What pets do you have - Page 2

monster · 01-25-2015, 09:40 AM

Turtles are doing surprisingly well. We have smails in the fish tanks too. well and fish in the turtle tank sometimes. I thought we were going to be like UT at one point, but Mr. Liscous got it when they were both confined to a small tank during cleaning.....

Undertoad · 01-25-2015, 01:34 PM

Excellent. I'm hoping that I can get Turt into better conditions in my move.

Currently his 40-gallon breeder tank is on a tilt, because the floor is tilted!

Griff · 01-25-2015, 02:05 PM

Will he want a room-mate when things are set up nice? We inherited a female red eared slider that lil' Pete can't keep in her dorm...

Griff · 01-25-2015, 02:06 PM

forgot to mention bees...

classicman · 01-25-2015, 03:10 PM

2 3/4 cats here.

classicman · 01-25-2015, 03:11 PM

need Moar pictures

orthodoc · 01-25-2015, 03:15 PM

Six cats. Two are boomerang pets that belong(ed) to two of our kids; the other four are long-term. It doesn't matter; they're all cute and we have enough room for each to have some territory to call his/her own.

DanaC · 01-25-2015, 03:17 PM

I'm not sure if I have a pet, or if Carrot has a human.

monster · 01-25-2015, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanaC

I'm not sure if I have a pet, or if Carrot has a human.

Well you can have a slave and you can have a master. I chose my verb carefully

the noun was a little trickier, but as pet does not necessarily imply inferiority/superiority, I thought I could get away with it

orthodoc · 01-25-2015, 09:17 PM

There are so many more subtle nuances than slave and master ... I don't think humans and others in the animal kingdom need have that relationship. Steward... caretaker ... friend. I like those better.

monster · 01-25-2015, 09:19 PM

Slave and master were examples to make the point

orthodoc · 01-25-2015, 09:32 PM

Not throwing spears at you, monster ... you said the noun was trickier. I just threw out a couple of other choices.

View Poll Results: your pets
dog	8	47.06%
cat	11	64.71%
fish	2	11.76%
rabbit	0	0%
parrot	0	0%
hamster	0	0%
snake	0	0%
chinchilla	0	0%
ferret	0	0%
goat	0	0%
hedgehog	0	0%
turtle	4	23.53%
rat	0	0%
goat	0	0%
mouse	0	0%
spider	1	5.88%
guinea pig	0	0%
chicken	1	5.88%
hermit crab	0	0%
parakeet/budgerigar	0	0%
lizard	1	5.88%
other rodent or mammal	0	0%
other reptile or amphibian	0	0%
other insect or bird	2	11.76%
something else entirely (please tell us about it )	1	5.88%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 17. You may not vote on this poll

01-25-2015, 09:40 AM	#16
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Turtles are doing surprisingly well. We have smails in the fish tanks too. well and fish in the turtle tank sometimes. I thought we were going to be like UT at one point, but Mr. Liscous got it when they were both confined to a small tank during cleaning..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-25-2015, 02:05 PM	#18
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Will he want a room-mate when things are set up nice? We inherited a female red eared slider that lil' Pete can't keep in her dorm... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-25-2015, 02:06 PM	#19
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	forgot to mention bees... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-25-2015, 03:10 PM	#20
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	2 3/4 cats here. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-25-2015, 01:34 PM	#17
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Excellent. I'm hoping that I can get Turt into better conditions in my move. Currently his 40-gallon breeder tank is on a tilt, because the floor is tilted!

01-25-2015, 03:11 PM	#21
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	need Moar pictures __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-25-2015, 03:15 PM	#22
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Six cats. Two are boomerang pets that belong(ed) to two of our kids; the other four are long-term. It doesn't matter; they're all cute and we have enough room for each to have some territory to call his/her own. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

01-25-2015, 09:17 PM	#25
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	There are so many more subtle nuances than slave and master ... I don't think humans and others in the animal kingdom need have that relationship. Steward... caretaker ... friend. I like those better. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

01-25-2015, 09:19 PM	#26
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Slave and master were examples to make the point __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-25-2015, 09:32 PM	#27
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Not throwing spears at you, monster ... you said the noun was trickier. I just threw out a couple of other choices. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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