Other pets (pics and discussions)

[katach]

Say Ahhhhh! :D

[guidofatherof5]

He's good for 3-4 yawns every time I get him up. He also stretches his legs out.
Love watching him get up.

[RedSidedSPR]

We want video.:p

[guidofatherof5]

7rJz349TZSM

[RedSidedSPR]

Ok, now I want video. Cause I can't view it without a link.:D

I need a computer:mad:

[guidofatherof5]

Tank - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rJz349TZSM)

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow. Just... wow. He's like a dog... a really sleepy dog.:p

Sorry 'bout that, didnt know you had one i up already...

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry 'bout that, didnt know you had one i up already...

No big deal. I need to make a newer video soon.
Wanted to wait until he goes over 10 lbs.

[kimbosaur]

Apparently turtle yawns are also contagious.
Tank is too cool!

[katach]

I love Tank! He is so amazing! Thank you so much for sharing him with us!

[guidofatherof5]

Tank is too cool!


Thanks.
He doesn't like me sitting on the couch. He wants me down on the floor right next to his enclosure.
If I'm sitting on the couch he stares at me with his neck stretched all the way out of his enclosure.
Once I get down there he goes about his business.
I usually don't get to sit on the couch much.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

OMG I just saw the video. I have an LG Rumor and I can see it good on there and Tank is freaking AWESOME. Hes so cool I would love to have a turtle like him. I like how he likes under his chin rubbed. Youre lucky Steve.

[RedSidedSPR]

Thanks.
He doesn't like me sitting on the couch. He wants me down on the floor right next to his enclosure.
If I'm sitting on the couch he stares at me with his neck stretched all the way out of his enclosure.
Once I get down there he goes about his business.
I usually don't get to sit on the couch much.

HAHA!! Thats just funny.

[snakehill]

Anyone ever keep those little centipedes?? I had a couple of millipedes. Never had centipedes.;)

[RedSidedSPR]

They're pretty much the same care-wise right?

[d_virginiana]

They're pretty much the same care-wise right?

Except for the fact that millipedes are cute and sweet and eat vegetables and centipedes can bite and are poisonous and eat meat :D
I'm a bit biased, but millipedes are so much better IMO. :rolleyes:

[snakehill]

I agree!! :) They are adorable!

[Mommy2many]

Loved that video of Tank! Looks like he was almost asking "Why did you stop?"

[snakehill]

I LOVE Tank! My friend found a baby snapping turtle the other day! Was very tempting! ;)

[guidofatherof5]

I think he enjoys all the attention he gets.
He certainly doesn't like being ignored.

[RedSidedSPR]

Except for the fact that millipedes are cute and sweet and eat vegetables and centipedes can bite and are poisonous and eat meat :D
I'm a bit biased, but millipedes are so much better IMO. :rolleyes:

Love both. Sweet vegetarian animals are great, but so are vicious, carnivorous, venemous ones are great too!

Same reason I like venemous snakes.

But I can't find millipedes so I don't have a choice.:rolleyes: but I agree millipedes are awesomer pets!!!!

[tress29]

My friend found a baby snapping turtle the other day! Was very tempting!

I was telling my boys about Tank. They both said Let's get one! Something tells me Tank is not your typical snapping turtle.:D

[guidofatherof5]

You couldn't be more right.
As a rule they are very defensive.
Tank is the exception to that rule.
I would love to raise another one but want to devote my energy to Tank.
Of course, Tank wants me to get him a girl friend.:D

[RedSidedSPR]

I know have an itsy bitsy spider!:p

Micrathena mitrata
One of these guys:
http://www.dpughphoto.com/images/micrathena%20mitrata%20chatham%20county%20110905.J PG

Real fun watching 'em make the webs, and eat etc. Dunno how long I'll actually keep him, cause I'd rather have a phidippus audax (jumping spider) than these, but I'll hang to him until I get my camera back... He's awesome.

[guidofatherof5]

Spiders are awesome.

[snakehill]

I LOVE Tank! My friend found a baby snapping turtle the other day! Was very tempting! ;) My friend already released the baby she found but now there are three babies available on craigslist! (size of a quarter!) Still very tempting although 3 would be a handful!!!:p (they are so cute though!!!!:D)

[guidofatherof5]

Shouldn't house them together as they will bite each others tails.
You'll end up with 3 stubby tailed turtles.
Babies are sweet but keep in mind they won't always be small.
Tank has outgrown 2 enclosures already.
He put on 7 lbs in 1 year.

[RedSidedSPR]

I released it.:rolleyes:

Couldn't find a big enough "home".

[snakehill]

Shouldn't house them together as they will bite each others tails.
You'll end up with 3 stubby tailed turtles.
Babies are sweet but keep in mind they won't always be small.
Tank has outgrown 2 enclosures already.
He put on 7 lbs in 1 year. Trust me I have my hands full without having snapping turtles too! I just think that Tank is great!!!:)

[RedSidedSPR]

Spiders are awesome.

Yup! I released this one, but only cause I couldn't give him room for a web. Im gonna keep the next jumping spider i see though.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Shouldn't house them together as they will bite each others tails.
You'll end up with 3 stubby tailed turtles.
Babies are sweet but keep in mind they won't always be small.
Tank has outgrown 2 enclosures already.
He put on 7 lbs in 1 year.

So you have had Tank sence he was a baby right? how much did he weigh then and also how big will he get as a full adult.

[guidofatherof5]

On 7/29/10 he weighed 1.7 lbs 9/18/11 he weighed 9.5 lbs.
When he came to us he only was a few onces.

[RedSidedSPR]

:eek:

[katach]

Do you have any baby pics of him? I would love to see them if you do. :)

[RedSidedSPR]

Me too!!

[guidofatherof5]

No baby photos but have this one when he was small.
Look at that little turtle face.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/TANK4.jpg

[katach]

Awwwwww! So cute!

[RedSidedSPR]

Holy crap that's TANK?? CUTE!!

I want a turtle. No room for the cages they need though.

[guidofatherof5]

Water turtles are high maintenance.;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah exactly. I just can't fit another 10 gallon let alone something like that.

[snakehill]

water turtles are high maintenance.;) VERY high maintenance!!!!;)

[RedSidedSPR]

So what about ground turtles? I could go catch a box turtle right now!

Not that I would. I coulnt keep a turtle now anyway.

[Floof]

OH yes, aquatic turtles are not for the faint of heart. I knew how high maintenance they are when I got my first RES, and I'm still finding it just incredibly daunting some days. WOW. Definitely a change from tortoises and snakes. :P


So what about ground turtles? I could go catch a box turtle right now!

Not that I would. I coulnt keep a turtle now anyway.

I'm pretty sure that's extremely illegal in most states... ;)

Box turtles are some of the more high maintenance of the more "common" land-dwelling species. If you ever do decide to get a turtle/tortoise, look into the Russian tortoises and similar species. They still need big space (you're looking minimum 4 feet for an adult male--larger for females) for their small size, but they're sooo much lower maintenance than the turtles. But I'm in love with Russians, so I may be a little biased... lol. If you just plain like Boxies better, they aren't too bad. Still high-maintenance, but not nearly as bad as an aquatic turtle!

Which reminds me. I still don't have a garter snake (but the expo is coming up, and I'm making a bee-line for Don's table... Fingers crossed he has some concinnus available!!!), so they aren't really the "other" pets, lol, but here's some pics of my shelled pets since we're on the subject... These were taken earlier this afternoon.

Here's my little Leopard tortoise rescue. He has a broken beak, and hasn't been eating terribly well, so I was super thrilled to notice new growth lines when going over the pics from today. WOOHOO! He's gained 14 grams since I got him in July, weighing in at 57 grams this evening. By no means a lot, but pretty good if the previous owner was at all serious about him being 2 years old! :P
http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k596/CrazyReptileLady/Chelonians%202011/basktime9-27-11026-2.jpg
(Back in July, for comparison...)
http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k596/CrazyReptileLady/Chelonians%202011/P7010037-1.jpg

And the RES. He bugs me big time. These guys are supposed to be stupidly hardy, but this one refuses to thrive. I don't know what the deal is. If I'm doing something wrong, or if he was just cared for really poorly at some point and it's starting to catch up... I wish I could just dump him in the pond and let him have-at, but I kind of need to put a turtle-proof barrier up first so he can't escape... :P Oh, right, pics--nearly forgot the whole point.
http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k596/CrazyReptileLady/Chelonians%202011/basktime9-27-11052-2.jpg

Now let's see if I can remember to actually get pics of the snakes and beardies up here in the next day or two this time! For now it's bed time... Mmm, sleep...

[guidofatherof5]

Nice to see you on the forum. Hope you get that garter soon. Don has some very nice snakes.
Might your RES be a female? I don't see the very long front nails I usually see on the males.

[RedSidedSPR]

Awesome turtles!!! Thanks for that long reply.

You make it seem quite difficult. I think I'll hold off on the turtles....:p

Good luck with the garters!

[Floof]

Steve - I hope so too! I've been wanting a garter for a long time now... I even have a little cup of nightcrawlers in my fridge waiting, lol! I'll be so bummed if Don is short on the ones I've been wanting. I just found out yesterday that Tortoise Supply, a great breeder out of Vegas, is skipping the show up here this year... So sad, I was dying to get my hands on one of his Russians! :( (I kind of have a running list for the expo... That's what happens when they only come once a year--it's like Christmas... LOL)

He may be female, I'm really not sure. He's only about 4" right now, so a bit small to tell just yet. If he doesn't die from whatever the heck is going on, I definitely have my fingers crossed for male. Those female RES can get humongous! :P

RedSidedSPR - From what I've been told very often, once you have them set up, they aren't too bad. Especially RES... They're almost bullet-proof. I pet-sat an 8" female for a couple months earlier this summer who was being kept in a 20 gallon tank with 2 map turtles and a filter that had stopped working a long, long time ago, yet was the picture of health (good news is, I talked the owner into upgrading them to a 75.. Still too small for the 3 of them, but a million times better than a 20 gallon!!). I can't help but think there's something wrong with mine, or something seriously wrong with my care regiment that I just haven't been able to hash out, because for a RES to fail to thrive is almost unheard of. If you like turtles, don't be too discouraged... They're fantastic animals to own, and definitely worth the effort; you just have to prepare yourself for what you're getting into. :)

[RedSidedSPR]

Yeah I DO want some. I just don't even have the room. Someday....

[d_virginiana]

I run into the 'no room or money' problem too... If I didn't, the entire house would be overrun with various scaly, slimy, shelled critters. Not that that's a bad thing ;)

[RedSidedSPR]

Yup. Me too. I'd have the T.everything Ranch! Mostly garters, of course...

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I think the little turtle is a cutie.

[guidofatherof5]

It's coming up on 3 years since our Ally girl left us.
She was almost 16 years old and according to her Vet. on borrowed time for the last few years of her life.
The other day my Gabby wanted to take some pictures out in the backyard.
Checking the camera memory I see one of the photos she took.
Ally might be gone but never very far away.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/ally.jpg

[d_virginiana]

Everyone on here loves their snakes, but there's really nothing that can compare to the bond between a human and a dog.. I actually teared up a bit looking at that picture. Reminded me of my old lab that also died that year. They never really stop being a part of your life, even years after you see them last.

[katach]

I always tear up when I think of my dog i had from the age of almost 2 until I was 14. My dear friend Mickey! He was awesome!!

[tress29]

Pardon my manicure, tonight at church, the kids painted my nails!

I was playing with Sweets, my hognose, and my son took a picture of him, enjoy!
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii46/tress29/sweetesoct11004.jpg

[katach]

Beautiful hognose, and cute manicure too. ;)

[tress29]

Beautiful hognose, and cute manicure too. ;)Thanks, the other hand is all pink, with glitter!

[katach]

So cute! Kids are great!

[Mrs N1ntndo]

I too like the snakie pic and the manicure. Georgous....lol

[kibakiba]

Meet Fatty McCroak.
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/9350/sdc14155.jpg

He was found in our living room, and I've been looking for a male frog, so I decided to keep him. He's huge for a chorus frog! He's the biggest I've ever seen. He's been singing to my ladies all night long:rolleyes:

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.

[katach]

He's a nice one! Love that bright green spot on his nose!

[kibakiba]

He hid himself under the substrate, so he;s a deep brown now. He was a really cool colou when I caught him, though. He was tan when I caught him, turned green when I picked him up
.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

hes cool looking. How do u sex frogs and toads?

[kibakiba]

Females have white chins, males have darker wrinkly chins. Females don't croak.

[guidofatherof5]

Tank wasn't happy with me when I decided to use his blanket as a pillow.
Shortly after this photo he climbed down and crawled into bed.
He's been sleeping about 22 hours a day for the last few weeks.
This is normal behavior for him at this time of the year.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank62.jpg

[kibakiba]

He looks like he's trying to say "So you tried using my blanket as a pillow, eh? .... Well take this! I'll sit on you!" :D The way he's looking at you is just silly.

[RedSidedSPR]

"Dude... that's... that's my blanket....."

[guidofatherof5]

I think you're right Jesse.
He seems to know what's his and what's not.;)

[d_virginiana]

Haha... He's using you as a pillow since you took his blanket.

[guidofatherof5]

I hoped Tank would be 10lbs by Christmas. Yesterday he weighed in at 10.25lbs.
Christmas might be around 12lbs if he keep eating the way he is.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank23.jpg

[katach]

Awesome! Way to go Tank, give your Steve a pat on the back! :)

[ConcinusMan]

I hoped Tank would be 10lbs by Christmas. Yesterday he weighed in at 10.25lbs.
Christmas might be around 12lbs if he keep eating the way he is.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data/500/medium/tank62.jpg

Wow, what a big boy. Oh, and Tank is pretty big too.:p

I'd like to take this moment to illustrate what deworming can do for your reptiles. Remember Tank was carrying a heavy load at one time but he's really packing on the growth/weight since he got dewormed. Sure, a reptile can live a long life carrying worms but when they're gone, they can live a much healthier life and get very big.

[kimbosaur]

Does anybody have experience with tortoises? I would love to have a Russian tortoise but read that in captivity they live around 50 years. :eek: Don't think I'm ready for a 50 year commitment.

[PINJOHN]

Hi Kimberley yes we have three tortoises one redfoot one yellowfoot and a leopard and you are right they are long lived, they all have a distinctive personality and are not difficult to look after, and there is a flip side to that life long commitment you are worried about, unlike mammals like dogs cats rabbits etc, you don't have a broken heart every dozen years or so when faced with their loss,
this is not an argument against keeping dogs and cats, just the upside of a lifelong commitment :)

[RedSidedSPR]

Oooooops disregard!

[RedSidedSPR]

Stupid frisbee was bent, otherwise we woulda really shown off.:rolleyes:

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[Floof]

Steve, Tank is absolutely adorable!!! I can only imagine what a hoot he'll be once he's really big...


Does anybody have experience with tortoises? I would love to have a Russian tortoise but read that in captivity they live around 50 years. :eek: Don't think I'm ready for a 50 year commitment.

Tortoises are wonderful. I have 4 Russians (trying to build up a breeding group--easier said than done I'm finding!) and a little Leopard tort right now. They're definitely a joy to have.

They do live very long lives, and the life-long commitment certainly is daunting to think about. One thing to consider, since you're looking at Russians, is most adults in captivity are wild-caught, and already a good 10-15 years old. If you start with an adult, it cuts back a bit on the length of your commitment... Though you may still want to include provisions for the tort(s) in your will... lol

Tortoises are great pets, so long as you make sure to do your research--just like any other exotic pet. They do like a great deal of space... For example, my little 2.5" Leopard is in a 36x18" enclosure and, while that may sound large for such a tiny baby, he uses the whole thing. Russians, specifically, are a tough, easy to care for species, and a great choice for your first tortoise. You can find a good caresheet over at The Russian Tortoise (http://russiantortoise.org) and great advice on care, etc over at Tortoise Forum - An Online Community of Tortoise Experts - Tortoise Care, Tortoise Photos, Reptile Classifieds (http://tortoiseforum.org).

[d_virginiana]

I have a deal with my fiance that if he goes along with my snake-breeding plans, he eventually gets a leopard tortoise. Still not sure how that's a 'deal' since it's sort of like saying I can have a free car only if I also take a free boat... :rolleyes:

One of the most attractive things to me is their long lives. Just wondering, how much does it cost to feed one? I was talking to a lady with a GIANT spurred tortoise at the convention I went to awhile back, and the diet she described sounded like it'd be pretty expensive, especially during winter.

[Spankenstyne]

Russians are great, they're very hardy, active and personable. I have a 1.2 group and they're a joy to keep. What's nice is they're a smaller species and torts in general need much more floor space than folks realize. They might not be sprinters but they sure love to roam and will use all the space you can give them. Needless to say with smaller species you're giving them more room to explore within the same space.
The Russians are pretty inexpensive to feed, and if you make an outdoor area for the warmer months (or year round for some places) they can get some good quality grazing in. You want to feed them grasses, weeds & leafy greens. Full grown you'd be lucky if they ate as much in a month as a Sulcata does in a couple of days.

Like anything, research research research.

[guidofatherof5]

Sulcata- cow/pig with a shell, eating machine.:D

[guidofatherof5]

Here is Tank snoozing on one of his blackets and covered with his pillow.
With everyone walking through the living room and all the activity of a busy house he'll not wake until tomorrow night.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank142.jpg

[katach]

That is so cute!

[kimbosaur]

Tortoises are wonderful. I have 4 Russians (trying to build up a breeding group--easier said than done I'm finding!) and a little Leopard tort right now. They're definitely a joy to have.


Russians are great, they're very hardy, active and personable. I have a 1.2 group and they're a joy to keep.


Hi Kimberley yes we have three tortoises one redfoot one yellowfoot and a leopard and you are right they are long lived, they all have a distinctive personality and are not difficult to look after, and there is a flip side to that life long commitment you are worried about, unlike mammals like dogs cats rabbits etc, you don't have a broken heart every dozen years or so when faced with their loss, this is not an argument against keeping dogs and cats, just the upside of a lifelong commitment :)

I don't know what I was trying to accomplish by asking all of you about tortoises - I should have known it would just make me want one more and it's not like I can afford the initial costs on a student budget. :rolleyes: A girl can dream...

[kimbosaur]

I think Tank deserves his own thread somewhere. I can just read about him all day. Lol!

[tress29]

I moved Octa into her new enclosure today. It's a Beanie Baby display case! Drilled a few holes, glued in some cork bark and moss. I just need to find the lid I was gonna use for a water dish.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii46/tress29/newhouse004.jpg
And a bit closer so you can see the lovely blue color...
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii46/tress29/newhouse002.jpg

[RedSidedSPR]

Awesome!

[katach]

Pretty!

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice.

[PINJOHN]

I don't know what I was trying to accomplish by asking all of you about tortoises - I should have known it would just make me want one more and it's not like I can afford the initial costs on a student budget. :rolleyes: A girl can dream...

don't know what the going price is in the states but a short time ago i saw them [Russian's] selling for fifty pounds in a local pet shop not sure what that is in dollars but i have to admit i have also seen them advertised for treble that amount, told my next door neighbor about them and he got one for his daughter,
just a part of my sneaky plan start them with a tortoise and then move them slowly into garters ,
THEY WILL BE ASSIMILATED

[snakehill]

Octa is BEAUTIFUL! I miss my Tarantula! I'm definately considering getting another! :)

[tress29]

Octa is BEAUTIFUL! I miss my Tarantula! I'm definately considering getting another! :)
Thanks! I don't like true spiders, but I like Ts:)

[Spankenstyne]

Sulcata- cow/pig with a shell, eating machine.:D

& Russians are like House-Hippos.. with a shell. ;)

[snakehill]

I had a Leopard and a Russian and they were both little chowhounds!!!:D

[mustang]

I think Tank deserves his own thread somewhere. I can just read about him all day. Lol!
I couldnt agree more! :D

[guidofatherof5]

Not going to happen. He will have to stay on the Non-garter thread.
Hoping someday to have my own website where I can put Tank updates all the time.

[snakehill]

Don't forget that Tank has his own Facebook page too! ;)

[tress29]

Don't forget that Tank has his own Facebook page too! ;)

What is it called? How do I find it?

[guidofatherof5]

Welcome to Facebook - Log In, Sign Up or Learn More (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Tank/232478480123490)

[guidofatherof5]

Here's a young Painted Turtle that was given to the Ranch. Sweet little female.
We have 2 painted(Chrysemys picta) and 1 red-eared slider(Trachemys scripta elegans)

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/12345.jpg

[katach]

She's pretty!

[Light of Dae]

3224322532263227
These oddly cute things are my two young Axolotls, Look them up if you don't know what they are, they're really really neat. Critically Endangered too :) First two pictures I took with my laptops crappy webcam, the last two are pictures I found that look like my guys, the bigger one is darker n the small one looks like the last picture, lighter.

Found them FREE on kijiji :D

[Light of Dae]

3228This is Lewis or Lewie. Giant 'Boss' Cat

3229Here is my dog Bryn playing with the kitten she found us, Ms. Piggy.

3230How Ms. Piggy earned her name, ALWAYS begging for food. lol

3231She's not as 'black' as she looks lol she's really a dark red with black n little bits of random white fur ie. white underarms, white crescent on big belly, white hair or two in ear lol

3232Bryn licking yogurt off Piggy's face lol they get along good. Lewis however scares the heck outa Bryn lol

[Light of Dae]

3233Can't forget about my giant horse (isn't her, but I ain't taking my laptop outside to take a picture of her!)

3234My African Dwarf frog, yes he's in a measuring cup... gotta separate him from the fish to feed him, otherwise the fish eat all his bloodworms :P

[d_virginiana]

Every time I see dogs and cats playing around with each other it triggers my 'Dawwwww!!!!' instinct.

Didn't you say in that other thread your axlotls were hand-tame? That's pretty awesome.

[tress29]

My African Dwarf frog... gotta separate him from the fish to feed him, otherwise the fish eat all his bloodworms :P

If my ADF doesn't eat his pellets, the snail will clear out the dish!

[guidofatherof5]

I just had to give a Tank update. He is such a good turtle.
Two days ago Tank had roast for dinner. He slept the next 32 hours.
I woke him up this morning since he was due to poop.
He gladly woke up and went into his water. A few moments later he had a movement.
He then came out and went back to bed. This evening he woke up and stuck his head out from under his blanket.
This was unusual. I figured he sleep another 24 hours at least.
After a few moments be made a beeline to his water. Seconds after entering the water he pooped again.
Told you he was a smart turtle. I made a quick change of the water and he relaxed for a few moment, then it was out and back to bed.
I just love this turtle.

He may have to get some surgery done on his nose as his nostrils are still very small. This gives him trouble breathing through his nose.
My Vet. says it won't be a big thing but will require anesthesia. I'll keep every posted on when this proceedure is going to be done.

[Kantar]

I'm starting to notice one of my northern red-bellies is changing color to a more beigh color. Its really neat because the little one is starting to look like a sparkley purple while the other one is still a deep gray

I'll see if I can get a good picture later

[guidofatherof5]

You read my mind. Pictures are needed. Please.

[Light of Dae]

Both my Axolotls are yea very hand tame, this morning when I was slowly lowing the food dish(Makes it SO much easier to clean if the bloodworms STAY in the dish) The darker bigger one was trying to get in between my fingers lol it was cute. I think they are learning my morning routine :) Their so active n just plain freaking awesome! <3 Mexican Walking Fish <3 Garter snake baby. Kinda think I almost like my reptilian / amphibian children better then my furry ones... they may beg for food as well, but they don't climb in your bowl n dump your food everywhere ... like Ms. PIGGY this morning, gave herself a cereal n milk bath... as well as my floor n my foot... freakin kitten.... lol

Tank sounds awesome n smart indeed :) lol Fix for his nostrils ....
32363236 lol just 'stretch' his nostril out with one'a them plug thangs lol (Said with a redneck tone)

^^I thought it funny A'hick a'hick ha'hick ya (Only a little redneck I swear) :D

[Light of Dae]

If my ADF doesn't eat his pellets, the snail will clear out the dish!

My little guy won't even touch the stupid pellets the pet store guy sold me with him! He almost starved to death on me! But he LOVES the bloodworms :)

[snakehill]

Just joined the frogforum.net. Not sure I like it! Anyone else use it? Plan on getting a frog or two now that I have any empty ten gallon just not sure what kind of frogs to get. ;)

[Charis]

I joined that one during the brief period that I had some Bumblebee Walking toads, before deciding that amphibians aren't for me. The dendro boards forum seemed to be much more active, though focused primarily on dart frogs.

[snakehill]

I had a couple of bumblebee darts many years ago. Will probably get a couple of Whites although I like Pixies too! Thanks for the info though!;)

[d_virginiana]

I'm on that one. The Pacman forum on it is really active. I think it just depends on what type of frog you have.

[RedSidedSPR]

It's a pretty active, nice forum from what i've seen, but pales in comparison to this one.

[snakehill]

It's nothing like this one!;)

[RedSidedSPR]

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3152/011lfr.jpg

[PINJOHN]

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3152/011lfr.jpg
spaniel ????

[RedSidedSPR]

Not anymore.

As in, he's a brittany. Used to be called brittany spaniels, but the recently dropped the "spaniel". Just brittany's now. no longer considered spaniels.

[katach]

I just want to give that big noise a kiss. I love dogs! I can't have any though.

[kibakiba]

I'd settle for a hairless dog, maybe. No amount of allergy pills helps with the allergies.

[chris-uk]

I'd settle for a hairless dog, maybe. No amount of allergy pills helps with the allergies.
Antihistamine tablets on their own don't help, but throw in a nasal spray as well and the combination works much better. I'm allergic to cats, but Mort was Char's baby and the two of them came as a package. I had to tweak my allergy medication for the cat, sometimes I think I should just bite the bullet, incur the wife's wrath, and shave the cat. :)

[katach]

Yeah. Dog and cat sets me off if around them long term. Birds too. I love my snakes! :D

[Light of Dae]

You could get a hypo-allergenic dog like a Shitzu or a Lassa Apso :) My parents got a Bichon x Shitzu and a family friend who is terribly allergic visits all the time without issue or needing a tissue :D Ha I rhymed :p

[kibakiba]

Nasal sprays of all kinds irritate my nose. One kind gave me bloody noses throughout the day after using it, the others turned sticky inside of my nose and made it itch like crazy... And the last time I tried it, it was somewhat a mix of the two.

[kimbosaur]

I've realized that I'm more allergic to the nasties that dogs and cats pick up outside than the actual animals themselves. I get less of a reaction to indoor animals - especially if they're frequently bathed.

[katach]

My mom had a Lassa for 13yrs. Still allergic to them. :(

[tress29]

I found a pretzel in one of my tanks tonight! Sorry that it's kinda blurry...
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii46/tress29/pretzel.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Very nice. Pretzels are good.

[tress29]

It would be better if the pretzel would eat his pinkie! Sweets had his last mouse on Oct 14th. He went off his feed last winter too, but ate a few times...

[EasternGirl]

Cute! He really does look like a pretzel!

[guidofatherof5]

Can you say comfortable? The first photo is Tank relaxing in some warm water.
Notice the leg positions. He's very content with his life.
The second photo is Tank sleeping in a cedar dog pillow.
My family is very happy with Tank.
Everyday is an adventure.
Having Tank in our lives make life better.
This is not normal behavior for a snapping turtle. As a rule they live a solitary life and avoid human contact.
Tank is just the opposite and seeks out our company.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank24.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank25.jpg

[katach]

I hope some day I can come visit you and meet the amazing Tank.

[guidofatherof5]

You are welcome to come and visit the Ranch at any time.
It's always an interesting time when visitors come in.
Tank gets very curious and usually goes up and smells them.
After that he's good to go.
Not aggressive but he does recognizes when someone new comes in.

[infernalis]

always happy to see tank...

[RedSidedSPR]

i wanna go too!:D

[katach]

I rent a bus and we can drive around the country and pick-up anyone whose wants to visit the T. Radix Ranch! How does that sound Steve?

[guidofatherof5]

Sounds like a plan. I cook a big meal for everyone.

[katach]

Now I just to save for the bus and gas... :)

[snakehill]

You are welcome to come and visit the Ranch at any time.
It's always an interesting time when visitors come in.
Tank gets very curious and usually goes up and smells them.
After that he's good to go.
Not aggressive but he does recognizes when someone new comes in.
Do your visitors receive a "parting gift" when they leave??? :p

[guidofatherof5]

Do your visitors receive a "parting gift" when they leave??? :p

Yes, radixes.

[snakehill]

I'll be there! Does that include a B/W? ;)

[guidofatherof5]

I'll be there! Does that include a B/W? ;)

I really don't have any, those were just Photoshop snakes.:rolleyes:

[PINJOHN]

I really don't have any, those were just Photoshop snakes.:rolleyes:

i dont think that answer will cut the mustard it didn't fool anyone, i think you can still expect a visit from Chris's ninja's they will be in and out and you will never know they were there.............. until your next stocktaking day :eek::eek::eek:

[guidofatherof5]

i dont think that answer will cut the mustard it didn't fool anyone, i think you can still expect a visit from Chris's ninja's they will be in and out and you will never know they were there.............. until your next stocktaking day :eek::eek::eek:

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/unnamed.jpg

[EasternGirl]

Let's all rent a big Uhaul with garters on it and take a cross country trip....we'll stop by and visit everyone we know on the forum and end the trip at the Narcisse Snake Dens....someone can start the trip and then just stop and pick up members and throw em in the back of the Uhaul as we go...

[PINJOHN]

this is SAM my Irish wolfhound this photo dates from middle to late 70's, i have owned just three dogs in my life and Sam was by far the most intelligent. German Shepherd and Airedale terrier being the other two .
before becoming a taxi driver i spent 25 years as a bus driver and this photo was taken in the depot canteen [before the days of health and safety] the depot is long demolished but i still have many close friends from those days
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data/500/medium/sam.jpg
thanks for helping get this posted wayne much appreciated

[snake man12]

These are my snakes I hope to add a garter or natrix very soon 3344334533463347 Here was The gravid garter I had last summer 3348

[guidofatherof5]

Good looking animals.
Do you have a larger photo of the Garter?

[guidofatherof5]

Great looking dog John.

[snake man12]

For some reason it keeps coming out as a thumbnail

[ConcinusMan]

If you are using a URL you have uncheck the box that says "Retrieve remote file and reference locally". if you don't uncheck it, it will show as a thumbnail instead of full size. That's what "Retrieve remote file and reference locally" means. It means the link to the actual full size picture is referenced/represented locally (this forum) as a thumbnail size image. This applies when you are showing pictures that are somewhere else, such as another website or picture hosting site.

Whenever you use the other option and attach a picture to your post, it always will and always has shown up as a thumbnail. If you want it to show up full size, click the thumbnail. Right click the full size image, copy the URL, then paste that using the URL option. That's what I did here:

http://www.thamnophis.com/forum/attachments/garter-snake-lounge/3347d1322180084-other-pets-non-garters-photo0248.jpg

[EasternGirl]

Nice pics John! Here is my Chihuahua Elvis Presley...we call him Presley...in his winter sweater...he's festive!

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[ConcinusMan]

Looks just like my "Puffin" but he's black and white. Don't have any pics handy but I'll get one up soon enough.

[guidofatherof5]

Tank woke up this evening and had a nice Thanksgiving dinner.
Chicken was on his menu. Right after dinner he went back to bed since he doesn't care for watching football.
I wonder if chicken contains Tryptophan :D

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank23.jpg

[EasternGirl]

Happy Thanksgiving Tank!

[EasternGirl]

Presley...all ready for Christmas with his sweater and his candy cane bone...

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[RedSidedSPR]

Presley...all ready for Christmas with his sweater and his candy cane bone...

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http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7906/camerapics240.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/camerapics240.jpg

[EasternGirl]

OMG!!! Lol....cutest pic ever! Steve...too funny!!!

[RedSidedSPR]

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/camerapics240.jpg

Stupid hat pushed down his eyebrow gave him a bored look...

Lol nice Steve.:D

[EasternGirl]

My cat decided she was going to try to eat the dog's candy cane bone last night...

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[RedSidedSPR]

Cute.

[sirtalis01]

My non Garter Pet lol....waxy monkey frogs
http://i41.tinypic.com/2m27sw2.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/10nrdhv.jpg

[EasternGirl]

Nice!

[guidofatherof5]

Good looking frog.

[tress29]

My non Garter Pet lol....waxy monkey frogs

http://i44.tinypic.com/10nrdhv.jpg
Is that the adult size? Very tiny and cute!

[sirtalis01]

no they get preaty big....

[katach]

That frog is adorable!!

[infernalis]

My garters are drooling over it. :p

[chris-uk]

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Cohan, our Siamese Fighting Fish. He hand feeds. And comes to the front of the tank whenever you stop to check the fish, not only does he come to the front he does it and then flits back and forth to make sure he's the centre of your attention and aren't looking at the other fish.
Another example of an animal that isn't supposed to have a personality, having a real personality.

[kibakiba]

Wow, he's really pretty!

[chris-uk]

Wow, he's really pretty!
And he doesn't photograph well, his colours and iridescence is even better in the scale. He's a stunning fish is Cohan. It's the fish that started us on the garter slippery slope because Char saw Binky when we were looking for fish.

[kibakiba]

Hehe.

I had a beta for 3 years I think... And then our pet rat escaped and ate him.... Ugh. He was kind of like Cohan, only blue with a whitish tipped tail.

[katach]

We have a Betta. He is lavender and light pink. I'll get pic of him up. His name is Odellaus, Odie for short. I need to clean his bowl though. Kaylee has been feeding him and puts too much in at a time. The water gets cloudy pretty fast.

[chris-uk]

We have a Betta. He is lavender and light pink. I'll get pic of him up. His name is Odellaus, Odie for short. I need to clean his bowl though. Kaylee has been feeding him and puts too much in at a time. The water gets cloudy pretty fast.
Try what I discovered a few days ago - Cohan takes dried blood worms from our fingers. Interesting feeling when he misses the blood worm and has a nibble at my finger instead. It would be difficult to overfeed if we just hand fed the fish. Fortunately with the tetras and corys in there as well not much goes uneaten, still got to be careful not to overfeed them as the tetras will probably eat themselves to death. I doubled up the filters which helps keep my water clear.

[katach]

I need to get a small filtered tank for him. Right now he's just in a glass bowl. Kaylee is only here every other weekend so no worries on overfeeding. When I feed him I only drop one food pellet in at a time and wait for him to eat it before giving another. It doesn't help the bowl that he keeps trying to make a mating bubble nest either.

[chris-uk]

I need to get a small filtered tank for him. Right now he's just in a glass bowl. Kaylee is only here every other weekend so no worries on overfeeding. When I feed him I only drop one food pellet in at a time and wait for him to eat it before giving another. It doesn't help the bowl that he keeps trying to make a mating bubble nest either.
They survive in a glass bowl, but ideally need something like a 40 litre tank. A, small filtered tank will cut down the number of times you need to change the water, what are you on at the moment? 50% a week or more frequently than that? In a small filtered tank you may have capacity for a few other fish as well as the betta.
The thing that annoys me about bettas is that shops sell them saying that they can be kept in ridiculously small bowls, I've heard of them being sold to be kept in bowls the size of a pint glass. They'll survive for a while but you wouldn't expect them to thrive. A bit like keeping a garter in a tiny viv.

[katach]

what are you on at the moment? 50% a week or more frequently than that?

What do you mean?

[tress29]

Chris was asking you how often you do water changes, and what percentage you change. In an unfiltered tank, you have to replace some of the water with fresh, to remove the gunk that fish create! Just adding water when it gets low isn't enough.

I have a female betta at work. Her body is a light reddish tan, with darker red fins. She's in a 2.5 gallon tank with a sponge filter in the corner. No heater needed, as her tank sits on the desk above my two cpus! It stays right around 80F! I named her once, but I've long forgotten her name...

[chris-uk]

What do you mean?
Just wondered how often you have to change the water in a bowl to remove the ammonia, nitrates and nitrites (or actually you're not likely to have much of a biofilter in a bowl, so the toxins will be mostly ammonia). I do a 9l change in my 60l tank each week to keep the nitrate level down. Which reminds me, I need to test my water.

[tress29]

I know I told you about my A. versicolor tarantula. Here's a pic of her updated viv...

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii46/tress29/newhouse002.jpg

And my leucistic African Dwarf frog, in another 2.5 gallon tank!

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii46/tress29/frog003.jpg

[EasternGirl]

Do you hold your tarantula? My friend got a tarantula recently but he never holds it...

[chris-uk]

Spiders are something we could never have in the house, Char's petrified of them, that photo would be bad enough for her. I think I'd like a spider when we have kids, get them used to the things that "are scary". I was fine with spiders as a kid, but get nervous now because I've read about poisonous one coming into the UK in banana boxes... Irrational I know. I have to tell myself spiders are OK now.

[EasternGirl]

Nope...I'm with Char...terrified of them. Don't want to get over it.

[infernalis]

I share my home with many spiders, they eat insects that would otherwise be pests.

Sure I have to clean off cobwebs, but the fruit flies and fleas stuck in the webs tell it all.

[katach]

Oh. I do a full bowl change once a week.

[kibakiba]

I only allow jumping spiders to share my home. The giant house spiders are too aggressive.. They are KOS. There are little translucent red and brown ones... Those are KOS too they bite and cause some nasty infections.

[EasternGirl]

yleck!!!

[tress29]

Do you hold your tarantula?

Nope, it's just pretty to look at! I love watching it crawl around, and web building is very cool.

[snakehill]

I had a Rosehair that I handled all the time. I would walk around with her stuck to my shirt. Sometimes I would forget and walk up to people to talk to them. Surprise! :p Rosehairs are one of the friendliest tarantulas IMO!

[ConcinusMan]

If only the pet stores had any worth buying. Every time I see them in pet stores they are all stressed out and missing most of their hair.

[tress29]

If only the pet stores had any worth buying.I bought mine at the local reptile show.

[ConcinusMan]

it was my understanding that handling/disturbing them can stress them out and cause them to shed hairs.

[EasternGirl]

Handling them can stress me out and cause me to shed hairs.

[ConcinusMan]

Literally LoL'd on that one.

[EasternGirl]

:D

[guidofatherof5]

Tonight we put up the Christmas tree.
Tank spent the time wondering the living room.
I'm learning he doesn't like change.
He is getting to be such a big boy.

http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank29.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

If he's anything like a garter snake, he might be a bit disturbed at first, then curious about the change and want to investigate. All signs of an intelligent reptile.

[EasternGirl]

Sounds exactly like my girls every time I make a change to their enclosure. We're putting our tree up tomorrow night.

[chris-uk]

Our tree will go up on Sunday, the cat will behave like Tank did. Especially as we have to move furniture to make room for the trees in our tiny living room. Mort doesn't like change, he's bad enough if the cushions on the sofa get swapped around, he's getting to be a grumpy old man who is set in his ways.
Just when he's got used to the tree, we will take it down. :-)

[PINJOHN]

our tree goes up sometime this week the bad news is my wife has taken the tons of xmas decorations out of the cupboard and it sits on one side of the loft/reptile room until SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED finds time to put it up, i am at the moment trying to get one of my offspring to post some pictures of the new radix [negotiations are at a delicate stage] if successful i will post a photo of the mess she has left my room in :mad:

[snakehill]

it was my understanding that handling/disturbing them can stress them out and cause them to shed hairs. Didn't appear to stress Twiggy out! But who knows! ;)

[EasternGirl]

Oh no...It just occurred to me that my chihuahua puppy gets into everything and that he is going to be a mess with the Christmas tree...I usually have to chase the cats out from under the tree several times a day...they love to sit under the tree and bat at the decorations with their paws...but the puppy is going to try to eat every decoration and probably the tree too!:eek:

[tress29]

I didn't put up the tree last year, because we had just adopted our rescue poodle. My boys have already been asking about the tree for THIS year. We still have Eli the brat, but we also got a cat this year! Maybe I can put it by the hall way and tie it to the decorative column...

[EasternGirl]

I'm going ahead with the tree, but it's going to be a very interesting holiday...lol.

[guidofatherof5]

I'm going ahead with the tree, but it's going to be a very interesting holiday...lol.

Aren't they all, aren't they all. :D

[chris-uk]

Oh no...It just occurred to me that my chihuahua puppy gets into everything and that he is going to be a mess with the Christmas tree...I usually have to chase the cats out from under the tree several times a day...they love to sit under the tree and bat at the decorations with their paws...but the puppy is going to try to eat every decoration and probably the tree too!:eek:

Your cats are kind of like the end of this video clip?

http://youtu.be/W1i9lKR8g9Y

[EasternGirl]

Ha ha...exactly. Here are some pics of my chihuahua torturing my big fat cat Boo today. He just goes up and sits on top of poor Boo and Boo just sits there making these sad meow sounds...it's really funny. I'm thinking of making a video and sending it to America's Funniest Home Videos...

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[guidofatherof5]

Might be worth some ch-ching :D

[EasternGirl]

Ha ha..right? Julian and I are always trying to figure out something that will win on that show...we always watch it.

[EasternGirl]

I think my hermit crabs are about to have some sort of Mexican stand off...I am tired of their drama so may the best crab win.

[tress29]

I had hermit crabs 7 or 8 years ago. They were fun to watch as they crawled around, but not very entertaining when they are most active in the wee hours.

[EasternGirl]

I didn't want these darn crabs...my son had to get one when we were at the beach last summer...then I got another one thinking the first one might want a friend...but they fight all the time...crab drama. And of course I am the one taking care of them...

[chris-uk]

I can hear those hermit crabs being called back to the sea. Leaving an empty tank in need of filling? ;)

[EasternGirl]

The pet store near my house actually told me that they would take them if I didn't want them anymore...it's very tempting. I have had people tell me they had hermit crabs that lived for 18 years!

[chris-uk]

Swap them for a garter snake? Or does the pet store not do snakes?

[EasternGirl]

They have a couple of ribbons that I feel sorry for because they probably are not caring for them properly...they don't know anything about garters over there....they told me to give my garter crickets before I found this forum. I keep going and looking at the ribbons to see if they are okay...but I don't really want ribbons. I just wish someone who knew something about them would come and buy the poor things.

[snakehill]

It's hard to find pet shops that sell garters over here! At least in my area!

[EasternGirl]

I have never seen one around here...I was actually quite surprised to see the ribbons. If I saw a garter in a pet store around here I would probably have to snag it up quickly for fear that they would not care for it properly.

[kibakiba]

Doing so makes them buy more because they're something that makes them money.

[Mommy2many]

We found many hermit crabs this summer in Cape Cod. I was constantly breaking up "crab fights". We put them in a bucket and then let them go at the end of the evening. However, I was breaking up crab fights with ones I found on the ocean floor. Like that isn't big enough???!!!

[EasternGirl]

I know..what's up with the crab fights? My crabs attack each other...it's crab drama I tell you. I know, Chantel...that's what Steve told me too...luckily I have never seen a garter in any store around here and I hope I never do.

[EasternGirl]

My eight month old chihuahua puppy has a stuffed cow that he humps all the time...we call it "cow time"...ha ha. I tell him " Nobody wants to watch that!"...I need to make an appointment to have him neutered...

[tress29]

"Nobody wants to watch that!"Eli is already neutered, and still feels the need!

[EasternGirl]

Oh don't tell me that lol...

[guidofatherof5]

Late this afternoon I drew a warm bath for Tank. He woke up from his slumber and headed to his water.
After taking care of his turtle business he returned to bed.
A few hours later I partially uncovered him and found him in a classic, relaxed turtle position.
I sometimes wonder if Tank is comfortable in his life with my family. I think that question has been answered.
So comfortable, even with 5 kids and 2 dogs running around.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/tank30.jpg

[EasternGirl]

That is so cute!!

[ConcinusMan]

I can hear those hermit crabs being called back to the sea.

I don't think so. They're 100% terrestrial. And by the way, if you have too many of them that are the same size, the fighting is over available shells. Get 3-5 shells of appropriate size, per crab, (and perhaps a larger enclosure) and the fighting should greatly decrease.

[EasternGirl]

Well I just put them in a 5 gallon tank and put more shells in there...they don't seem to be fighting now.

[ConcinusMan]

Goody

[EasternGirl]

Oh yes...I am very excited about the hermit crabs...that will probably end up living for another 18 years. Woo hoo.

[ConcinusMan]

Life span not only depends on good husbandry, but also species. Some species live months to just a few years, others up to 25 years.

[tress29]

Well I just put them in a 5 gallon tank and put more shells in there...What substrate are you using? I used dampened play sand for mine, deep enough for them to dig in. It was fun to watch the remodeling!

[EasternGirl]

I have aquarium rocks in there right now...where do you get the sand? The only kind of sand that I could find at the pet store was really fine, colored aquarium sand. I'm on my way to Walmart in a bit...could I find it there?

[katach]

That is a great picture Steve!

[tress29]

where do you get the sand? I'm on my way to Walmart in a bit...could I find it there?I've always bought it at Lowes. Beware, comes in a 50# bag!

BwaHaHa! My login at Hermet Crab Association still works! I'm linking the care sheet for purple pinchers...

HCA: Hermit Crab Association &bull; View topic - Coenobita Clypeatus/ Purple Pincher Caresheet (http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=78857)

[EasternGirl]

Thanks...on a different note...I bought shelves for the snake tanks tonight. I couldn't find any of the plastic plano ones that were high enough to put a tank and have room for the lights on top...but I found a set of metal ones that can hold up to 250 lbs and you can adjust the height on each shelf. Now I just have to put them together....and decide where I'm going to put them.

[tress29]

Yeah, my hognose ate last night! That stubborn little beastie hasn't eaten since Oct 14th. I offer every week, but many weeks, the only mouse eating was done by the cat! Last night I thawed out the last large pinky and put him in his deli cup with it. When he hadn't eaten by bedtime, I put the whole container in his viv. He'd be secure and warm, and hopefully more tempted to eat. He had a very big bulge this morning, and his momma was very relieved...

[guidofatherof5]

That's good news for all involved.

[EasternGirl]

Good to hear Tress!

[RedSidedSPR]

Dog sitting for our friends (you can hear them talking, that's not me lol)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfqDuKMPyZo

[EasternGirl]

Too cute...

[katach]

Awww

[d_virginiana]

This is my new kitten Diogenes. She has a pretty cool story behind her, but if you don't want to read it, then just ogle the amazing cuteness! (This is the night I brought her home).
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She was part of a feral cat colony living in the parking lot beside my apartment and we bonded :) She was like 5 months old when I finally took her home, so she didn't grow up around people at all. I've owned feral cats and kittens that grew up as part of an abandoned litter, but she's the first one that grew up in an actual colony of several families and unrelated cats. It's crazy how this affects the way she fits in with our other cats! Normally, there is about a month of hissing and territory fighting when we bring in a new one, but after about three hours, she was piled up with them and they were grooming each other!
She's also calm and well-adjusted in the way that I've only ever seen in my other cats that grew up wild. In the month it took me to gain her trust enough to catch her, I got to see how this cat colony actually functioned, and it was seriously one of the neatest experiences I've ever had. I had no clue how complicated feline society could be, and I've owned cats all my life! (It's amazing that I've been able to be this articulate, as normally all I can say when I'm trying to talk about her is "Awwwwww, it's the BABY!" or something equally sicky-sweet).

[EasternGirl]

Congrats on your new kitty. We have a rescue group around here dedicated to saving cats left abandoned in apartment parking lots called "dumpster cats"...because I live on a college campus and so many college kids move and abandon their cats in apartment parking lots...it's unreal. My cat, Beanie, came to live with me many years ago after she was abandoned in the apartment that I moved into...she was left outside and every time I would open my door she would run into my apartment! She could have ended up a dumpster cat but I took her in. She does not actually get along with my other cats very well...in fact, she has trust issues in general...she only really trusts me. She and I have an incredible bond...she knows that I rescued her.3479 The Beanie...

[infernalis]

This is my latest cat "adoption".. Her owner was arrested and thrown in Jail, He was renting from me and his critters got left behind.

http://www.reptard.info/critters/kitty.jpg

[kibakiba]

Awwww. Cute kitty :)

[EasternGirl]

Very cute!

[infernalis]

She's mine now.

Her and our other cat don't get along, so she lives down in my basement den. AKA "the man cave"