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Posted: 1/20/2021 2:54:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2021 3:45:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @sherm8404 I have 3 crayfish right now. They all have to be kept separate or they fight. I had caught one at the beginning of the summer and kept it in the guppy tank until it got big enough to eat the guppies.  @C-4 My oldest had one and it ate the fish in his tank years ago. Now my little guy has one and wants fish for the tank. Trying to convince him they’ll be short lived |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 4:02:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My wife wants a peacock and a peahen. Be advised, they make horrific, blood-curdling noise. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 4:08:47 PM EDT
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I have a male tortie cat.
He is more derp than exotic tho...  |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 4:22:11 PM EDT
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@jeepsnguns81
@JD762 What does your weekly feeding look like? How large of an outdoor enclosure do you provide? Shelter I assume a doghouse with a large enough door? JD762 do you overwinter outside or inside? What do you keep track of medical wise? I think one I could leave outside year round except for severe weather would be great. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 4:24:02 PM EDT
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Wife's yellow-nape amazon.
He hates my guts with a passion. 
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Posted: 1/20/2021 4:48:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @jeepsnguns81 @JD762 What does your weekly feeding look like? How large of an outdoor enclosure do you provide? Shelter I assume a doghouse with a large enough door? JD762 do you overwinter outside or inside? What do you keep track of medical wise? I think one I could leave outside year round except for severe weather would be great. Mine are still young so I feed them daily, a mix of grasses and weeds I grow, some high quality super market greens (Dandelion, Escarole, Chicory and Turnip Greens) and a pellet diet from Zoomed. Current enclosure is about 12' by 6', I'll probably end up tripling the size as they grow. Shelter wise mine just some boards over cinder blocks covered in shade cloth. During inclement weather I bring them inside. I've had mine for two years and have not needed a vet or any medical care. Buy healthy Captive Bred animals direct from the breeder and you should rarely need to seek any medical care. Young animals do need to be protected from predators. Here in AZ we have a small mouse that will attack, kill and eat baby tortoises. Birds, dogs, cats, raccoons, badgers etc will all make a meal out of a small tortoise. Once they get big enough not much will mess with them though. Being able to be left outside will be highly dependent on your climate and the species you choose. If you're area is cooler and humid, a Burmese Mountain Tortoise might be a solid choice. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 4:49:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wife's yellow-nape amazon. He hates my guts with a passion. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/921/yKUkux.jpg Of course he does, you're banging his mate. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 5:56:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wife's yellow-nape amazon. He hates my guts with a passion. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/640x480q90/921/yKUkux.jpg I worked in the pet industry back in the 80's when Amazon Parrots were still coming from the wild. Yellow Napes would come in singing in Spanish. Seriously, singing spanish songs. It was incredible. Usually Yellow Napes (And African Greys ) prefer males over females. I've seen a few strained relationships caused by pet parrots. 
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Posted: 1/20/2021 6:34:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @jeepsnguns81 @JD762 What does your weekly feeding look like? How large of an outdoor enclosure do you provide? Shelter I assume a doghouse with a large enough door? JD762 do you overwinter outside or inside? What do you keep track of medical wise? I think one I could leave outside year round except for severe weather would be great. Mine free ranges the yard. Occasionally I will toss him some greens, pumpkin, occasionnal fruits and even fish carcasses after fishing but 99% of his diet is just eating around the yard. His enclosure is my fenced in back yard, only about a quarter acre but still plenty large enough. I had large sulcatas but they are diggers and would constantly dig and destroy. Aldabras are not diggers and rather careful/deliberate in their movements. I'd avoid sulcstas for sure. I'm on the Florida panhandle so we do get cold but usually not for long. He has a heated hide (dog house) he goes in and he may stay in it a few days in a row if it's cold. Larger tortoises hold heat better too. As long as its sunny, he will happily come out and graze for hours even if it's only 50 degrees out. Very few tortoises do well indoors long term so no matter the species, plan for an outdoor enclosure even if you bring them in for the winter. When young, its not a bad idea to keep track of growth and weight as that can be alert you to any medical issues. My guy is over 70lbs now so those days are long gone. Larger and more mature tortoises are not nearly as delicate as hatchlings. I did have one vet emergency. He developed a respiratory infection which can quickly turn deadly because tortoises and turtles can't cough. A round of antibiotics cleared it up. If you dont mind spending a little money, an aldabra is really the way to go! |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:12:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @C-4 My oldest had one and it ate the fish in his tank years ago. Now my little guy has one and wants fish for the tank. Trying to convince him they’ll be short lived Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: @sherm8404 I have 3 crayfish right now. They all have to be kept separate or they fight. I had caught one at the beginning of the summer and kept it in the guppy tank until it got big enough to eat the guppies. @C-4 My oldest had one and it ate the fish in his tank years ago. Now my little guy has one and wants fish for the tank. Trying to convince him they’ll be short lived @sherm8404 I’ve learned that they are solitary creatures the hard way. I caught some wild Brown Bullhead catfish and kept them in my 550 gallon HDPE tank outdoors. I put a very large crayfish thinking it would be OK, which it was for a few days before the catfish ripped it apart. |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:23:10 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:29:48 PM EDT
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Furry barnacle.
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Posted: 1/20/2021 7:34:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh FUCK NO! This is why God invented the .50 BMG! Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh FUCK NO! This is why God invented the .50 BMG! He only has a P7. I bet you could out shoot him with only an MP5. 
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Posted: 1/20/2021 9:39:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ....I've seen a few strained relationships caused by pet parrots. 
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Posted: 1/20/2021 9:47:09 PM EDT
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Her names Sandy but she doesnt know karate
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:22:14 PM EDT
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I have 76 snakes. These are my two largest. Local farmers are saving stillborn lambs and goats for them to eat.
Karma, 17 feet and 125 pounds of reticulated python (and still growing longer)  Attached FileSaphira, 16 feet and 120 pounds of reticulated python ("dwarf" retic so she's pretty much done growing)  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/20/2021 11:58:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a male tortie cat. He is more derp than exotic tho... https://i.imgur.com/BeKt9iD.jpeg Is that its real color |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 12:05:25 AM EDT
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I have an elephant dog... she keeps elephants out of my back yard. I haven't had an elephant in my back yard since I got her
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:34:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Be advised, they make horrific, blood-curdling noise. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: My wife wants a peacock and a peahen. Be advised, they make horrific, blood-curdling noise. Oh, I'm well aware. Growing up there was a peacock that just kind of roamed our neighborhood. It would eat everyone's cat food that was left out. Right now the 2 roosters and turkey crow and gobble all day. My main apprehension to getting them is them scratching paint on cars. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:44:43 AM EDT
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Quote Historyoh boy.. you better hide that one |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:48:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: ....I've seen a few strained relationships caused by pet parrots.  Attached FileMrs. FishKepr and my parrot do NOT get along. And yes it’s led to some tense moments. ETA: We also have a bearded dragon.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:52:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have 76 snakes. These are my two largest. Local farmers are saving stillborn lambs and goats for them to eat. Karma, 17 feet and 125 pounds of reticulated python (and still growing longer) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1498/karmamirror_jpg-1789125.JPG Saphira, 16 feet and 120 pounds of reticulated python ("dwarf" retic so she's pretty much done growing) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1498/SaphiraGrass_jpg-1789127.JPG Holly Wa! What's the poop smell like,and look like? Has to clysdale size with ammonia mixed in! |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:56:35 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Three Leopard Tortoises and three Crested Geckos. Leopard Tortoise https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/244212/20210119_191659_jpg-1787435.JPG I heard those were really dangerous if you cornered them. Hope you don't have kids with those things running loose. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 3:51:55 AM EDT
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To those of you with large lizards....why?
Do they have personalities? Are they affectionate? What is the attraction? Legit asking, I have no experience with them. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 9:13:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: To those of you with large lizards....why? Do they have personalities? Are they affectionate? What is the attraction? Legit asking, I have no experience with them. Monitors are like puppy dogs. But seriously they are actually highly intelligent and like to interact with people they trust. Iguanas, especially the Rock Iguanas, are also very intelligent and are rather social. A friend had a few Rhino Iguanas and they liked to be scratched and would come write up to you and start bobbing their head. Don't have experience with Tegus, but it seems like the people that have them think their awesome. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 10:21:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: To those of you with large lizards....why? Do they have personalities? Are they affectionate? What is the attraction? Legit asking, I have no experience with them. I was a snake dude up until I got a rescue bearded dragon a couple years ago. He is aware of everything happening in the room. Every morning I say good morning and he looks right at me. I've been in pet shops and felt eyes on me to find out it's a bearded dragon staring me down. Monitor lizards and also Iguanas seem to have a genuine awareness of their surrondings. I have 4 Leopard geckos and all have different personalities, eating habits, etc. They even crap in different parts of their enclosures. So they absolutely have personalities. Affection is very subjective to the recipient. I think we as humans believe some animals are more affectionate than others with little evidence other than how a particular animal makes us feel. That said, I see no evidence to suggest reptiles express affection. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 1:37:17 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/21/2021 8:39:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Holly Wa! What's the poop smell like,and look like? Has to clysdale size with ammonia mixed in! Thankfully they only eat every 2-3 weeks so they take a crap every 2-3 weeks, and yes the output volume is close to that of a horse or cow. You definitely know it when one goes, though it varies by species. Brazilian Rainbow Boa crap stink is the worst I've encountered. |
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Posted: 1/21/2021 9:33:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/23/2021 3:16:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Thankfully they only eat every 2-3 weeks so they take a crap every 2-3 weeks, and yes the output volume is close to that of a horse or cow. You definitely know it when one goes, though it varies by species. Brazilian Rainbow Boa crap stink is the worst I've encountered.  my old BRB would stink out the house when she shit. I'd wake up gagging and have to air out my room every time. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 4:24:02 AM EDT
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I have pets from Brazil, Columbia, Burma, Indonesia, Tanzania, & Taiwan.
Probably trumps most for "exotic". They're freshwater fish. 
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Posted: 1/23/2021 4:37:22 AM EDT
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I prefer the low maintenance pets.
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Posted: 1/23/2021 5:00:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have 76 snakes. These are my two largest. Local farmers are saving stillborn lambs and goats for them to eat. Karma, 17 feet and 125 pounds of reticulated python (and still growing longer) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1498/karmamirror_jpg-1789125.JPG Saphira, 16 feet and 120 pounds of reticulated python ("dwarf" retic so she's pretty much done growing) https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/1498/SaphiraGrass_jpg-1789127.JPG Beautiful!!! I had a retic a long time ago. Mine was a dick, but it sure was pretty |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 5:22:24 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Beautiful. Surinams are my favorite BCC. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I have a few snakes. These are Suriname Boa Constrictors. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/53193/50282313-F579-4080-9D9C-9F9418DD0C49_jpe-1787549.JPG Beautiful. Surinams are my favorite BCC. Thank you. I love them. This is my male and female. Both are about a year old now. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 5:53:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a straight up tiger, I had to quit walking it on a harness because the kill count was getting to high. It is one of the smaller 10 pound versions 
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Posted: 1/23/2021 9:18:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Beautiful!!! I had a retic a long time ago. Mine was a dick, but it sure was pretty My super dwarf male can be a real asshole, to the point he will deliberately spray you with pee if you piss him off. |
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Posted: 1/23/2021 9:36:34 AM EDT
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 Otis L Spunkmeyer has no idea what's going on ... man. Whenever I'm at my GF's house he jumps in the tub whenever one of us is taking a shower. Not sure if that makes him exotic or eccentric though  
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Posted: 1/23/2021 9:41:13 AM EDT
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My daughter has.
a Hedgehog 2 Degu a Dwarf Hamster |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:10:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:11:05 PM EDT
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I have a small, black, pot-bellied.......
dag.
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:14:31 PM EDT
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I have a Texas Hill County Ground Bat
He’s a black Chihuahua/Terrier mix...originally a rescue from Lufkin but now it’s official, Hill Country Ground Bat. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:15:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s either a Catahoula Leopard Dog or a couch potato. Not sure which. I’m betting couch potato. |
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Posted: 1/24/2021 5:30:21 PM EDT
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I have a couple of ball pythons, one regular and one pastel.
They definitely have personality, probably not affection though. The regular one is as close as a reptile could get to showing affection though, she’s a sweetheart.  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 8:31:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a couple of ball pythons, one regular and one pastel. They definitely have personality, probably not affection though. The regular one is as close as a reptile could get to showing affection though, she’s a sweetheart. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/208931/36BDBC91-7F5E-4C05-998C-B7CE12FF9267_jpe-1795084.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/208931/12DB353F-7E38-45AD-A48D-487216BBC62A_jpe-1795101.JPG Oh hell no...  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/25/2021 8:48:55 PM EDT
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I have a 26 year old Bajan. Lovely specimen.
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Posted: 1/26/2021 7:04:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a Texas Hill County Ground Bat He’s a black Chihuahua/Terrier mix...originally a rescue from Lufkin but now it’s official, Hill Country Ground Bat. Huh. I have a Flightless Mexican Fruitbat.  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/26/2021 7:34:04 PM EDT
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2 dogs, 2 cats, 15 rabbits, 10 chickens, and 50-75 coturnix quail.
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