[Taristin]

Sheba. The spoiled little daddy's girl. (My dad, not me ) I should get a better picture of her some day, but this is the cutest.


White German Shepard. American Kennel Society certified. She's the stubby legged daughter of two show dogs...

[Jetmech Jr.]

Originally posted by Tiara
Ma birdie;



His name is 'Loco' He always comes flying to me when I'm behind my computer or laptop and sits on my screen

Ma dog and one of my cats;



Max and Garfield The other cat is the same as this one only gray and her name is 'Destiny'. Couldn't find a bigger picture I probably deleted that one and forgot to delete the thumbnail

****ing Cockatiels. Vicious, vicious little monsters. I had one. We called it Snap, because even months after we got him, he'd try to take a piece of our fingers off if we pet him. He flew out a window after 4 months.

We used to have a dog named Taz. A Doberman Pincher. He strangled himself with his leash by chasing a squirrl round an round a tree.

I used to have a baby Iguana. He died by an immense mite infestation that wouldn't go away.

The best Pet I ever had was a 3 year old, 4 foot Peruvian Horned Iguana. He didn't die, we had to give him away when we moved to Okinawa (Air Force Family, waddya gonna do?).

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by Raa
White German Shepard. American Kennel Society certified. She's the stubby legged daughter of two show dogs...

Err, no - that's definitely a Blueish German Shephard - the tone in her hair is a dead giveaway. This would be a WGS:

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.


****ing Cockatiels. Vicious, vicious little monsters. I had one. We called it Snap, because even months after we got him, he'd try to take a piece of our fingers off if we pet him. He flew out a window after 4 months.

WTF? They are almost the most docile birds around. Easiest to tame. It took me only 2 weeks to tame it. Now it flies onto my shoulder and even shouts it's own name

You have to get it when it's younger then 6-9 months though or it will have a will of it's own by then

And these birds get ~15 years old I'm stuck with him for another 14 years

[karajorma]

Have you taught it to dance yet? They're so cute when they do that

[Stealth]

LOL Sandwich

Dark4ce:  dude, you have a ferret!  that's awesome!  i'll own a ferret one day.  

Raa:  beautiful dog!

Tiara:  i had a friend in South Africa whos mom  used to have dozens of those things... she raised other birds too, kind of like a hobby.  they had a big enclosure in the back yard, but a lot of the cockatiels and a parrot or two used to be free to wander round the house.  crazy birds, always bit me.

[Jetmech Jr.]

Originally posted by Tiara

WTF? They are almost the most docile birds around. Easiest to tame. It took me only 2 weeks to tame it. Now it flies onto my shoulder and even shouts it's own name

You have to get it when it's younger then 6-9 months though or it will have a will of it's own by then

And these birds get ~15 years old I'm stuck with him for another 14 years

Huh. Didn't know that. We got the bird when he was about 3-4 years old. Maybe that's why he was so aggressive.

Still, can't say I liked the fact that he left white/brown streaks all over the walls/doors.

Big Lizards are the best pet though. They look like they're high, most of the time, and they do some wierd **** when they look at a mirror .

[beatspete]

This is Nadine, left, and Kimberly, right.

Sadly, Nadine died 2 weeks later.

...So I bought Cheryl (pictured right, below), and I was happy again.
Notice how much of the plant they've munched.  I feed them, honest.  And I just changed the water, so the tanks a bit wet.





And for those of you wondering, they are named after the respective members of girls aloud.  The likeness is astounding.

http://www.girlsaloud.net/gallery/data/media/125/04n2.jpg Nadine

http://www.girlsaloud.net/gallery/data/media/129/k1.jpg Kimberly

http://www.girlsaloud.net/gallery/data/media/131/c2.jpg Cheryl.

I know far too much about girls aloud.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.


Huh. Didn't know that. We got the bird when he was about 3-4 years old. Maybe that's why he was so aggressive.

If the bird hasn't been around a single person in it's first year (maybe switched between many owners or just a previous owner who didn't spend any time with the bird), it will be aggressive towards Humans. You would be too if you were passed around or neglected

Still, can't say I liked the fact that he left white/brown streaks all over the walls/doors.

What the...? Never had that problem. The floor though, is another issue

[Tiara]

Ow, Pete, get a bigger bowl for your fishies! I'm serious. Smaller bowl/aquarium usually means shorter lifespan. Also, square tanks are preffered. ~30/40 gallon tank per 2 fishies (20 for 1) for the optimal conditions.

Ow... And a new plant!

[Jetmech Jr.]

Yeah, one of his favorite things to do was park himself on a door ledge or nook near the ceiling while screaming. Then it's "bomb's Away!"

[Tiara]

Originally posted by Jetmech Jr.
Yeah, one of his favorite things to do was park himself on a door ledge or nook near the ceiling while screaming. Then it's "bomb's Away!"

lol... Mine just opens his beak slightly, tilts his head and then i hear a small *tick* on the floor But not even that often. i kinda taught him to do it in his cage

[beatspete]

Originally posted by Tiara
Ow, Pete, get a bigger bowl for your fishies! I'm serious. Smaller bowl usually means shorter lifespan.

Ow... And a new plant!

Well i used to have tropical fish in a 24x12x12 inch tank, but couldnt be assed taking it to university with me.  

The current tank is certainly bigger than it looks... but that is just an effect of the optics of a round tank of water. Hmmm.


Edit: did you edit that or am i insane?

20L per fish? Are you nuts!?  They aren't sharks you know.  They are about 7cm long, at the most.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by beatspete


Well i used to have tropical fish in a 24x12x12 inch tank, but couldnt be assed taking it to university with me.  

The current tank is certainly bigger than it looks... but that is just an effect of the optics of a round tank of water. Hmmm.

Eh, that tank then only is ~12 US gallons assuming a cylindrical shape. Way too small for 2 goldfishies.

It needs to be at least 2.5-3 times as big to be adequate.

[Tiara]

Originally posted by beatspete

20L per fish? Are you nuts!?  They aren't sharks you know.  They are about 7cm long, at the most.

Not liters, gallons. 1 gallon is ~3.8 liters.

And fishies need room too. How would you like to be stuck in a 3x3 room for the rest of your natural life with an identical twin?

[Corsair]

I have a very cute little puppy. She's a one-year-old labradoodle.

[beatspete]

Originally posted by Tiara

 How would you like to be stuck in a 3x3 room for the rest of your natural life with an identical twin?

But I don't have a five second memory.  Its an 8 litre tank, there must be atleast 7.9L of unexplored water for them to enjoy!



Ultimately they seem happy and healthy enough, well except for Nadine but i think my flatmate killed her.



Thats a happy fish and you knows it.


Edit: actually they're memory is probably about 24 hours, they seem to recognise me / feeding time.

[aldo_14]

IIRC for (tropical) fish you need about 1 gallon of water per inch of fish.

[Stealth]

Originally posted by beatspete
And for those of you wondering, they are named after the respective members of girls aloud.  The likeness is astounding.

http://www.girlsaloud.net/gallery/data/media/125/04n2.jpg Nadine

http://www.girlsaloud.net/gallery/data/media/129/k1.jpg Kimberly

http://www.girlsaloud.net/gallery/data/media/131/c2.jpg Cheryl.

I know far too much about girls aloud.

Cheryl's the hottest

[Jetmech Jr.]

Edit: actually they're memory is probably about 24 hours, they seem to recognise me / feeding time.

No, I'm pretty sure you were right. Goldfish have a Memory span of 5-10 seconds, IIRC.