What are the pets you would like to keep

• elindra

  15 Apr 06, 13:34

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  the snapping turtle will eat anything... it'll also eat carrion and fingers and toes of unfortunate people who go and poke the thing
  
  i like pets which don't need much care when it comes to feeding
  
  sorta like hamsters
  
  

  Snapping turtles are no fuss
  You dump fish inside and it will help itself
  Or leftover food if you want to feed it that
  
  Yeah it can do nasty things to your fingers if you are stupid enough to poke at it
• browniebaobao

  15 Apr 06, 13:34

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  the snapping turtle will eat anything... it'll also eat carrion and fingers and toes of unfortunate people who go and poke the thing
  i like pets which don't need much care when it comes to feeding
  
  sorta like hamsters
  
  

  ..............
  
  it's so scary!
• elindra

  15 Apr 06, 13:36

  Originally posted by browniebaobao:

  Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....
  
  I rem last time my mum fed turtle with bread..
  
  I always tot turtles are vegetarians!

  All turtles are omnivores!
  Even your terrapins will catch fish and eat if you allow it
• the Bear

  15 Apr 06, 13:36

  bbb, i think for you, should stick to hamsters.. they're fuzzy and cute and harmless
  
  are there local scorpions?
  
  maybe i'll be able to keep without AVA hounding me?
• elindra

  15 Apr 06, 13:39

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  bbb, i think for you, should stick to hamsters.. they're fuzzy and cute and harmless
  
  are there local scorpions?
  
  maybe i'll be able to keep without AVA hounding me?

  Maybe if you can find one in someone's garden or something and keep that as a pet
  
  I think pacman frogs look dumb and cute but is a monster when it comes to food.
  
  
• the Bear

  15 Apr 06, 13:41

  around here? hmmm.. there are squirrels in the park tho'
  
  and yeah.. that's the thing about the frogs.. they look so cute and dumb.. actually, they are dumb... in the wild, a lot die when they try to eat each other, one suffocating, and the other choking to death
  
  

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Maybe if you can find one in someone's garden or something and keep that as a pet
  
  I think pacman frogs look dumb and cute but is a monster when it comes to food.
  
  

• elindra

  15 Apr 06, 13:44

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  around here? hmmm.. there are squirrels in the park tho'
  
  and yeah.. that's the thing about the frogs.. they look so cute and dumb.. actually, they are dumb... in the wild, a lot die when they try to eat each other, one suffocating, and the other choking to death
  
  

  Erhmm Pacman frogs are dumb alright and they are poor swimmers can can drown if you have too much water in their tank
  
  
  
  Why not keep a African Clawed Frog. Totally aquatic
  Feeds on bloodworms and can catch it's own fish to eat
• the Bear

  15 Apr 06, 13:47

  saw this frog at work in a documentary before...
  
  frogs which ambush fast-moving things are hilarious in slow motion!
  
  they charge forward with mouths wide open and one of the front legs will shove their prey into their mouths
  
  

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Erhmm Pacman frogs are dumb alright and they are poor swimmers can can drown if you have too much water in their tank
  
  
  
  Why not keep a African Clawed Frog. Totally aquatic
  Feeds on bloodworms and can catch it's own fish to eat

• browniebaobao

  15 Apr 06, 13:47

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  bbb, i think for you, should stick to hamsters.. they're fuzzy and cute and harmless
  are there local scorpions?
  
  maybe i'll be able to keep without AVA hounding me?

  hahahaha..
  
  actually I still prefer cats.
• breytonhartge

  15 Apr 06, 13:49

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  elindra, after we went to that aquarium shop near my place, I've been thinking, how nice if I could get one of those lovely tanks and keep a yabbie or two!
  
  Too bad, I'm leaving soon so I'll see what I can keep over there!

  lots of fun stuff like rays and even sharks...
• elindra

  15 Apr 06, 13:51

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  saw this frog at work in a documentary before...
  
  frogs which ambush fast-moving things are hilarious in slow motion!
  
  they charge forward with mouths wide open and one of the front legs will shove their prey into their mouths
  
  

  yup they do that
  In fact they look a bit like cookie monster when they eat
  especially when they use 2 front legs to attempt to shove a whole bloodwork cube into their mouth
• elindra

  15 Apr 06, 13:53

  Originally posted by breytonhartge:

  lots of fun stuff like rays and even sharks...

  Rays?
  I have those as pets
  But you might want to think twice coz they are alot of work
• Rhonda

  15 Apr 06, 14:02

  Originally posted by alwaysdisturbed:

  wah...u indeed need a huge pond...
  
  i tot they were the size of terrapins...haha

  I think if elindra's turtle ever gets to be THAT big, she intends to keep it in her bedroom, and then just throw her pillow and blanket on it and sleep on its shell.
• SGpork

  15 Apr 06, 14:04

  like pets..but dont want keep them..very troublesome
  
  
• Rhonda

  15 Apr 06, 14:06

  Originally posted by browniebaobao:

  hahahaha..
  
  actually I still prefer cats.

  
• alwaysdisturbed

  15 Apr 06, 14:12

  Originally posted by Rhonda:

  I think if elindra's turtle ever gets to be THAT big, she intends to keep it in her bedroom, and then just throw her pillow and blanket on it and sleep on its shell.

  haha...
  or mayb convert one rm into a pond juz for it!
• cornyfish2000

  16 Apr 06, 07:33

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  bbb, i think for you, should stick to hamsters.. they're fuzzy and cute and harmless
  
  are there local scorpions?
  
  maybe i'll be able to keep without AVA hounding me?

  Yes, i know of an aquarium which sells scorpions...
  
  I used to frequent this shop in Tiong Bahru cos it frequently stocks unusual and exotic freshwater fishes. One day the owner pulled me aside, whispered that he noticed i was always looking for wierd creatures and that he had something for me. He disappeared round the back of the shop for awhile, then emerged with a big (i think around 10cm) scorpion resting on the back of his hand. He wanted to place it on the back of MY hand. Goodness.. i was damn freaked out.
  
  Well anyway, from the secretive way that he tried to peddle his scorpions, i suppose that they are not legal pets in Singapore.
  
  Yikes... the only pets that i can keep are fishes, aquatic invertebrates and turtles. Cats and dogs are too dirty and noisy, creepy crawlies like scorpions, spiders, salamanders, lizards and iguanas are out too.
• cornyfish2000

  16 Apr 06, 07:55

  Originally posted by elindra:

  Rays?
  I have those as pets
  But you might want to think twice coz they are alot of work

  I wanna keep a stingray too... but maybe a marine one, either a blue-spotted ray or a guitarfish (the nice, hardy FW motoros are too ex). But very unfortunately, i had to tear down 2 of my tanks yesterday following incessant nagging at home that i was turning the house into a fish shop with fish tanks everywhere. That's the problem when none of your family members are interested in keeping fishes and hence they only see the drawbacks of fish-keeping (the perpetual rusting of metallic objects around saltwater tanks, noise from the filters etc).
  
  Now i've only 3 tanks left, 1 for my PNT/gourami, 1 for the red-tail catfish/gar, and 1 marine tank which is overstocked now that i threw all the marine creatures from the previous marine tanks into this.
  
  Anyway, back to the topic of the thread, i'd like to keep a baby marine turtle... they look so cute! But i wouldn't know what to do with it when it becomes a gigantic adult... release it into Pasir Ris Beach maybe?
  
  
  A baby sea turtle
  Reminds me of my PNT when it was tiny.
• ShrodingersCat

  16 Apr 06, 09:53

  Originally posted by the Bear:
  [b]
  are there local scorpions?
  
  [b]

  Hee.. yes. Not easy to find though.
  
  
• ShrodingersCat

  16 Apr 06, 09:56

  Hee besides cats....
  
  I like meerkats! I think they're so cute... so communal.. so loving... I would love to come home and have one of them stand on top of a rock looking up waiting for me to come home, chittering away...
  
  I also like little snakes.. not the ones that are so small looks like worms.. cute little green ones with beady eyes.. they remind me of... portable dobermans...
  
  Horses must be great.. so cool neh.. if your pet is also your transport device... gallop gallop...
• coffeeortea

  16 Apr 06, 10:00

  Originally posted by browniebaobao:

  i would like to keep a white tiger cub.
  

  yay! Panthera tigris for the win =D
• r0mE_27

  16 Apr 06, 10:18

  
  
  ok this is my dream pet, baby bearded dragon. feeds on fruits, crickets...
  
  i've had some exotic pets b4. erm will this get me into trouble?
  my cousin last time had chameleon, sugar glider, bullfrog... etc
  now all i've got is desert tortoise. still quite nice though!
  
  
• thoreldan

  16 Apr 06, 10:32

  probably this
  
  
  
  or this
  
  
• elindra

  16 Apr 06, 11:10

  Originally posted by cornyfish2000:

  I wanna keep a stingray too... but maybe a marine one, either a blue-spotted ray or a guitarfish (the nice, hardy FW motoros are too ex). But very unfortunately, i had to tear down 2 of my tanks yesterday following incessant nagging at home that i was turning the house into a fish shop with fish tanks everywhere. That's the problem when none of your family members are interested in keeping fishes and hence they only see the drawbacks of fish-keeping (the perpetual rusting of metallic objects around saltwater tanks, noise from the filters etc).
  
  Now i've only 3 tanks left, 1 for my PNT/gourami, 1 for the red-tail catfish/gar, and 1 marine tank which is overstocked now that i threw all the marine creatures from the previous marine tanks into this.
  
  Anyway, back to the topic of the thread, i'd like to keep a baby marine turtle... they look so cute! But i wouldn't know what to do with it when it becomes a gigantic adult... release it into Pasir Ris Beach maybe?
  
  
  A baby sea turtle
  Reminds me of my PNT when it was tiny.

  Prices of Motoros are dropping I think coz alot of local keepers are breeding them, and successfully too.
  
  Maybe if you can wait for mine to mature and if they breed I'll let you know
  
  Anyway I don't think Motoros are expensive, at least not compared to them Sakuras & Henleis which are considered 'cheap' still. Would be nice to have a Pearl Ray but I think I will never consider one till I have a sudden windfall '
  Regarding tanks...yeah....my SO was like telling me DON'T YOU DARE GET ANOTHER TANK
  
  
• av98m

  16 Apr 06, 11:32

  the pinky bear sure has a thing for weird/creepy creatures.