Nah...Joel still loves me. :DIn that pigtail-pulling, cootie-avoiding way.

In that pigtail-pulling, cootie-avoiding way.

Is there any other way?

Definetly a man.

You can train them to do things.

and they can feed themselves for a few days. If they don't work out, just get a different one. They are easier to "re-home" than reject pets.

Well, the problem I've had with these types of pets are socializing and training. I could never get mine to obey and stay when I told them to. They also have huge appetites and pee where they aren't supposed to. I did enjoy the "disciplining" sessions and didn't mind the grooming, petting and slobbering, but I'm still thinking that a hedgehog will be much less maintenance.

I'm surprised no one mentioned rats. They might meet all your requirements, some one else would have to give you more information on the extreme heat. However, we had a couple, they had no special temperature needs in the summer. Ours would sit on your shoulder and watch TV. They wanted to be with you, they would climb to your shoulder and stay. You can pet them, they act as if they are glad to see you. You can leave them in the cage quite a while. They have soft fur. They are funny sometimes.
My kids loved them. They don't live very long though. They adapt well to the environment, that's why the non domesticated version is doing so well. The pet store ones come in colors. They may be the best to adapt to your needs.

Hedgehogs are not much fun. It's easy to get pricked. They don't do much.

Rats were a consideration except they only live 2-3 years. By the time I get attached to one, it's dead. :(

Hedgehogs are very friendly and actually quite smart.

Don't be hatin' on the hedgy! :mad::p

So, the cavy is out. :(

bummer

Rats were a consideration except they only live 2-3 years. By the time I get attached to one, it's dead. :(I don't think it'll even last a year:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=6376365&postcount=65

You need something that's already dead!!!

I'm surprised no one mentioned rats. They might meet all your requirements, some one else would have to give you more information on the extreme heat. However, we had a couple, they had no special temperature needs in the summer. Ours would sit on your shoulder and watch TV. They wanted to be with you, they would climb to your shoulder and stay. You can pet them, they act as if they are glad to see you. You can leave them in the cage quite a while. They have soft fur. They are funny sometimes.
My kids loved them. They don't live very long though. They adapt well to the environment, that's why the non domesticated version is doing so well. The pet store ones come in colors. They may be the best to adapt to your needs.

Hedgehogs are not much fun. It's easy to get pricked. They don't do much.

If you (or anyone) wants a rat or 3, I've got plenty of them at my place, free for the taking. Just let me know.

Ducks can live up to 30 years as pets.

You don't want them in the apartment though-- you have to put diapers on them and change them regularly.

they are soft and cuddly though, except when they're biting you.

Hi ME,

I picked other. I'm surprised that no one has mentioned a bird.

I had never thought of being a bird owner until my son got a cockatiel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatiel). (Ours looks very much light the photo in the top-right corner of the page.)

Surprisingly, we have taught him to say a few phrases and he can be very affectionate. He can also be demanding at times but not more than some cats that I've owned.

The only issue for you may be the "dust" that they produce. We keep a little hand vac near the cage and he is not bothered by the vacuum noise at all. I have moderate hayfever and I haven't been bothered by his dust at all.

Hope this helps. :)

Get the remote control parrot from Target. Bought it for my kids; the perfect pet, you can teach it to talk and turn off the switch when you are tired of hearing it.

Ducks can live up to 30 years as pets.

You don't want them in the apartment though-- you have to put diapers on them and change them regularly.

they are soft and cuddly though, except when they're biting you.

tarantulas and ducks...hmmm

I'm thinking you and I are not seeing eye to eye on this whole pet thing, Duck. ;)

Rats were a consideration except they only live 2-3 years. By the time I get attached to one, it's dead. :(

Hedgehogs are very friendly and actually quite smart.

Don't be hatin' on the hedgy! :mad::p


We have owned a couple of hedgy's. The rats are a lot more active and entertaining. And easy to pick up. And don't need as clean a cage as the hedgehog. Yeah, the rats die young.:(

I think you totally need a Corgi in goggles that can travel on your bike with you. Just like someone else I've seen...

The only issue for you may be the "dust" that they produce. We keep a little hand vac near the cage and he is not bothered by the vacuum noise at all. I have moderate hayfever and I haven't been bothered by his dust at all.

Hope this helps. :)


Thanks, Cleave, but my pulmonary specialist said I might as well throw all my asthma medication away if I get a bird. :( They're worse than cats in that department!

Otherwise, I'd love a bird. We had parrots growing up and they were very loving.

We have owned a couple of hedgy's. The rats are a lot more active and entertaining. And easy to pick up. And don't need as clean a cage as the hedgehog. Yeah, the rats die young.:(

You had a hedgy!!!! Oh, you didn't like it? :eek: Were you mean to your hedgy and he put his quills up? :rolleyes::p

I think you totally need a Corgi in goggles that can travel on your bike with you. Just like someone else I've seen...

no

You need something that's already dead!!!

:mad:

Well, I had a pet spider the other night until I killed him trying to capture him in a glass to put him outside. He was huge and nervous and on my bathroom sink. I noticed him just as I turned the water on. I ran and got a glass. I told him, "Okay, spidey, get in the glass and you live. Don't and you're dead." He seemed to get it, started to get in the glass but when I started to moved back from the sink, he jumped out, landed just above the water and started sliding down (which means, he'd drown, of course), so I slammed the glass down to stop him from sliding and severed three of his legs. :( At that point, I just let him go down the sink drain (to end his suffering) and started crying. :cry:

I really didn't mean to kill him.


Yeah, I am a nut case and I really shouldn't be allowed to own a pet.

no
C'mon!! If I got a pet, I'd want one just like Bailey!!

C'mon!! If I got a pet, I'd want one just like Bailey!!

If you got a pet, I'd come pet it.

Now, get a pet!!!! :rolleyes:

You had a hedgy!!!! Oh, you didn't like it? :eek: Were you mean to your hedgy and he put his quills up? :rolleyes::p

I never knew if he thought I was mean to him. I didn't ask. But all the other animals liked me. :D
I even owned a hedge !

I had to pick one of them up when it was in a ball every time. Not good.

Get a horse and keep him on a farm in another place with someone to
"take care of him" = (take alll your money). :(

If you got a pet, I'd come pet it.

Now, get a pet!!!! :rolleyes:

You could always just come over and take care of my pets.

It would be useful to have a part time zookeeper...

I had to pick one of them up when it was in a ball every time. Not good.

(

I was reading that you do have to be careful picking them up.

A horse is not an option as I do not have that kind of money. I'd just buy a child instead if I had that kind of dough lying around.

I think you totally need a Corgi in goggles that can travel on your bike with you. Just like someone else I've seen...

:)

no

:cry:

You could always just come over and take care of my pets.

It would be useful to have a part time zookeeper...

Ever since you told me that your tarntulas had babies on it's back, I pretty much figured I'd never ask to come over to pet the duck. Sorry, but the spiders are where I draw the "I want to pet it" line. :o

:)



:cry:

Well, your Corgi is darling!!!!! I'd love to have one. But I CAN'T HAVE A DOG!

A dog would be so miserable in my apartment, not to mention the fact that I'd be evicted since dogs aren't allowed! :rolleyes:

Well, your Corgi is darling!!!!! I'd love to have one. But I CAN'T HAVE A DOG!

A dog would be so miserable in my apartment, not to mention the fact that I'd be evicted since dogs aren't allowed! :rolleyes:


I know.

I CAN ! :p


;);););););););)

no

I used to have a Welsh Corgi. His name was Dingo. He was sooo cute!

Ever since you told me that your tarntulas had babies on it's back, I pretty much figured I'd never ask to come over to pet the duck. Sorry, but the spiders are where I draw the "I want to pet it" line. :o

I don't pet the spider-- it's creepy. A friend brought it over and forced it on us...She doesn't eat much though-- a few worms every few weeks.

The ducks are soft and fluffy though, except for the bitey parts. There's a reason they make pillows out of them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret

Incredibly cool pets.

http://witchdoctor.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/ferret1.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret

Incredibly cool pets.
I've always suspected that you are a rulebreaker. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/species/nuis_exo/ferret/ferret_issues_4.html#1933

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferret

Incredibly cool pets.

http://witchdoctor.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/ferret1.jpg

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

No! Stupid CA won't let me have a ferret either! :mad: :(

Otherwise, I'd consider it. They stink and bite, but then again, so do I...:D

I used to have a Welsh Corgi. His name was Dingo. He was sooo cute!

Ahhhh....Dingo? That's so cute. I'm assuming he passed away. That's the hard part about pets. They die.

I don't do so well with death. :(

I don't pet the spider-- it's creepy. A friend brought it over and forced it on us...She doesn't eat much though-- a few worms every few weeks.

The ducks are soft and fluffy though, except for the bitey parts. There's a reason they make pillows out of them.

Well, you have to pet your tarantula, Chris. Otherwise, she'll feel neglected.:rolleyes: And what did you do with all the babies? Seriously...what did you do? :eek:

Ducks, even when they bite, don't scare me. If I can sneak a pet in, I'll risk a bite. It's the diaper-thing that I can't deal with. :o

Well, you have to pet your tarantula, Chris. Otherwise, she'll feel neglected.:rolleyes: And what did you do with all the babies? Seriously...what did you do? :eek:


Most of them ate each other...

We gave a bunch of them to other people, including a few back to the guy at the pet store.

Some tarantulas are more fun to pet than others, though.

Most of them ate each other...

We gave a bunch of them to other people, including a few back to the guy at the pet store.

Some tarantulas are more fun to pet than others, though.

All of the above I did not want to know...sorry I asked.

Moving right along...:D

:p

All of the above I did not want to know...sorry I asked.


She's basically a neverending source of creepyness, which is why she lives in the vampire room. Also creepy is when she sheds her skin and it looks like there's two of them in there.

She's basically a neverending source of creepyness, which is why she lives in the vampire room. Also creepy is when she sheds her skin and it looks like there's two of them in there.

I'm just curious. Do you have her in a cage? I mean, how did you contain babies, and how did you get them out of there, and do you go in the room...?

This is like the beginning plot of a very bankable movie. :p

She lives in an aquarium with heavy stuff on the lid...

I think there's video around somewhere of a friend of mine wearing leather gloves and goggles and trying to sweep baby spiders gently into a jar with a long plastic spoon. The babies then lived in disposable food storage containers (with some stuff to live in) with holes punched in them for air.

The vampire room is the entertainment/computer room- it's named that for the vampire closet, which has a long story behind it.

The ducks live in the backyard and have a couple of different coops to stay in at night.

I've always suspected that you are a rulebreaker. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/species/nuis_exo/ferret/ferret_issues_4.html#1933

Screw that. I've met a couple of people with pet ferrets. They're friendly and entertaininig.

She lives in an aquarium with heavy stuff on the lid...
.

Can't believe I'm doing this...

1. WHY the heavy stuff on the lid...hmm?
2. Video? Post please...I really don't want to sleep tonight.
3. Chinese food night = stop at BD's house to see spider.


I have to see this creature now, and I want to pet the ducks. Ask girlfriend, ok?:D

One of my housemates when I was an undergrad had two pet ferrets. One was super nice and sweet and friendly, and the other was like cujo.

Screw that. I've met a couple of people with pet ferrets. They're friendly and entertaininig.

Those people could be fined anywhere from $500-$10,000, okay? :rolleyes:

I want a hedgehog or a ferret, but I'm not paying $500+ for the damn things.

One of my housemates when I was an undergrad had two pet ferrets. One was super nice and sweet and friendly, and the other was like cujo.

Oh, they can be nasty mean. I dated a guy in college who had one. He kept it chained in a utility room it was so mean. I asked if I could pet it and he told me, "not if you want to keep all 10 fingers."

I just did him instead and broke up with him after six months. The sex wasn't great and I felt badly for the ferret.

Can't believe I'm doing this...

1. WHY the heavy stuff on the lid...hmm?
2. Video? Post please...I really don't want to sleep tonight.
3. Chinese food night = stop at BD's house to see spider.


I have to see this creature now, and I want to pet the ducks. Ask girlfriend, ok?:D

1. Because she's a hugeass spider! I don't want that @$%@ crawling around the house.
2. I don't have it-- my cousin was staying with us and videotaped it, but I don't think I ever had a copy.
3. Any time. This weekend is bad-- I have a friend's birthday party tomorrow night, and a meeting on sunday night.

you felt bad for the ferret so you had sex with him? or you felt bad for the ferret cuz he had to watch bad sex? so confusing...

1. Because she's a hugeass spider! I don't want that @$%@ crawling around the house.
2. I don't have it-- my cousin was staying with us and videotaped it, but I don't think I ever had a copy.
3. Any time. This weekend is bad-- I have a friend's birthday party tomorrow night, and a meeting on sunday night.

1. How big is big? :eek:
2. bummer
3. soon, and I'm bringing a camera and I'm posting pics...shouldn't surprise you. ;)

you felt bad for the ferret so you had sex with him? or you felt bad for the ferret cuz he had to watch bad sex? so confusing...

:rolleyes::p

I had sex with him cause I wanted to have sex. The ferret never watched, although that might have improved the sex (performance pressure...works in 20 year olds, anyway).

:D

1. How big is big? :eek:
2. bummer
3. soon, and I'm bringing a camera and I'm posting pics...shouldn't surprise you. ;)

1. About 3.5" across.
2. yeah.
3. uh oh.

1. About 3.5" across.
2. yeah.
3. uh oh.

1. :eek: Does she bite?
2. yeah
3. :D