Pets?

[Woodrow]

don't cockatiels (like parrots) screech all day long?
all my pets are quiet little things.

I don't really know, I have a tonal hearing loss and I would not hear them if they do. I can only hear low frequency sounds.

 

[ashley66]

Are sea monkey some kind of shrimp or plankton? What is triops.

 

[Woodrow]

Are sea monkey some kind of shrimp or plankton? What is triops.

Both sea monkeys and triops are varieties of shrimp. Sea monkeys are brine shrimp, Triops are also called tadpole shrimp, shield shrimp, dinosaur shrimp, probably a few other names, there are several species, but they all look similar:

they are larger than sea monkeys and remind me of horshoe crabs. This is a picture I found. But this is what the ones the kids had looked like:

either one can be part of plankton. Plankton is better described as ocean soup it consists of plants, animals, seeds, spores, spawn, eggs etc. any small nearly microscopic and slightly larger life forms that happen to be in the area.

 

[جوري]

Br.wodrow is hogging all the sea monkeys and now their emperor is all alone without his clan =(

 

[Woodrow]

They obey my every command. I told one to play dead and he/she is still floating at the top of the bowl.

 

[جوري]

^^ :haha:
this too happened to my pet fish who was a beta and ironically that too was its name.. we came home on a cold winter night once and the bowl was so cold.. my sister said wow look at poor fishy he must be freezing.. lets warm up the water a bit.. and we did and he was happy...then she (my sis ) said still the bowl feels a little cool to me let's make it a little warmer and we did and I think he seemed happy? his eyes were bugging, his fins looked pleading... we mistook it for yes more warmth pls I was cold down here all by myself..so we made him a nice warm bath and he was so happppy he came near the surface and did a flip and was swimming on his back...
shortly there after we had our 'porcelain cermony' and he went back to the sea =)

 

[Hashim_507]

Its not easy to find those pets.

The Brazilian wandering spider appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records 2007 for the most venomous animal. Ok, I was not afraid to handle this spider. Do not try to purchase like I do; its very dangerous spider compare to black widow.

 

[Woodrow]

Spiders can be very nice and easy to care for our native hairy megalamorph aka: American Tarantuala is very docile, can be ealily handled, likes being brushed and to some extent can be trained. The females are very long lived can can live to be over 20 years old. In my younger days I had an old female for over 5 years. she was very sweet. I finaly realised she did not deserve to be a house pet and turned her loose in a good location.

She looked like this:

(this is not a picture of mine)

click the link: http://www.desertusa.com/video_pages/du_tarantula_movie.html

More info:

http://www.desertusa.com/july96/du_taran.html

 

[Woodrow]

I should mention that while the venom of a Tarantula is not dangerous the fangs can do considerable damage. The rascals can bite a good sized plug out of you. Here is what happened one day when the old girl was walking on my arm. Although she bite me over 20 years ago, you can still see where she bit me. The circled area.

Clearer picture without my scribbling.

Like with all creatures, you need to exercise caution and care. But, with proper care and precautions a tarantula can be a joyful creature. I no longer am much for having wild critters as pets, but that does not mean it is wrong or right to do so.

 

[Hashim_507]

I should mention that while the venom of a Tarantula is not dangerous the fangs can do considerable damage. The rascals can bite a good sized plug out of you. Here is what happened one day when the old girl was walking on my arm. Although she bite me over 20 years ago, you can still see where she bit me. The circled area.

Yeah, I experiance non-venom snake bites and it can do considirable demage. I am not keeping those pets forever, I will free them to the wild.

 

[~Taalibah~]

Bro's Woodrow and Hashim.
I'll pass for spiders! Dunno how you can keep them as pets, i'm not afraid of lots of animals but if a spider comes on me i'll probably get a heart attack.

 

[snakelegs]

Yeah, I experiance non-venom snake bites and it can do considirable demage. I am not keeping those pets forever, I will free them to the wild.

i only keep non-venemous snakes. i've been bitten many times and it is no big deal. but one i was bitten by a harmless little ribbon snake and my hand swelled up to almost twice its normal size!
almost all the bites i've gotten have been from the feeding response - snake is hungry, i move too fast or carelessly and they strike.
had a really stupid carpet python once who would bite and hang on. i had to hold this really stinky massage oil under her nose to get her to let go. she was a real idiot.
i don't handle my tarantulas or scorpions at all, though i have handled our native tarantuala.

 

[~*~Asmaa ~*~]

at the moment i only have10 snakes, 17 lizards, a cat (plus 2 more stray cats), 2 gold fish, 2 frogs, an unknown number of cockroaches (in a cage), and 6 tarantulas and 2 scorpions. i think that's everybody. :statisfie
plus a number of critters that i keep to feed to other critters.
i have had just about any kind of pet imaginable because i am quite a nutter.

wasalaam, thanx for the welcom 2 the site. i didnt think that many people would reply bh u showd me rong lol. wow!! :hiding:i cant belev u hav soooo many pets its amazing. ive only eva had one cat, sadly it died. but how on earth do u manage to live with SNAKES!! i take it u absolutely adore em!!! i wudnt want to hav snakes as pets personally am 2 frightened of them lol. :giggling:so how long hav u had the snakes.

wasalam,
Asmaa xx

 

[snakelegs]

yes - i like snakes a lot. most of them are actually quite gentle creatures.
the one i've had the longest i've had since '87 - so he is probably about 23 years old now, as he was a young adult when i got him. i used to raise snakes but not anymore - i just keep a few now.
there is hardly any animal that i don't like.

 

[Ali.]

I have a...brace yourself...a TORTOISE!

Yes, they are usually boring creatures but so cute! It's nice watching them eat and walk, they're quite interesting, not what you'd expect .

 

[~Taalibah~]

What do you'l feed the snakes and spiders?

 

[جوري]

What do you'l feed the snakes and spiders?

people you don't like :X flotsam jetsam go get em boys...

 

[Woodrow]

i only keep non-venemous snakes. i've been bitten many times and it is no big deal. but one i was bitten by a harmless little ribbon snake and my hand swelled up to almost twice its normal size!
almost all the bites i've gotten have been from the feeding response - snake is hungry, i move too fast or carelessly and they strike.
had a really stupid carpet python once who would bite and hang on. i had to hold this really stinky massage oil under her nose to get her to let go. she was a real idiot.
i don't handle my tarantulas or scorpions at all, though i have handled our native tarantuala.

I have found that snakes in the coluber family do sometimes develop mildly toxic saliva which produces a reaction like that.

It seems to be the result of diet and happens if they have been eating toads.

I have not heard of it in ribbon snakes, however they often eat frogs and small toads. could be similar. I had a similar reaction with a garter snake, even tho I had been been bitten many times before by them with no effect.

Both the Garter and Ribbon snakes are in the family Thamnophis. I wonder if this may be the result of eating toads although they prefer frogs. Most toads have somewhat venomous skin.

Something interesting to look into.

 

[snakelegs]

I have a...brace yourself...a TORTOISE!

Yes, they are usually boring creatures but so cute! It's nice watching them eat and walk, they're quite interesting, not what you'd expect .

i've had them but found them a nuisance to feed.
once i met a desert tortoise on the road so i picked him up and carried him to safety. to my surprise, he began to follow me.
very gentle little critters.

 

[snakelegs]

What do you'l feed the snakes and spiders?

well, i live near an elementary school..... (blame purest for the Bad Influence)
the snakes get mice and the spiders get crickets.