Ideas for a pet

NiceWorg · 06-11-2003, 06:24 AM

I´ve been thinking of getting a pet to my dorm room for the semester months.. september till may. BUT, there is a problem of course because I live in a city where you cannot give animals much time in nature.. I also visit home almost every weekend, and I have a friend living in the same house, we have a shared kitchen. SO, I´m in need of good ideas for a pet which would fit to the current lifestyle. It should be moveable in a cage, at least..

Cat would be ideal, but I cannot stand the smells it makes, and it would wake me up from sleep continuously anyway...

Anything ! [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks.

DJG · 06-11-2003, 06:25 AM

How about a nice poisonous snake? They seem to be common nowadays!

Bahamut · 06-11-2003, 08:24 AM

hmm a toy dog, a persian cat, or a tarantula

Donut · 06-11-2003, 08:29 AM

Get yourself a nice salamander!

Dragonshadow · 06-11-2003, 08:30 AM

Hamster. The obvious answer.

Indemaijinj · 06-11-2003, 08:40 AM

What about an iguana? Peaceful, beautiful and lives of old vegetables and fruit.

But then again, it is not the most interactive animal in the world, vastly preferring inactivity over anything else unless it is hungry.

Rataxes · 06-11-2003, 08:46 AM

Smell... Cats...? Keep you awake at night...? Have to say I've never experienced any of those things myself. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Cats are the cleanliest pets there are. I am constantly amazed at their ability to keep their fur clean using nothing but their tongue.

Xen · 06-11-2003, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dragonshadow:
Hamster. The obvious answer.

Boo to be precite.

Cloudbringer · 06-11-2003, 08:57 AM

NiceWorg, I can understand your desire to have a pet, but when you're in college/university it's not the most ideal conditions for keeping one, particularly a dog or cat. They need daily care, food and attention, not to mention vet visits all of which adds up financially, and if you go away frequently, are in class during the day and have to share facilities, who will be responsible for the pet? What happens when you move or graduate- are you sure you'll be in an apartment where pets are allowed?

When I was in college and now that I work in one, I see pets discarded all the time because students move out and don't have anyplace to take the pet or just get tired of taking care of them. It's quite sad! Domestic animals don't do well being left out on their own and it's hardly fair to the pet to take it for a few months or a year and then dump it. NOT that I think you meant that, NiceWorg, it's just that I have seen it alot.

If you want a pet under the conditions you describe here, I'd suggest fish (aquarium) or maybe even those frogs they sell...what the heck are they called....sigh...someone in my dorm had them. They are black and tiny and live in aquariums. Oh well, a gecko might be good or even a hamster, you could take it home on the weekends!

[ 06-11-2003, 09:01 AM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

Legolas · 06-11-2003, 09:09 AM

I'd go with the ice weasel.
Actually, I'd go with Cloudy. Almost all pets are expensive, and they take up a lot of time and attention as well. If you are certain you want one, go to a pet store and ask someone who knows what pet would be right for you.
I think the sea monkeys are probably your best bet.

06-11-2003, 06:24 AM	#1
NiceWorg Baaz Draconian Join Date: January 15, 2002 Location: Vaasa, Finland Age: 42 Posts: 772	I´ve been thinking of getting a pet to my dorm room for the semester months.. september till may. BUT, there is a problem of course because I live in a city where you cannot give animals much time in nature.. I also visit home almost every weekend, and I have a friend living in the same house, we have a shared kitchen. SO, I´m in need of good ideas for a pet which would fit to the current lifestyle. It should be moveable in a cage, at least.. Cat would be ideal, but I cannot stand the smells it makes, and it would wake me up from sleep continuously anyway... Anything ! [img]smile.gif[/img] Thanks. __________________ Fell in love with a country girl, morning sunshine<br />She was up from a nether world, just to bust another soul<br />[url]\"http://jarkokson.suddenlaunch.com\" target=\"_blank\">Click!</a>

06-11-2003, 08:24 AM	#3
Bahamut Iron Throne Cult Join Date: March 12, 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 39 Posts: 4,864	hmm a toy dog, a persian cat, or a tarantula __________________ http://makeallthedifference.blogspot.com http://www.bratgirlcentral.com/cgi-b.../ikonboard.cgi

06-11-2003, 08:29 AM	#4
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	Get yourself a nice salamander! __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

06-11-2003, 08:30 AM	#5
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 34 Posts: 4,145	Hamster. The obvious answer. __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke

06-11-2003, 08:40 AM	#6
Indemaijinj Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 15, 2002 Location: Denmark Age: 43 Posts: 1,163	What about an iguana? Peaceful, beautiful and lives of old vegetables and fruit. But then again, it is not the most interactive animal in the world, vastly preferring inactivity over anything else unless it is hungry. __________________ The Bleak Caballero<br /><br />Proud and original member (and secret admirer) of the Pro-Mazzy movement.

06-11-2003, 06:25 AM	#2
DJG Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 16, 2001 Location: Manchester, England Age: 35 Posts: 1,109	How about a nice poisonous snake? They seem to be common nowadays!

06-11-2003, 08:46 AM	#7
Rataxes Symbol of Cyric Join Date: November 17, 2002 Location: Sweden Age: 38 Posts: 1,359	Smell... Cats...? Keep you awake at night...? Have to say I've never experienced any of those things myself. [img]smile.gif[/img] Cats are the cleanliest pets there are. I am constantly amazed at their ability to keep their fur clean using nothing but their tongue. __________________ [img]\"http://atlas.walagata.com/w/rataxes/ymca3.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />I want <b>YOU!</b>

06-11-2003, 08:57 AM	#9
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	NiceWorg, I can understand your desire to have a pet, but when you're in college/university it's not the most ideal conditions for keeping one, particularly a dog or cat. They need daily care, food and attention, not to mention vet visits all of which adds up financially, and if you go away frequently, are in class during the day and have to share facilities, who will be responsible for the pet? What happens when you move or graduate- are you sure you'll be in an apartment where pets are allowed? When I was in college and now that I work in one, I see pets discarded all the time because students move out and don't have anyplace to take the pet or just get tired of taking care of them. It's quite sad! Domestic animals don't do well being left out on their own and it's hardly fair to the pet to take it for a few months or a year and then dump it. NOT that I think you meant that, NiceWorg, it's just that I have seen it alot. If you want a pet under the conditions you describe here, I'd suggest fish (aquarium) or maybe even those frogs they sell...what the heck are they called....sigh...someone in my dorm had them. They are black and tiny and live in aquariums. Oh well, a gecko might be good or even a hamster, you could take it home on the weekends! [ 06-11-2003, 09:01 AM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ] __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

06-11-2003, 09:09 AM	#10
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 39 Posts: 5,459	I'd go with the ice weasel. Actually, I'd go with Cloudy. Almost all pets are expensive, and they take up a lot of time and attention as well. If you are certain you want one, go to a pet store and ask someone who knows what pet would be right for you. I think the sea monkeys are probably your best bet.

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