ListManiac #4: List the types of pets you have kept before
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or keeping now
Just curious. I have no pets now except for my brother's ugly Luo Han which I'm pet-sitting for him while he is studying in Australia. I had some nice tropical fishes but my dad decided that the Luo Han is lonely and dumped him into my much bigger tank. Needless to say, my pet fishes become pet food, and my brother's Luo Han is now the only occupant of my tank
Anyway, I have kept the following pets before when I was younger:
2 Rabbits
4 Hamsters
2 3" tank full of fishes (1 filled with exotic fresh water fishes, 1 filled with goldfish)
2 firebelly salamaders
2 terrapins and 2 soft shell turtles
4 dogs
1 canary birdie
2 tree frogs
2 puddle frogs
2 chickens -
1. 3 little turtles.... 1 died mysteriously and the other 2 refused to eat... we have to let them go.... dad din wanna me see another 2 die....
2. shihtzu.. and he's still very much alive!
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I think its gonna be a long list >_<'
1. Rabbits. Keep quite a few. Didn't really like them cos they smell, not very good to cuddle and prone to fright.
2. Hamsters. I used to have more than 40 at a time in my house when I was breeding them to be sold. That wasn't my original purpose cos I had only 4 at first but my male hamster was super busy at night. >_<'
3. Fish. Only a few so far. Once I used to have these beautiful red fishes my Dad gave me when I was younger. One day when I came home, I discovered they were missing and cried terribly. I cried even worse when I noticed them on the dining table. Nope. You cant keep pets that looked like food.
4. Parakeets. Used to have this idea I could teach them to talk as I mistook them for mini parrots. Got even angrier when I realised they could but refused to learn. Basket cases.
5. Terrapins. Never like them much. Thought it's something my mum would approve. Which she did. And she took them from me.
6. One amazing chicken which really crossed the road to come into my house. The answer to that famous question ? It wants to be my pet.
7. Coloured chicks. I didn't know then it was cruel to inject them with coloured substances for them to be pink, blue or green. Damn those people.
8. Spiders. For fighting contests in primary school.
9. Lizards(geckos and chamelons). Cos I thought they were funky.
10. A bat I found in orchard road.
11. Dogs. Strays dogs which my mum gave me to keep me company when I was younger. She threw them out after they chewed not only the sofa, but shoes, beds, clothes, pillows, people...
12. Cats. I love cats. Wrote this as the last because I have kept hundreds. My house was a kind of cat shelter then. My mum thought I was simply impossible. But heck. I find cats company infinitely better than humans. -
Originally posted by Ferret:11. Dogs. Strays dogs which my mum gave me to keep me company when I was younger. She threw them out after they chewed not only the sofa, but shoes, beds, clothes, pillows, people...
it's one thing to bite but another to chew!!! -
When I was a kid living in our old house, we had a Wire-haired Daschund, a Rough Collie and a Shihtzu, plus lots of koi.
After moving to a flat, the two other dogs were given to friends and now it's just the Shihtzu.
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They are too smart to bite the hands that feed them. But they aint smart enough not to chew.Originally posted by tare: it's one thing to bite but another to chew!!! -
oooh u also have shihtzuOriginally posted by LazerLordz:When I was a kid living in our old house, we had a Wire-haired Daschund, a Rough Collie and a Shihtzu, plus lots of koi.
After moving to a flat, the two other dogs were given to friends and now it's just the Shihtzu. 
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used to have;
foot-sized terrapins but had to let go coz they eat like human
Lots of fish... dunno how many... lost count liao...
1 cat...jump down dunno how many times but came back on its own
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now;
two terrapins(red eared)
more fish -
Black and white..i think he's mixed with a Lhasa Apso.Originally posted by tare:oooh u also have shihtzu -
i had...
a bunch of bunnies when i was young...
granny gave us a pet chick... but she looked after it most of the time.. i think it became soup
the usual greasy kids' stuff, terrapins, fish...
folks are sensitive to fur so few pets in between..
now i got a hamster
here he is... he's dumber than a post
and here he is again
i love critters -
Nickie~
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Several hamsters (1 at a time)
Countless fish like neon tetras, tiger barbs, sucker catfish and guppies
A pair of crabs
2 terrapins (which escaped from my uncle's pond after we gave them to him)
3 rabbits (1 is still alive)
2 guinea pigs
1 cat -
turtles, fishes, budgies n now currently a parrot (duno wats the exact name but parrot family)
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Had a pug for 11 years. Died of old age. Hubby was so distraught then. The pug was really cute and smart. Loved durians. Can do high jump. I remembered, one time (night), we pretended to be burglars and flipped the bean bags over our shoulders and pretended to prowl. Wow, the pug sure can barked, man!!!Originally posted by RaTtY81:turtles, fishes, budgies n now currently a parrot (duno wats the exact name but parrot family)
Now, we have four oranda lionhead goldfish. One is feeling a bit sickly already. Has been belly up every now and then. Hubby said it is experiencing indigestion or some inbalance or something. Me no idea ley. -
The lady of the house was not big on anything bigger than fishes or terrapins when I was a kid, so tmy list is pretty short.
I've just got Eddie, who took well over a grand to get from a HDB void deck to Melbourne, making him the world's most expensive mongrel.
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Growing up, I lived in an HDB 3-room apartment with lotsa lotsa books because my mom, my brother and I were all bookworms.
Not much space to keep pets like dogs, cats or rabbits. And mom only allowed 'clean' pets that you can keep confined in a small space. So, we had :
- A tank of goldfishes that gradually died and it became a tank of assorted fresh water fishes. Dad took care of the aquarium until I took over in Secondary School.
- Four terrapins that dad and mom one day decided to release into the canal for 'religious reasons'.
My brother and I came home one day to find the terrapins missing and we cried for days afterwards. 
I used to dump shredded cabbage / lettuce in a huge heap on top of them, then giggle as we heard the 'crunch! crunch!' sounds then gradually, was able to see them as they ate through their mountain of veges! hahaha!
- When I moved out to live on my own, I suddenly had space! And, I could finally keep CATS!!
I adopted two kittens from the SPCA - Suzie and Pearl. They were so playful and agile, they both escaped through the slate windows one day when I was at work. Came home to find only Suzie sitting between the gates and the door, looking forlorn. That night was the first time since I brought them home that Suzie decided to snuggle and sleep with me because her sister was missing. The next day, Suzie escaped again, but this time, she brought home another kitten, Kitty. hehehe! Cute, isn't it? 
A neighbour had a few kittens that they didn't seem to know what to do with. One day, on my way to work, I saw that they had dumped one of their kittens by the staircase and it was mewing pitifully! I told myself that if the li'l one was still around when I came home from work, I'll take it in. Whaddaya know, it was STILL around the staircase when I got back so it became Cat #4 in my life - Meiji. (Because it was Mei Ji, in Mandarin.)
Then in 1998, a gentleman snuck into my life. This time, I heard mysterious whisperings outside my flat, then footsteps as the people ran off, then I heard, 'Meow! Meow!'. 
Opened the door and saw this reeeeeely handsome long-haired cat sitting right outside my door! It begged me to let it in, went straight to the food bowls of my other cats and ate like it hadn't eaten for days! It looked poorly-kept and unkempt with matted fur, ear mites, fleas, diarrhoea... its previous owners obviously didn't know how to take care of it and they probably knew I took care of my cats well so they abandoned Marcus at my door!
After Marcus ate, I suddenly got spooked that his owners might come looking for him again or he might spread all those mites and fleas and what-not diseases he might have to my other healthy cats so out he went. He was struggling as I was trying to push him out my door.
The whole night, I opened the door or windows to sneak peeks at him. Oddly enough, he didn't wander off, like most cats would. Instead, the entire night, no matter what time I checked, there he was, sitting there, looking at me, meowing or he'd be curled up, fast asleep. I couldn't sleep well the entire night because I was debating if I should keep this cat. Finally, at about 5am, I told myself, I shall open the bedroom slate windows a tad and if he tries to get in, he's mine!
He rushed over and meowed frantically when I opened the windows... and then the poor darling tried to jump through the windows but he was still a kitten so he couldn't quite reach the windows! Pooooooor thing!! I rushed to open the door and Marcus officially became the Prince in my life!
Here's Marcus, looking regal with his favourite mouse toy!
Here's Marcus at play, with First Cat, Suzie, looking on...
Then, an extremely heartbreaking part of my life came ... and went... and with a new stage in my life came ... Cody!
He was too smart for his own good. He learnt how to open the slate windows! I ended up taping the handles but he'd somehow manage to open the windows anyways! One day, I came home after night duty to find the upper slate windows wide open, and Cody missing! I scouted round the entire neighbourhood and went up and down all the floors and corridors in my block, shouting out his name, but no Cody.
And here I am, no cats, no pets. I'm 'in transit' now so I probably would have to wait till I'm settled down again to keep cats. I can't wait! -
dogs
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mine is tri-color, pure breed.... except..... he has identity crisis....Originally posted by LazerLordz:Black and white..i think he's mixed with a Lhasa Apso.
he's vegetarian, hop like a rabbit when he's excited, wash his face like a cat.... -
1. parrot
2. fishes
3. luo han fishes
4. rabbit
5. hamsters
6. cat
7. dogs
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so cute!Originally posted by Gedanken:The lady of the house was not big on anything bigger than fishes or terrapins when I was a kid, so tmy list is pretty short.
I've just got Eddie, who took well over a grand to get from a HDB void deck to Melbourne, making him the world's most expensive mongrel. -
Ged, you should post a better pic of Eddie. I wanna see his face!!!!!
I should post the pic of my last dog, Chris He is a real cutie but a real devil -
Here we go! This pic was taken a few months ago:
Here's a more recent one:
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I think Eddie looks better with eyes closed...
looks more guai and innocent. -
Originally posted by Gedanken:
I like him with his eyes open!!!! He looks very naughty and intelligent
Here we go! This pic was taken a few months ago:
What are you looking at buster? Don't mess with me, I'm a lean, mean machine
Here's a more recent one:
Carry me Sasha, Carry me
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I started with fishes, then birds, rabbits, hamsters, snake.