GreekChat.com Random Pet Thread

cheerfulgreek · #1 06-28-2011, 07:53 PM

ITT we chit chat and post random things about our pets. I just thought it would be fun to start a thread just like the Random threads, but about our pets instead. I have nothing to post about the three of mine as of right now, but I will after I feed Charlotte. I stopped at the pet store after work today, and I bought her a feeder mouse. I haven't fed her yet, though. The mouse is really cute, so it's gonna be hard to feed him to Charlotte as it usually is.

amanda6035 · #2 06-28-2011, 08:37 PM

Oh crap, this thread is so not fair. I had to unexpectedly have my 3 legged Buster the Beagle put to sleep last Thursday

He became 3 legged last February in a battle with cancer, and we didnt know until last week that the cancer came back full force and consumed his belly.

Buuuuut, in other news, when the time is right (I dunno when) I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to rescue a couple of more dogs. When we got Buster, we lived in an apartment, so he was the only one we had room for. We're planning to get 2 next time so they have a playmate. Buster was a grumpy old man who slept all day, so he didn't want a playmate.

amanda6035 · #3 06-28-2011, 08:39 PM

CG - What kind of snake do you have? You're brave....I don't "do" snakes.... they give me the heebie jeebies.

cheerfulgreek · #4 06-28-2011, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by amanda6035

CG - What kind of snake do you have? You're brave....I don't "do" snakes.... they give me the heebie jeebies.

lol
I don't have a snake. When I said I'm feeding Charlotte, I was talking about.....http://youtu.be/B5q5X7GspNo

I fed her about 20 minutes ago. She was really hungry, because when I went back to see if she had eaten him, she was in the process of doing it. I have a scorpion and a cat, too.

amanda6035 · #5 06-28-2011, 09:33 PM

OMG that was worse that a snake! I couldn't even watch the whole video.

cheerfulgreek · #6 06-28-2011, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by amanda6035

OMG that was worse that a snake! I couldn't even watch the whole video.

lol
You'd be suprised. Charlotte is really friendly. The only time she's ever gotten aggravated with me was when she was going through a molt. Other than that, she's really calm. Oh, and she gets mad if I pet her while she's eating. I mean, who wouldn't, though?

cheerfulgreek · #7 06-28-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by amanda6035

Oh crap, this thread is so not fair. I had to unexpectedly have my 3 legged Buster the Beagle put to sleep last Thursday

He became 3 legged last February in a battle with cancer, and we didnt know until last week that the cancer came back full force and consumed his belly.

Buuuuut, in other news, when the time is right (I dunno when) I'm really looking forward to the opportunity to rescue a couple of more dogs. When we got Buster, we lived in an apartment, so he was the only one we had room for. We're planning to get 2 next time so they have a playmate. Buster was a grumpy old man who slept all day, so he didn't want a playmate.

I'm really sorry about your dog.

The second part of your post is awesome. Keep up the good work.

PhoenixAzul · #8 06-28-2011, 09:49 PM

The husband and I can't have dogs in our place (just yet...we're getting a new place soon!) so I train and love on my mom and dad's dogs

Buddy looked like this when he was adopted, and he smelled like skunk:

Under that fur was a purebred Jack Russell!

Vicious, he is...

But he joined the most perfect dog in the world, Shadow the BorderJack (border collie/ JRT mix)

This is what shadow looked like when she came home from the pound

AlwaysSAI · #9 06-28-2011, 09:55 PM

I have two chinchillas whose pictures are posted in one of the pet threads. I've had them for 3 years and they continue to be high maintenance divas.

However, in October, I adopted a rabbit. He came with the name Billy Idol and since he does have man-scara I didn't change it. He seriously does act like a rock-star. Daily, he meets me at the door for his serving of peas, snatches a stalk and hordes it in the corner of his cage.

cheerfulgreek · #10 06-28-2011, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

I have two chinchillas whose pictures are posted in one of the pet threads. I've had them for 3 years and they continue to be high maintenance divas.

However, in October, I adopted a rabbit. He came with the name Billy Idol and since he does have man-scara I didn't change it. He seriously does act like a rock-star. Daily, he meets me at the door for his serving of peas, snatches a stalk and hordes it in the corner of his cage.

I love chinchillas! They're SO adorable.

DSTRen13 · #11 06-29-2011, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

lol
I don't have a snake. When I said I'm feeding Charlotte, I was talking about.....http://youtu.be/B5q5X7GspNo

I fed her about 20 minutes ago. She was really hungry, because when I went back to see if she had eaten him, she was in the process of doing it. I have a scorpion and a cat, too.

You gotta warn people with those links!

I am cool with snakes, but that's super freaky! (Sorry, I know that's your pet & all - I'm sure that to you she's just adorable.)

These are my kitties (I've probably posted pics here before someplace ...):

The Siamese is Tai & the black Siamese mix is Parker. They are generally referred to as Big Cat & Little Cat, even though they're really about the same size now ...

sigmadiva · #12 06-29-2011, 02:13 PM

My little dachsie is convinced he can catch lizards. He tries so hard.....

KSUViolet06 · #13 06-29-2011, 02:24 PM

So everybody knows I lost my kitty in November.

Well, I recently went to my mom's and discovered that they'd been feeding a really cute stray (black/white spots, not quite a kitten, he's probably about 2ish.)

They're thinking about fixing him/taking him to the vet for shots and keeping him. We've already named him Smoky.

It's bittersweet because the situation reminds me so much of my kitty. She was a young stray who just wandered onto our property while we were building the house. So we kept her. I still miss her tons. This new cat isn't quite as cuddly as she was either (we think she was dumped by people because she was way too friendly with people to be feral.)

He's warming up to us little by little, though. It's nice to have a cat again.

cheerfulgreek · #14 06-29-2011, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by DSTRen13

You gotta warn people with those links!

...

Your kitties are very cute.

psusue · #15 06-29-2011, 08:12 PM

@ cheerfulgreek- As soon as I saw the title of that youtube video, I was OUT of there. I'm sorry, I have a massive fear of spiders, especially large ones. I saw a tarantula (a small one, but still) when I was in Haiti and I ran for it before it even moved an inch (it was about 10 ft away from me).

@PhoenixAzul- I would agree with you that your dogs are the most perfect creatures in the world (they are quite adorable) but then my princess of a dog would have a fit. She thinks she's the ruler of the world, princess of it, and perfect in every way. She's 10 pounds of amazingness.

Also, to add to this thread, my puppy slept with me in my bed for the first time ever last night! She NEVER sleeps with me, always with my parents. But last night my stepdad wasn't in the greatest mood and so I think she took refuge with me! She left toward the morning to go sleep with my parents again, but it was wonderful. I love her so much.

Said perfect princess, by a rhododendron bush. Gives you some idea of her small but mighty stature.