL

[Pleona]

Heheh, Big news from me! :D
Yesterday, we got a new addition to our household! A Border Collie Puppy! :) She's yet un-named, but I think Amber might be a nice name! :D She is our first puppy, and we love her to bits!
Chewing the house up, and being house trained, but oh well. xD
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/wolfxdog/Photo-0071.jpg
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o244/wolfxdog/Photo-0070.jpg

[Siren]

OMG! Pleona! So previous! Border Collie, eh? Active and smart breed, you better keep that little bugger busy!

[Pleona]

LOL, It's going to be one heck of a challenge, but she'll be coming on our hikes up the Bonny scottish mountains when she's older! :D
Hahah, I have a whole week of walking the puppy in soggy, soaking weather! Hoozay! xD

[PleoWorldHostCami]

LOL, It's going to be one heck of a challenge, but she'll be coming on our hikes up the Bonny scottish mountains when she's older! :D
Hahah, I have a whole week of walking the puppy in soggy, soaking weather! Hoozay! xD

What can I say but awwwwwwwwww! What a cutie. And yes border collies are very smart. We have a 9 year old female border collie and she is WAY too smart for our own good! ;)

[Pleona]

What can I say but awwwwwwwwww! What a cutie. And yes border collies are very smart. We have a 9 year old female border collie and she is WAY too smart for our own good!

Aww, Really Cami? :D Heheh, I can't wait to see how she'll turn out when she's older, booked in for puppy training and such, so it will be hard work, but a lot of fun! :) She didn't cry last night that much, so it seems she's settling in nicely~!

[wgb]

Pleona: She is very cute. Love that face!

[fancyfont]

She's gorgeous! Get some Frisbees ready!:)

[Siren]

Some new pics of my pets

Willow
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1527.jpg

Satin
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1538.jpg

Lace, yes she is purple
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1539.jpg

Jinx
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1497.jpg

Myan
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1216.jpg

Demona
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1242.jpg

[Siren]

Phoenix
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1229.jpg

Gil
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_0885.jpg

Bindi Sue
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/Pets/IMG_1118.jpg

[Deb]

The black & white cat is Toby
The ginger & white cat is Billy
And then there's Rocky the BT

[fancyfont]

Siren Only soneone that works in a pet shop would have those gorgeous animal at home, too. Beautiful photos,:)

[wgb]

Wow Siren you have a lot of pets!
Deb yours are cute!

[CritterFan]

She's......gone.

I'm sorry to hear that. :(

Pets are members of the family. Even if we know we're doing the right thing, by asking the vet to administer the final act of mercy, it doesn't make the decision an easy one. Been there, done that, more than once, as I'm sure many others on these forums have also done.

At least she's no longer suffering.

[CritterFan]

So sorry about Snickers. I know she will be missed.
One of the reasons I bought a Pleo was that I knew I wouldn't have to go through the pain of losing it. And then along comes Peeky. There really would be tears if something happened to him. I had two worries (my two aging poodles) before. Now I have three. (Peeky)
Having pets are so worth the heartache they will, eventually, bring to us.

Absolutely. I'm a better human being for having had the three cats of mine who are up in Kitty Heaven now, and for the two cats I have right now that I enjoy spoiling rotten. Even the tremendous feeling of missing them, someday, can't be outweighed by how much joy they bring while they're here.

[CritterFan]

I got a new hamster! w00t!
His name is Hershy.

Hershy... Snickers... I'm sensing a naming pattern here. I think someone likes chocolate. :)

Congratulations on your new, furry family member. Hamsters are cute as heck. Spoil him extra for me.

[Roundy210]

Hershy... Snickers... I'm sensing a naming pattern here. I think someone likes chocolate. :)

Congratulations on your new, furry family member. Hamsters are cute as heck. Spoil him extra for me.

I can't-he just climbed into a hole in the wall. For all I know he's up in the attic by now.

[pleoguy101]

I hope he's not lost:eek: congrats on the new family member:D I've had 2 hamsters before, they're great.

[P1e0]

Sorry about Snickers. Congrats about getting Hershy. Sorry about loosing Hershy. I have a hamster named Sweet heart (Hammy is her nick name) and a mouse named Kuiper (Kipe-er) She's getting old now I know she's about to... leave me because she makes loud squeak noises and she's going bald. I've already had four mice before her, Hershy (I know), Dice, Cheddar, and Sparky, a countless amount of hamsters, and a chinchilla named Cha-Chi. I miss them all.

[Roundy210]

I have a cartoon character called Sparky! He's a dog....sort of.

[Allosaurus]

See the picture! My mum went outside, and all ti would do is stand, stare, and resume eating. Funny, huh?

[fancyfont]

Do deer visit your home often? That would be a mighty exciting thing here. We do get an oposum once in a while.. Glad your mom had a camera at hand.

[pleoWhisperer]

I see deer occasionally on the road near my house, but with ten dogs, not much wildlife gets that close to the house! ;)

Would be neat, though! Bet it was for you. :)

[pleoguy101]

cool, I get TONS of deer in my backyard, they eat all our plants:rolleyes:. not to mention theres tons of little bunnies and chipmunks. and squirrils:)

[Allosaurus]

Do deer visit your home often? That would be a mighty exciting thing here. We do get an oposum once in a while.. Glad your mom had a camera at hand.

Oh, yeah! I get pretty much everything. Deer, foxes, pheasents... We even get turkeys!

[wgb]

Great picture! Use to get them where I lived before. Love to watch them

[Allosaurus]

Yeah, thery're SO cool!

[P1e0]

I just wanted to say that i'll be online a lot less because we have a new puppy. We got him last Sunday, he is a maltipoo, and his name is Mickey:D. Plus my bearded dragon, Hobbes, died so I'm going through a spot of depression especialy since he died at one year old:(. I just wanted to let you guys know in case I disappear.:p

[PleoWorldHostSauri]

P1e0,

We will miss you and hope you can come around when you have time. I am so sorry about the loss of Hobbes :-( it is hard to loose a pet. Have fun with Mickey and try to come see us when you can!!!

[kchamster]

I agree with Sauri!

im really sorry about Hobbes!....Im glad you got a puppy though!! I love em!

[mweed]

Puppies do tend to take a lot of atention. Their batteries last longer than your pleo's! ;)

[fancyfont]

Puppies soil the carpets.but are lots of fun.:)

[PleoWorldHostCami]

Puppies do tend to take a lot of atention. Their batteries last longer than your pleo's! ;)

ROFL and don't come with an off switch either.

[P1e0]

The only other explanation for my disappearance is if I go on vacation to the Bermuda Triangle.

[wgb]

Sorry to hear about Hobbes:(
New puppys take time thats for sure! Sounds cute. Would love to see a pic!

[Allosaurus]

I study frogs. There are several interesting vids. Check them out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LctS9U6oWBg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOHL9QkvBmY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBH39g-4elY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFM0cHXz1Bw&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JK0gRFvFjZ8&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aK7AKjrl8Cg&feature=related

Hope you like them!

[P1e0]

Wow,the last one was the funniest!

[Allosaurus]

Wow,the last one was the funniest!

Yeah, it was. I also think frog fights are fairly amusing. ;)

[P1e0]

Yep. I likeed the second to last one as well.

[pleoguy101]

I love pac man frogs! I have 2 african clawed frogs they are awesome!:):D

[Allosaurus]

I love pac man frogs! I have 2 african clawed frogs they are awesome!:):D

The green frog\bullfrog hybrid in my school's pond have CLAWS.

[fancyfont]

Great videos of the frogs! Can't believe the sounds they make! So funny. Love the blue frog.

[Allosaurus]

Great videos of the frogs! Can't believe the sounds they make! So funny. Love the blue frog.

Yeah. Blue Green Frogs are awfully rare.

[wgb]

They make such great sounds!

[P1e0]

I wish Ferny made some of those sounds! LOL.

[Siren]

Since I can remember, I have loved animals. I have done whatever I can to help animals. Wild and domestic. I raised a baby squirrel who was orphaned when I was 10 and that kind of thing has stuck with me since. Besides my small zoo, I've rehabbed turtles who got hit by cars, birds who flew into windows, and even a rat who was injured by a cat. All this time, without a rehab license. Mind you, when I get a wild animal that I know is beyond my league and resources, I always call the local rehabber. And she knows what I do and loves me for it, because it takes some work off her. She has mentioned I should get myself a license too. I've procrastinated. But after this week, I think Mother Nature it telling me to get off my arse and get it.

2 days ago, Mr. No More Pets, my dad found a baby soft shelled turtle. It is SO young, it still has a yolk sac! This thing JUST hatched. It was in the middle of the road, the size of a quarter...how he spotted it, I don't know. But he brought it home. Mind you, its healthy and all, but as I have in the past with hatchling turtles, I raise them till they are at least 3-4" and then set them free in safer areas, giving them a fighting chance.
Then this morning, a box turtle, juvenile, was on the road. We pulled over and I moved him onto the grass and went to work. My father drove by the same spot not 15 minutes later and there was a baby bird. It was in the road and he moved it to the bushes and waited, but its parents never came. Its hunger cries attracted a cat, so he took it home rather than leave it there to get killed. He brings it to my work for me to assess the situation with it. If it still had its eyes closed, I was gonna call a rehabber. If it was a fledgling, I was gonna give it a few days to get its flight and set it free. But it was in the middle. Pin feathers, eyes opened, and eats like a hippo. So I opted not to give it to my rehab friend and to care for it myself for now. I use to breed cocketeils and its at the same maturity level of when I would take the babies out to hand feed. First feeding was difficult. It was imprinted on its bird parents. Trying to get it to take a syringe with weird tasting formula was a task. Second feeding...it was like Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. It totally gets it now. Now when its hungry, it chirps for me and the moment it sees me, it opens its "little" mouth. 5 feedings so far today...and a lot of poop. It has an internal parasitic worm. Saw one in its poop. Pretty normal for wild birds. I have to check to see if its old enough for a dewormer. That is part of its problem. It should be feeding every 2 hours, but its feeding every hour and pooping a LOT, all symptoms and side effects of worms.
But its healthy in all other aspects. Eyes are clear, fantastic eater, and it tries to walk...but it sorta just stumbles and tumbles for now.

I am also 99% sure its a Mockingbird. Florida's State Bird and a protected species, so yeah....I am a criminal for what I am doing. So I think this is the last straw for me. I am going to get my license as a rehabber and make this official. I am not going big time into it. No gators or bears or anything. I'll stick to what I know for now, small animals, reptiles and birds mostly. Do it all out of my home like I do now. Nothing will change, except I'll have a paper to say I am not doing it illegally. I really have bonded with this little guy and don't want to just give him up. Its been a long time since I did a long term rehab. Other than the turtles. BTW, we named it Mogwai.

Currently, I am feeding it ZuPreem Baby Bird Formula, mixing in some pulverized crickets and nightcrawlers....so gross, I know. But they are insect/seed/fruit eaters, so I gotta add the bugs.

Oh and of course, pictures....Its mouth and legs are HUGE compared to the rest of its body! Its so cute :D
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/IMG_1766.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/IMG_1769.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/IMG_1773.jpg

And here's the soft shelled turtle I am caring for now too
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/SirensGrotto/turtle/IMG_1755.jpg

[fancyfont]

Siren, You would make a great rehabber What does it take to get a license in Florida?
BTW, I've never seen a turtle with a snout like that.:)

[Siren]

You need to spend time volunteering with a rehabber. Once that is complete and they sign you off, then I think I may have to take a test. And then the application and a fee. I think the fee is under $100. I gotta call my rehabber friend tomorrow to get all the details. She might even give me credit for what I am doing now with the bird :)

[mweed]

If it's a mockingbird, I wonder if it will pick up any of your pleo calls. ;)

[Siren]

LOL I didn't think about that!

[pleoguy101]

siren this is awesome, I'm so happy for you! cute bird too. I absolutly LOVE turtles.. and tortoises, they are my favorite animal besides dogs. I have been reaserching them for a while too. when you get your lisence, are you aloud to put animals up for adoption?:);) the softshell turtle is awesome, but I think they get HUGE. I have always loved animals. I think you gave me an idea for a life long career:)

[pleoWhisperer]

I would assume the purpose of a rehabber is to get them to the point that they can be returned to the wild, unless the injury is permanently disabling (i.e., would not be able to survive in the wild). The question then is what to do with a turtle that could live a hundred years if properly cared for, and cannot be returned to the wild. We have a few private facilities around here for abandoned "wild" pets (bears, tigers, etc) and "retired" wildlife that care for them until they die, but that's not really rehabbing . . .

[wgb]

Oh so cute! Im glad you are getting your License. You seem to be very good at it already!

[Deb]

wow, I have to say, i think you're amazing !

[junkroxy]

the bird is very cute! you're great Siren!:cool:

[Siren]

I haven't met a turtle yet that couldn't be returned to the wild. Turtles, even captive bred, have proven to do just fine in the wild

Red ear sliders are the number one pet turtle in the state of Florida. They also are not found naturally in Florida. People bought them from pet stores and flea markets, barely out of the egg and when they reached over 4" and got too big for their little plastic pools they are often sold with, people released them into the wild. These were animals fed on pellets, never knowing what a predator was. And yet, the people who irresponsibly set them free have caused nearly irreversible damage to the ecosystem here. The red ear sliders are breeding with our native yellow bellied, thus breeding the yellow bellied out of existence. I have 5 red ear sliders. All I got from people who said if they couldn't find them a home, they were gonna let them go. Because of this going on so often, it is now against the law to sell this species of turtle in Florida. But irrespondsible sellers are slipping by on a loophole, selling the plastic pool for a higher price and giving the buyer a "free" turtle.

If captive bred, generation after generation, they are surviving...no thriving...I seriously doubt giving a baby turtle a head start...especially since red ear sliders EAT baby soft shelled turtles (which are native to Florida) is going to go badly against either the turtle or the ecosystem in general.

I understand what you are trying to say, but reptiles raises in captivity fair quite well in the wild. Florida is proof of this with its red ear slider turtles, Burmese pythons, Reticulated pythons, and green anacondas all thriving and breeding in Florida. All were raised by humans, fed by humans, only knew humans as their giver of food...and yet they have no problem living in the wild and eating our native wildlife.

Now if this was a bear, no way would I touch a baby bear with a ten foot pole. #1, I don't know how to properly rehab a bear. If I raised it like I am raising this turtle or bird, and then released it, it would stay close in contact with humans and either hurt someone and/or get hurt.

I have also rehabbed 4 adult box turtles, all hit by cars. They took a few months to two years to be ready to go back to the wild. In that time, one of my females was gravid and had 3 young. One died soon after hatching. The other eggs were slugs (duds). She was gravid (pregnant) when she was hit by the truck, so I assume the small number of viable hatchlings was due to that. Those babies were raised in a tank. Fed mealworms. And when I released the adults and babies. It didn't take one of the babies long to find a worm and eat it. I've done rehab on reptiles for a while. They are a whole different breed than rehabbing mammals. Mammals imprint on humans. Reptiles could kinda care less.

[CritterFan]

LOL I didn't think about that!

LOL :) I can imagine a mockingbird flitting around your area singing "Yoohoo!" from the top of a tree. At least you'd always know which bird it was that you rescued. :)

I think you're doing a great thing with all these animals. I wish you luck in getting the rehabber's license ASAP, so you can keep up the great work.

[pleoguy101]

I haven't met a turtle yet that couldn't be returned to the wild. Turtles, even captive bred, have proven to do just fine in the wild

Red ear sliders are the number one pet turtle in the state of Florida. They also are not found naturally in Florida. People bought them from pet stores and flea markets, barely out of the egg and when they reached over 4" and got too big for their little plastic pools they are often sold with, people released them into the wild. These were animals fed on pellets, never knowing what a predator was. And yet, the people who irresponsibly set them free have caused nearly irreversible damage to the ecosystem here. The red ear sliders are breeding with our native yellow bellied, thus breeding the yellow bellied out of existence. I have 5 red ear sliders. All I got from people who said if they couldn't find them a home, they were gonna let them go. Because of this going on so often, it is now against the law to sell this species of turtle in Florida. But irrespondsible sellers are slipping by on a loophole, selling the plastic pool for a higher price and giving the buyer a "free" turtle.

If captive bred, generation after generation, they are surviving...no thriving...I seriously doubt giving a baby turtle a head start...especially since red ear sliders EAT baby soft shelled turtles (which are native to Florida) is going to go badly against either the turtle or the ecosystem in general.

I understand what you are trying to say, but reptiles raises in captivity fair quite well in the wild. Florida is proof of this with its red ear slider turtles, Burmese pythons, Reticulated pythons, and green anacondas all thriving and breeding in Florida. All were raised by humans, fed by humans, only knew humans as their giver of food...and yet they have no problem living in the wild and eating our native wildlife.

Now if this was a bear, no way would I touch a baby bear with a ten foot pole. #1, I don't know how to properly rehab a bear. If I raised it like I am raising this turtle or bird, and then released it, it would stay close in contact with humans and either hurt someone and/or get hurt.

I have also rehabbed 4 adult box turtles, all hit by cars. They took a few months to two years to be ready to go back to the wild. In that time, one of my females was gravid and had 3 young. One died soon after hatching. The other eggs were slugs (duds). She was gravid (pregnant) when she was hit by the truck, so I assume the small number of viable hatchlings was due to that. Those babies were raised in a tank. Fed mealworms. And when I released the adults and babies. It didn't take one of the babies long to find a worm and eat it. I've done rehab on reptiles for a while. They are a whole different breed than rehabbing mammals. Mammals imprint on humans. Reptiles could kinda care less.
I know what you mean about the red eared sldiers, I hate that people sell them like they are toys. people buy them as babys because they seem really cute. but they dont know they get HUGE they can grow to be a foot long, need a huge tank or pond, they are very messy eaters, and require lots of care, they also need live food like small fish to give them exersise "like chasing the fish" and health. but anyway, I'm glad you will soon get your lisence soon:)

[Siren]

Well...today I left the Pleoworld.com's main page up so it could listen the Pleo video all day. If it is male, there is a high possibility will will mimic it. And that is a good thing. In the wild, the male with the most original song wins the girl. No other mockingbird will make Pleo sounds. And it could help me identify him when I am outside listening to the birds

And yeah, we live in a disposable society. The people who sell them tell people they won't grow any bigger and the people who buy are too ignorant to know any better. Before I buy any pet, I always buy a book first and read up on it

[CritterFan]

cool, I get TONS of deer in my backyard, they eat all our plants:rolleyes:. not to mention theres tons of little bunnies and chipmunks. and squirrils:)

My brother-in-law sprays some kind of hot pepper solution onto his and his wife's plants so the deer in their area don't eat them.

The only drawback is that the solution has to be reapplied after a rainstorm. But it's a natural way to keep the deer off -- much better than some chemical that would mess up the environment. They live in a very suburban -- borderline rural -- area northwest of Philadelphia, and boy is it pretty. Not to mention, full of deer and other wildlife. :)

[pleoguy101]

Well...today I left the Pleoworld.com's main page up so it could listen the Pleo video all day. If it is male, there is a high possibility will will mimic it. And that is a good thing. In the wild, the male with the most original song wins the girl. No other mockingbird will make Pleo sounds. And it could help me identify him when I am outside listening to the birds

And yeah, we live in a disposable society. The people who sell them tell people they won't grow any bigger and the people who buy are too ignorant to know any better. Before I buy any pet, I always buy a book first and read up on it

thats definently the smart thing to do! and also, I cant wait to see this mocking bird mimic pleo sounds! it will be awesome if it does!!:D

[pleoguy101]

My brother-in-law sprays some kind of hot pepper solution onto his and his wife's plants so the deer in their area don't eat them.

The only drawback is that the solution has to be reapplied after a rainstorm. But it's a natural way to keep the deer off -- much better than some chemical that would mess up the environment. They live in a very suburban -- borderline rural -- area northwest of Philadelphia, and boy is it pretty. Not to mention, full of deer and other wildlife. :)

maybe I'll try that. thanks, right now we use some "deer off" or something like that " I'm pretty sure the ingredient is actually wolf pee:D:eek:!" can you believe they actually sell that! but hey, it seems to work:)

[Siren]

I have been taking a lot of video of it. I will post the video when Mogwai is all grown up. I have been trying to pick out a song for it already, and I am crying. Listening to all these songs like Fly from Celine Dion, Back Where You Belong from Sinead O'Connor, and Forever Young by Rod Stewart, so far those are my nominations. And listening to these lyrics of watching a child/pet grow and letting them go. I cry listening to them, thinking of the day I see her fly. I know it will be a bittersweet day. I am looking into planting some berry bushes in my backyard to hopefully get Mogwai to stick around nearby. As well as a fruit feeder for s/he too. But I am so gonna cry that day. Mogwai is so loving. After eating, it hops onto my chest and cuddles there to fall asleep. I am gonna miss all that

[fancyfont]

Mogwai might learn some of Pleos songs. That would be so funny to hear a mockingbird go through a Pleo repertoire.:)

[wgb]

But great if it does learn some Pleo stuff. Mogwai sounds so cute when she cuddles

[CritterFan]

I have been taking a lot of video of it. I will post the video when Mogwai is all grown up. I have been trying to pick out a song for it already, and I am crying. Listening to all these songs like Fly from Celine Dion, Back Where You Belong from Sinead O'Connor, and Forever Young by Rod Stewart, so far those are my nominations. And listening to these lyrics of watching a child/pet grow and letting them go. I cry listening to them, thinking of the day I see her fly. I know it will be a bittersweet day. I am looking into planting some berry bushes in my backyard to hopefully get Mogwai to stick around nearby. As well as a fruit feeder for s/he too. But I am so gonna cry that day. Mogwai is so loving. After eating, it hops onto my chest and cuddles there to fall asleep. I am gonna miss all that

I think part of the reason that we, as humans, find it bittersweet to say goodbye when it's time to send a rehabbed wild creature back into the wild is that we operate on a different timetable than other animals.

Human children take a good number of years to mature. The legal system says it's 18 years. Some of us are with our parents for even longer than that, such as if we commute to college instead of going away and living in the dorms.

Most wild animals, meanwhile, don't stick around with their parents for anywhere near that length of time. Little birds go from birth to independence in a matter of weeks rather than years. So THEIR parents are perfectly ready to let go and move on to the next clutch of eggs (in the case of some birds that raise more than one batch of little ones during the course of the spring and summer). We, on the other hand, just aren't built to have a "let go and send the little ones packing" emotional reaction that kicks in after only a few weeks. So we're subject to some feelings that the wild bird and animal parents wouldn't be dealing with, when it comes time to let go.

I think those feelings of Empty Nest Syndrome, literally as well as figuratively in this case, will be perfectly natural. But since you already know that the right thing to do is let Mogwai return to the wild when s/he's mature, those feelings aren't going to be a problem. Plus, they'll be counterbalanced by the feeling of accomplishment when you see your little charge take his/her place among the wild birds in the neighborhood.

And if Mogwai turns out to be a male, and starts repeating Pleo sound effects, we're all going to come and visit your neighborhood, with our Pleos in tow. ;) :D That'd be just way too cool not to see firsthand.

[Siren]

Love the analogy CritterFan! I also feel its our social structures too. For instance, orca whales...socially, the males stay with their moms for just about their entire lives. While the females may come in and out of the pod when they feel like it. Orcas tend to be mama's boys.

Elephants have the opposite social structure. Males leave their mothers and are pretty solitary, sometimes going into bachelor herds. Females stay with their moms all their lives.

Then you have gorillas. Mothers and father stay together, children stay too.

Humans are kinda like that. We try to keep the family together. For as long as possible. And when they children finally do "leave the nest", it almost seems unnatural.

And if Mogwai learns Pleo sounds, I will be sure to videotape the whole thing

[Allosaurus]

Well...today I left the Pleoworld.com's main page up so it could listen the Pleo video all day. If it is male, there is a high possibility will will mimic it. And that is a good thing. In the wild, the male with the most original song wins the girl. No other mockingbird will make Pleo sounds. And it could help me identify him when I am outside listening to the birds

And yeah, we live in a disposable society. The people who sell them tell people they won't grow any bigger and the people who buy are too ignorant to know any better. Before I buy any pet, I always buy a book first and read up on it

LOL> If it works, he'll definitely win. No other bird makes Pleo sounds!

[Allosaurus]

maybe I'll try that. thanks, right now we use some "deer off" or something like that " I'm pretty sure the ingredient is actually wolf pee:D:eek:!" can you believe they actually sell that! but hey, it seems to work:)

Ew. Wolf pee. Though, I can understand why. What sensible deer would want to come in contact with a wolf?

[Allosaurus]

LOL, so there are two Pleos fighting for territory. The one that is pinned down goes, "Croak, croak twing, twang, croak!" The one that is pinning down goes, "Twang... Twing twang! Twangtwangtwangtwang! Croak!"
LOL

[Allosaurus]

Okay. That works. Just be sure to come on sometimes!

[mweed]

But he'll have trouble finding a mate. All he'll attract is tourists!

[Allosaurus]

LOL, mweed. You are TOO funny for your own good.

[Siren]

LOL mweed! That was pure genius!

Also, for those who know my YouTube channel, I posted a video of Mogwai on it. I didn't post the video here because I did use a copyrighted song. Forever Young by Rod Stewart.

[Allosaurus]

LOL, I can just imagine him going "Yoohoo!" and "Mooooooo..." and "Tada!"

[bumblebee]

We have a huge sandlot next to our yard, I find deer tracks there all the time! Sometimes they are so big, I wonder if they are moose tracks?

[fancyfont]

Sally the moose tracks!;)

[pleoguy101]

congrats on the new puppy!!!, and sorry about your beardie,Hobbes:( I love reptiles so and I know how it feels to lose a pet.:( I'm sure most of us here do.

[CritterFan]

Congrats on the puppy! Pet him extra for me, and don't forget to post pics. :)

Sorry about the loss of Hobbes, though. :(

I just clicked the hatchlings in your .sig file -- their time is running short, particularly the first two. :eek: Would any of my fellow insomniacs who see this post please do the same, and click P1e0's hatchlings so the little digital critters can survive?

[junkroxy]

congrat for your new friend! ;) post some photos of your puppy asap!:D

[pleoguy101]

Sally the moose tracks!;)

LOL.. could it be?:D

[Allosaurus]

We think that there are treefrog eggs in the school pond. LAwl!

[pleoguy101]

we have a fish pond in our backyard and every summer theres a few frogs that come by and visit for a while it's cool:)

[Allosaurus]

You ahvea vernal pool then! So do I!

[1mpleo]

:p253
This Is A Picture Of One Of My Ducks
[Other Duck In Corner Of Pic]
254
This Is My Other Duck !

[junkroxy]

cute!!!!;-)

[Allosaurus]

:p253
This Is A Picture Of One Of My Ducks
[Other Duck In Corner Of Pic]
254
This Is My Other Duck !

They're adorable!

[1mpleo]

Thanks . :)

[pleoguy101]

ohh! I'll take a picture of my pets and post it here!!:-D.. let me get a camera!:cool::-)

[Allosaurus]

ohh! I'll take a picture of my pets and post it here!!:-D.. let me get a camera!:cool::-)

You have a camarasaurus, so why do you need a camera?

[Allosaurus]

I'll put mine up later.

[pleoguy101]

You have a camarasaurus, so why do you need a camera?

to take pictures of my pets.:-)

[P1e0]

I have a lot of pets!

[1mpleo]

I Have 3 Cats. 2 Ducks And Getting A Duckling.

[fancyfont]

One of my fish playing keep away with an algae wafer in his mouth.255

[pleoguy101]

LOL! I have a crested gecko, a dog, about 9 fish in the outside pond, a rabbit, and 2 african clawed frogs "who had about 30- 40 babies.:-)" I'll post pictures later.

[1mpleo]

Lol. My Cats Are Scared Of My Ducks.

[fancyfont]

Pleoguy101, What are you going to do with all those baby frogs? That's a lot of frog crocking.:-)

[pleoguy101]

Pleoguy101, What are you going to do with all those baby frogs? That's a lot of frog crocking.:-)

probably give them to the pet store, also some lady at the pet store said she'd personally take a few for herself:D:)

[CritterFan]

If you look up "spoiled cats" in the dictionary, you'll see a pic of these two boys. Stanley is on the left, and Captain is on the right. :-) They're four years old now.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v430/Gabey8/image.jpg

[fancyfont]

Stanley and Captain look very comfortable. Two more spoiled pets!:)

[wgb]

They are very cute!

[1mpleo]

I Have 3 Cats.
Fluffy
Peppy
Tom

There All 14 And Grumpy Lol

[P1e0]

I have three dogs one bearded draqgon, one cat, one hamster, one mouse, a camarasuarus, four salt water fish, a parrakeet, two gold fish, and one suiside gold fish.

[1mpleo]

Lol Lots Of Pets,

[degers]

I have 3 dogs, 1 cat, (2 dead camarasauses)

[fancyfont]

At least Havoc was named correctly! :D

[1mpleo]

Sorry For Your Loss

[degers]

haha thanks 1mpleo!

[1mpleo]

Lool..........

[bumblebee]

hey, ive had 25 at 1 point too! of course, half of them are chickens, but theyre NICE chickens, okay? :D

[1mpleo]

Ok Loool,/..,

[P1e0]

Oh, I also have three beta fish. By the way, my suiside gold fish jumped out of it's glass into the sink! My sister and I saved it at the last moment, now it has a lid to it's tank just in case. We had a beta fish who died that way.

[fancyfont]

I call that fish out of water. That happens sometimes with my fish. When I feed them, they get a little too excited at times. They are the most slippery little guys to pick up

[1mpleo]

Yeh I Used To Have Fish A One Silver Carp, And When I Took Emm' Out Of The Tank To Clean Em' They Used To Jump Out The Bowl They Were Inn.

[P1e0]

i had a cfish that only ate one colored fish flake. It would other colors but barf em up!

[fancyfont]

Fish are smart and they are not color blind. Would be facsinating to, actually, see what they see

[1mpleo]

Fish ASre Dum. They Have A 15 Second Memory Span.

[fancyfont]

Fish ASre Dum. They Have A 15 Second Memory Span.

My fish don't know that!!:-)

[Robomom]

Siren, Good luck with the decision to become a rehabilitator. I did it in NY, got my license for the same reason, cause I knew I was going to take in and care for whatever came my way. And i did it for years without knowing it was illegal. Once I found out I knew I had to get licensed, cause I wasn't gonna stop! I did orphans and reptiles mostly. Baby birds were tough cause I worked full time, so it was impossible to be home to feed them sunup to soundown. But with orphans I just let them sleep during the day when I was at work, then got up ever 2 hours at night to feed them. Good luck with your baby bird and softshell turtle. They are both awefully cute!

[pleoguy101]

Fish ASre Dum. They Have A 15 Second Memory Span.

actually, I hate to sound like a a smarty person dude:-D but i think that was recently scientificly disproven. you'd be surprised what fish can do if you give them a good enviroment. the fish in my fish pond are very smart, when I throw something in the water for them, they know if its food or not. they also play with the aquatic plants.:-):)

[fancyfont]

They sure know when it's feeding time. They all come over to the side to let me know. Longer then fifteen seconds.

[mweed]

We had an oscar that definitely recognized people. It knew I was the one who fed it crickets and goldfish.When ever I can into the room, it followed me (as best as the aquarium would allow) around the room and would get all excited. If I stuck my hand in the tank it would swim up and rub against me like a cat does to your leg. Ye it would ignore my wife and some kids, but would try to hide from one of my daughters.

[pleoguy101]

We had an oscar that definitely recognized people. It knew I was the one who fed it crickets and goldfish.When ever I can into the room, it followed me (as best as the aquarium would allow) around the room and would get all excited. If I stuck my hand in the tank it would swim up and rub against me like a cat does to your leg. Ye it would ignore my wife and some kids, but would try to hide from one of my daughters.

you had an Oscar?! I love those fish!!:-D they're awesome!:-D

[1mpleo]

I Love Tiger Oscars And Long Finned

[Allosaurus]

I say eels and parrot cichlids rule.

[1mpleo]

Lool,
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[Allosaurus]

Eels are pretty cool, yes? Well, actually, I like Xiphactinius, but they're extinct.

[1mpleo]

I Like Narwhales.

[Allosaurus]

Orca Whales are my all-time favorite animals.

[1mpleo]

I Love Them Belugas Are Cool Though
So ArePorpoise

[Allosaurus]

Actually, I have three fave animals. Crocodile, orca, and Donkey. Wierd mix, I know.

[1mpleo]

My Favriote Animal are Panda's
Servals
Cheetahs

[Allosaurus]

I see you like cute cuddly things?

[1mpleo]

Cheetahs?
Cuddly?
Servals?
Cuddly?

Lol

[Allosaurus]

Cheetahs are cuddly, at least :3

[1mpleo]

I Want A Pet Serval..

[Allosaurus]

I Want A Pet Serval..

I want a frilled lizard,a horse, or a donkey.

[pleoguy101]

my favorite animals are. dogs, all types of lizards "including geckos", turtles, tortoises, frogs"like the african clawed frog, and pac man frogs" a few types of snakes, ok, I basicly like any type of reptile or amphibian LOL:-D

[1mpleo]

MuHaHaHaHAhA

[Allosaurus]

I already have a dinosaur.

[Allosaurus]

I also already ahve three dogs, a guinea pig, and a tank of fish.

[pleoguy101]

oh, I was supposed to take a picture of my pets! I'll do that soon:-D

[1mpleo]

Cool, I Have 2 Ducks 3 Cats.
And A Frog In My Pond Outside That I Feed Fish Food.
I Got It As A Baby And Its Stayed In The Pond Ever Sinse All The Others Have Left Lol

[Allosaurus]

Cool, I Have 2 Ducks 3 Cats.
And A Frog In My Pond Outside That I Feed Fish Food.
I Got It As A Baby And Its Stayed In The Pond Ever Sinse All The Others Have Left Lol

Why'd they leave?

[1mpleo]

Hybernate. They Were Supose To Comeback And Lay More Frog S****

I Had Like 40 Baby Frogs There Lool. Now Theres One, Might Be 2

[Allosaurus]

Lawl..... One or two...

[Sean77408]

I have 1 cat, 1 frog, 2 snails, 6 fish, and 1 Pleo! :)

[Allosaurus]

I don't like cats.....

[op8106]

you dont like cats? i love them, but that just might be beacuase mine loves me back, LOL maybe not, he just loves food. We have our differences but all are humans.

http://C:\Documents and Settings\Rachel\My Documents\My Videos\My Pictures\IM003554.JPG

[CritterFan]

I don't like cats.....

You might not have met the right cats yet. ;) I have a couple of pampered felines that love people, even strangers. They live for attention and they purr like mad anytime someone pets them. If you run into some people-oriented kitties, that might improve the way you feel about cats.

[op8106]

in my life ve had , 8 cats , a couple puppies , loads of different fish , chickens and chicks , 2 geese , ginese ( a kind of small chicken) , bantums (another kind of chicken) , phesants (once again a chicken) , snails , frogs and tadpoles , praying mantises (i had one for a year, she went to Florida with me!) and a couple others. I live on a kind of urban\country farm, so we always have some kind of animal, right now ,2 cats and 3 fish. but thats in my lifetime so if you look at it like that its not that many pets. ;)

[Sean77408]

You might not have met the right cats yet. ;) I have a couple of pampered felines that love people, even strangers. They live for attention and they purr like mad anytime someone pets them. If you run into some people-oriented kitties, that might improve the way you feel about cats.

Ohhhhh that sounds like my cat he purrs a lot when we pet him. And he is REALLY friendly because he is a wild cat and he lives in the woods behind our house. He came up to us one day and we fed him some salmon (cause we were eating salmon at the time) and he kept coming back. And now he is our outdoor cat. He is our second outdoor cat. Our first one went away and never came back. *sniff* :(

[op8106]

that really cool! P.S. Im sorry about your runaway cat, when we got these 2 kittens (Max and salem ,which are gone now) 2 of our adult cats ran away , their names were Taz and Ema , they are wild now, but come back sometimes, Ema whom is my cat , reconizes me and licks me on the face.shes adorable but may have passed away.

[Sean77408]

Ohhhhh..... We found 2 wild kittens in our log pile and we took care of em and stuff. It was so fun! Then we gave the kittens to my mom's friend and they don't recognize us anymore. :(

[op8106]

*sniff*..im sad with you...:(

[fancyfont]

I couldn't resist posting this big kitty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U&NR=1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U&NR=1)

[Allosaurus]

All the cats I've met have attacked me at random.

[op8106]

really? thats very odd... very odd indeed...

[1mpleo]

I Love Cats.

My Male Cat Is Realy Realy Friendly And Clever
He Checks If Its All Right To Sit On You Lap By Testing You With His Paw.
He Knocks At The Door Too Lol

[Allosaurus]

All I was doing was either petting them or walking by them... Once one bit me. 0_0

[op8106]

when me and my wild cat Ema would walk in the grass she would attack my feet becuase she thought they were prey, or food.

[Allosaurus]

Well all cats do something to me.

[op8106]

i think i hurt myself more when i shave than when playing with animals, a wierd comparison but its true...:D

[op8106]

some cats can be very clumsy with their claws, like mine.

[Allosaurus]

I have good luck with all animals but cats.... I actually have a knack for calming crocodillians! 0_____0

[op8106]

really? thats so cool!

[1mpleo]

Its Realy Funny!

My Cats Are Scared By My Ducks.
But The Ducks Do Chase Em And The Ducks Are About The Same Size As The Cats Lool

[Allosaurus]

I was at a zoo, being offered to pet a young crocodile. It was struggling as I put my hand towards it, but then I pet it along the back in a certain way that made it just nestle right into the guy's hands... And I could've sworn it smiled at me!

[1mpleo]

Ok Then Lool.

Im Getting Duckling Soon.
Cant Wait!

Ill Get It To Pose With Pleo.

[Allosaurus]

Cool! Be sure to post pics!

[1mpleo]

Yeah I Will.

[Allosaurus]

Of course you will XD

Edit: Double post... Well done, Dinosaur Girl XD