white mice to be exact [img]smile.gif[/img] (and they will not be used in lab experiments)

so do any of you guys have white mice? i know that they are cheap, easy to take care off... is there any problems with them? any suggestions and hints?

siberian hamsters are also good since they dont shed thier hair much...

I recomend Siberian Hamsters because they're cuter than lab rats... :/ but that's just me i suppose...

I had an albino rat once, funny animals. They don't get very old though, pity.

Only NOT let them go loose on the floor or they eat all cables that goes to your computer and stuff like that they LOOOVE to eat cables! lol
I my self have an "goldfish" and that is an quiet and cool "pet" haha :D

I would love to get those little turtles. The ones that are only about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long. I used to have them when I was a kid.

That's it, my next pet will be those kind of turtles. Only trouble is that I haven't seen them at any pet stores for a long time. :(

Mark

lol. I dont know about the rest of you, but I think it would be funny to get a komodo dragon as a pet... maybe not for the postman... but. lol. sorry very odd humor this evening. [img]graemlins/evillaughter1.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/evillaughter2.gif[/img]

LOL. It would robably cost a bomb to feed the thing. I recomend a Siberian Hamster as well, or a Chinchilla (sp?). I haven't had a turtle before but I hear they smell a bit.

LOL. It would robably cost a bomb to feed the thing. I recomend a Siberian Hamster as well, or a Chinchilla (sp?). I haven't had a turtle before but I hear they smell a bit.</font>[/QUOTE]Oh I dont know... set it lose on the local villagers... hehe. ok, so Im not being serious, still it IS a funny thought...

Do you know how big a turtle can get? They get enormous and they live to a very long age, they smell and you cannot handle them because they can carry Salmonella (that is food poisoning for the uninitiated).

Think twice before getting a turtle or a terrapin. The tank gets filthy, they foul the water very quickly and they need special food, special ultra violet light or constant sunlight to bask.

I used to have four terrapins in a very large tank and they used to bask until a large heat lamp I placed over the tank. I also had a Persian Cat who used to sit on the shelf above the tank, and everytime the terrapins climbed up on the rock to sit under the lamp my cat would bat them off with her paw. The poor terrapins kept on trying though until one of them snapped at the cat. They have very hard beak like mouths and they hurt when they bite. She didn't do it again.

Sadly, I gave them away to my local reptile shop because they were far to big to keep in the house and it was too cold to put them in my pond.

Anyway, enjoy your pet when you get it. (Preferably without the tomato sauce!!!!!) Sorry couldn't resist....

Lady Zidane

Zidane, good advice.
I don't know much about reptiles other than they have very specialised needs and can easily become sick and die if not looked after correctly.

Same with parrots (which I have) - people think 'oh great, I'll get a talking bird' without realising that it will be like having a moody 2 year old child that will never grow up for the next 30-90 years (depending on species). One of my birds is a Senegal Parrot - I am his second home because his first owners couldn't handle him, he was bought by them on impulse. He was very nervous when I first got him, because above all else they need security, and he hadn't had any prior to me getting him. They are also damn expensive to buy and care for, whoever coined the phrase 'eats like a bird' didn't have a clue, they are little pigs.

I think mice, hamsters, and especially rats, make great pets - they aren't expensive or time consuming to keep, and can be very entertaining.

[ 06-23-2002, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: Epona ]

Zidane, the size on the turtles depends a lot on the race. You can, easily, get turtles that wont ever be very big.

Your right though, they make one hell of a mess.

You beat me to it, DR! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Skywalker, the reason why you see so few of them these days might be because a lot of the species are protected now and may not be held as pets anymore.

Oh, BTW, Harkoliar, I have a hamster myself, like them better than mice. They're slightly more "cuddleable", LOL. They are night creatures though, you should bear that in mind. [img]smile.gif[/img]

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I used to have two turtles, cant remember the race though. Dont have any pets now.

<font color=pink>I used to feed those same white mice to my red tail boa! Unfortunatley he outgrew them....ah well, i wuv my snakey...thats it, get a snake! :D :D </font>

If Saz doesn't see this post, try emailing or PM'ing him -- I think he keeps rats, and could give you some advice.

I used to keep gerbils.... cage gets a bit smelly, if they get out you will have a hell of a time finding them, and make sure if you get more than one that they are the SAME SEX. We thought we had two females. Twelve gerbils later....

I got a king cobra once, I just let it roam around the house freely, then years later it grew so large that the neighbours complain and in come the government people and took it away.

wahhhhhhhhh!!! I want my snaky back!!!!!! :(

Getting a pet must be more than impulse to have one. You are taking on the commitment of the care and health of the animal. If you decide to go ahead think it through. Rodents take more care than many other animals, in that they need to be cleaned regularly, fed and watered. Their cages will stink very rapidly from urine and poop. You will also have to be on the look out for parasites. Fleas, ticks and mites.
What I'm saying is make your decision carefully and realize you are making a long term comitment.

I saw two baby white mice in the pet store yesterday! Very cute.
I have a 2 dogs myself.

Harkoliar, do you know the natural order of pets in times of crisis?

It goes like this:
Say you were incapacitated, eg: had a stroke and couldn't move or were in a quake and trapped by a wall etc...
Your dog (or pig I believe) will do what whatever it can to help you - get water or food, find help etc.
Your cat will go 'oh well' and take care of itself (might be a bit sad at the loss, but that's life hey? ;) )
A rodent will eventually get hungry and if you happen to be the handiest food source...Yes, it will eat you when the chips are down, no matter how good you've been to it!

[img]smile.gif[/img] This is just what I've heard, and am happily posting with nothing but vauge anecdotal evidence to back it up...

That's a good idea, Saz does indeed keep rats and is very knowledgable about them.

Alicat, I remember when I was a kid my friend had gerbils, and they bred like rabbits.... er... or maybe like gerbils... oh well you know what I mean [img]graemlins/uhoh1.gif[/img]

<font color="snow">Hey I've always wanted a snake for a pet! If I ever went overseas to where there were snakes, I would get one as a pet.
But maybe I would want a pet which is useful? Like a dog or something...and not one of those little dogs which are slow and go blind and weak quickly (lol Sorry to anyone who likes them)!</font>