Got a pair of these guys (actually girls):

Called degus (pronounced day-goo). Really fun to watch, very curious animals. They like to 'talk' to each other too, with soft whistling noises and stuff. Really cool. Check out this page for more info: http://www.animalnetwork.com/critters/profiles/degus/default.asp

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nice, how do they taste j/k, they look like bunnies

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hehe, yeah they look like someone cross-bred a rabbit with a gerbil. And they are actually more closely related to rabbits then rodents, but different enough that they may be classified in a whole new order seperate from rodents and rabbits.

Whoooo! Big as* rats!!

Sweet! Next on the list some Ferrets?? And if you get sick of the mamals you can feed them to the snake! LOL

quote Originally posted by Standard: Got a pair of these guys (actually girls):

Yer, hoping they are both girls. . .

PEEE YEWWWWW!! I thought I could smell something!!

HMMMM... playing with gerbils are we? Well at least they're safer than light bulbs!! HeHe

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quote Originally posted by Jaei Sun: Sweet! Next on the list some Ferrets?? And if you get sick of the mamals you can feed them to the snake! LOL

Always have wanted a ferret, but can't justify the time and money right now.

hehe, my cat's usually have a bit more interest in them than my snake. I try to keep her pretty well fed, and in a cage on the other side of the room

hhhmmm...taisty. I'd say it taist more like a rat than a rabbit. Then again, I use so much BBQ sause that I can't really tell.

"You and me baby, we ain't nothin' but mammals, so let's do it like they do on the Dis-co-ve-ry channel..."

quote Originally posted by Standard: hehe, yeah they look like someone cross-bred a rabbit with a gerbil. And they are actually more closely related to rabbits then rodents, but different enough that they may be classified in a whole new order seperate from rodents and rabbits.

FYI, rabbits are rodents.

They look like fun, Standard. Let us know if you end up with a litter.

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i got a couple of Snapper Turtles...ok 4, two big ones and two small ones. fun to watch them rip a feeder fish apart

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Actually, rodents are classified under order rodentia, and rabbits are classified under order lagomorpha, I believe. The degus may be classified under a new order called caviomorph.

No litter's here, they are definatly both female. My brother's gerbils did just have 8 baby's, though.

Turtles would be a cool thing to have.. actually, at the pet store where I got these they have an African Mouse-eating Bullfrog. The thing is huge! I want it.

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I have seen them before and was thinking of getting one they look awful cute but we do not have the \cages foir our animals anymore... oh well what did you name them?

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Did someone say snapping turtle?

or ferret? Iguana?

I couldn't handle the zoo. I gave the ferret and Iguana away.

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I really wanted an iquana before I got my boa, but after reading about them they seemed a bit tough to care for.

As for names... haven't thought of any yet.

Fastback and notchback?

Tina

Awwww, that is sooo cute! How big is it?

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You'd be amazed how much crap comes out of one of those iguanas. It was a real picky snobby pain in the butt. The ferret was cool, but I didn't have enough room for it to give it proper care unless I let it run around my place. That thing would run all over the place from the highest lamp to under the couch. ooops too big.....

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Good idea Tina, but I don't think my g/f would approve. I kinda bought them for her as a valentines day present, since she wanted me to get a 'fuzzy' pet. So far I've just been calling 'em the little b@stards, since they like to chew on my fingers when I'm trying to give them treats.

Right now they're about 4 inches long, body only. They're supposed to get to about 6 inches long, plus a 6 inch tail.

We got a mean little fish, his name is Oscie. (he's an Oscar fish, nasty litttle b@st@rds!!! he almost bit my finger off once)

Most of you know about my old bunny who's now gone...

We are planning on getting a birdie that looks like this...

and at my dads house i have 3 kittys (well actually 2 since I gave one to my best friend) and a doggie =)

talk about a zoo!! I also used to live on a farm, had chickens and roosters and sheep and duck... etc =)

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since easter is coming, I wonder if a couple of my folk's animals are going to enjoy it like they did last year.


a critter watching the humility in the pond.

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quote Originally posted by Standard: I really wanted an iquana before I got my boa, but after reading about them they seemed a bit tough to care for. As for names... haven't thought of any yet.

You want my Frank? Iguanas are cool pets. They THRIVE on neglect

Give 'em a steady supply of greens, some water, a heat rock and the occasional bath, and they'll ignore you happily for YEARS. Frank is near 10 years old. Not terribly big. Kind of like a slow-moving lettuce.