The Aywas Thread

Charlotte wrote:

Besides cats and dogs the only "indoor pets" I've had were pigeons. They were tame enough, but they always woke us up at 4 am (and they tended to poop wherever they sat, including on you...)

Outdoors we had geese and chicken, some of the chicken were real tame as well and would come and jump up in your lap or sit on your back/shoulders when you went into their cage. But no hamsters or other such furry little cuties.

Oh and my sis had an aquarium. I had one fish in it. But one day one of the fich went floating belly up and my sis insisted that it was just resting, until it got moldy and all the fish died.

Omg you actually left the fish rot inside the aquarium ? off course they all died XD.

you waited until the water was green , slimy, and all the fish population belly up to figure out shit was going down XDDDD

Baby chickens are really cute , i had a green and a purple one. (Yeah they used to sell dyed chickens outside my school)

Girl how come you didn't have hamsters? you need a hamster in your life .

I've never liked the idea of those small pets, like mice or guinea pigs or hamsters. They're all a little to "rodenty" for me with their scuttling and scratching and squeaking. (Sorry, Banj.)
I did once have a rabbit (that didn't last very long) but other than that, all my childhood pets were cats. I like cats. They look after themselves.

I've always enjoyed pets of all sizes, but I tended to get the bigger ones after I moved out at age 19. ... We had dogs, cats, fish, mice, hamsters, small turtles and a rat (sister brought it home, was a school pet) and also numerous birds when growing up. (Cockatiels, Parakeets, mostly) I also personally had two Ferrets and one Mink that were mine that I got from a friend who bred them.

After getting my own place though, I've had numerous dogs, mostly all larger breads. (German Shepherds, Husky, Samoyed, Akita, Chow and a Cocker Spaniel and a Beagle (They were the only real little guys) And those were just the furry folks. I've had a few birds, mostly Parakeets, and one Double Yellow Naped Amazon Parrot, named Sydney. He spoke a couple languages, but we never did figured out the one we didn't know. ... I've also had quite a few reptiles, 1/2 to a dozen or so Iguana's, the largest being near to 5 1/2 feet long, named Goliath. I've owned a few Monitor Lizards as well, one Nile Monitor and a couple Savanna's. Also had two Sail Fin Dragons, but they were quite large when given to me and I ended up having to get rid of them, due to a lack of proper housing for them. And had a load of smaller lizards as well. ... Also had a bunch of snakes too. One Red Tail Boa, One Reticulated Python who was quite nasty when I got him, and so when he was 11 feet long, had to get rid of him because I couldn't trust him with others. - Two Burmese Pythons, one took ill at a young age, but the other (Sabbath) was 13 -1/2 feet long and weighed over a 100 lbs. when I gave him to a friend who does shows all over the US, educating kids. (He was gentle as could be, but it was too hard finding him food. He would eat 4 to 5 large ducks or rabbits in a sitting, and every couple/few weeks. - I also had numerous other snakes like Ball Pythons, Corn Snakes, Black Snakes, etc. - Besides this, I've owned a load of different kinds of fish over the years. So many types, I couldn't begin to name them. From fresh water to brackish, I've owned probably 50 to 70 different types, if not more. The last one I had was a Beautiful Blue with Black Stripes, African Cichlid. Who when he turned something like 4 or 5 years old, decided to switch over to a Sunburst Yellow! ... Kind-of freaked us out, because this happened over just a day or so, if my memory is correct.

To me, animals are just cool and I enjoy having them around. ... I can honestly say I've hung out with way more animals over the years than humans. - I presently only own my 3 fuzzy pups now, since I don't have as much time to spend on animals as I used to, but they are more then enough.